Gender differences in left ventricular size and geometric pattern of hypertension subjects

Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 11-15

  Kolo, P M ^a   Omotoso, A B O ^a   Katibi, I A ^a   Sanya, E O ^a   Adamu, U G ^a   Fasae, A J ^a   Aigbe, I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Gender; Left ventricular geometry; Systemic hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953453020     PISSN: 18118194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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