Blood pressure control and left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive Nigerians

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 156-162

  Salako, Babatunde L ^b   Ogah, Okechukwu S ^a   Adebiyi, Adewole A ^b   Oladapo, Olulola O ^b   Aje, Akinyemi ^b   Adebayo, Adedeji K ^b   Ojji, Dike B ^b   Ipadeola, Arinola ^b   Nwafor, Chibuike E ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure control; Hypertension; Left ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77749254803     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.57237     Document Type: Article

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