Comparison between generalized retinal arteriolar narrowing and left ventricular mass in young untreated hypertensive patients

Blood Pressure

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 308-312

  Grosso, Andrea ^a   Rabbia, Franco ^a   Fea, Antonio ^a   Grosso, Tiziana ^a   Grignolo, Federico ^a   Veglio, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Hypertension; Hypertension guidelines; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Retinal arteriolar narrowing; Retinal imaging; Target organ damage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; ORGAN INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; TARGET ORGAN;

ADULT; ARTERIOLES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; VENULES;

EID: 33847226962     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08037050600996792     Document Type: Article

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