Impaired midwall mechanics and biventricular hypertrophy in essential hypertension

Blood Pressure

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 234-239

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a,b   Negri, Francesca ^a,b   Giudici, Valentina ^b   Sala, Carla ^c   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biventricular hypertrophy; Hypertension; Left ventricular mechanics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MID WALL FRACTIONAL SHORTENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77955333663     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08037051003606413     Document Type: Article

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