Evolution of left atrial systolic and diastolic functions in different stages of hypertension: Distinct effects of blood pressure control

Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 180-187

  Tsai, Chia Ti ^a   Hwang, Juey Jen ^a   Shih, Yi Chung ^a   Chiang, Fu Tien ^a   Lai, Ling Ping ^a,b   Lin, Jiunn Lee ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diastolic dysfunction; Echocardiography; Hypertension; Left atrial functions; Left atrial volume

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIASTOLE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 38949112214     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106680     Document Type: Article

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