Changes in left atrial dimension and function and left ventricular geometry in newly diagnosed untreated hypertensive subjects

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 561-569

  Adebayo, Adedeji K ^a   Oladapo, Olulola O ^a,b   Adebiyi, Adewole A ^a,b   Ogunleye, Olayinka O ^a   Ogah, Okechukwu S ^a   Ojji, Dike B ^a   Aje, Akinyemi ^a   Adeoye, Moshood A ^a   Ochulor, Kenneth C ^a   Enakpene, Evbu O ^a   Falase, Ayodele O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Left atrial dimension; Left atrial function; Left ventricular geometry; Native Africans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 43549094988     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282f2197f     Document Type: Article

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