Impaired left ventricular systolic synchronicity in hypertensive patients with ventricular arrhythmias

Hypertension Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 759-766

  Tan, Hong Wei ^a,b   Li, Li ^a,b   Wang, Zhi Hao ^a,b   Xing, Shan Shan ^a,b   Bi, Xiu Ping ^a,b   Zhong, Ming ^a,b   Zhang, Wei ^a,b  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Synchronicity; Tissue Doppler imaging; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 35348900180     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.30.759     Document Type: Article

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