Wave reflection: Wasted effort in left ventricular hypertrophy

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-

  Westerhof, Berend E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; WAVEFORM;

AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR;

EID: 40049106480     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2007.76     Document Type: Note

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