Left ventricular mass but not geometry determines left atrial size in the early stages of hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 674-679

  Tsioufis, C ^a   Taxiarchou, E ^a   Syrseloudis, D ^a   Chatzis, D ^a   Tsiachris, D ^a   Chatzistamatiou, E ^a   Skiadas, I ^a   Metallinos, G ^a   Tsiamis, E ^a   Stefanadis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; BODY SURFACE AREA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 70349471056     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2009.13     Document Type: Article

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