A novel echocardiographic marker in hypertensive patients: Is diastolic dysfunction associated with atrial electromechanical abnormalities in hypertension?

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 687-692

  Yavuz, Bunyamin ^a   Deniz, Ali ^b   Ertugrul, Derun Taner ^c   Deveci, Onur Sinan ^a   Yalcin, Ahmet Arif ^a   Ata, Naim ^c   Kucukazman, Metin ^c   Dal, Kursat ^c   Tutal, Emre ^c  

^a Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Department of Cardiology   (United States)

^c Kecioren Training and Research Hospital Department of Otorhinolaryngology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL ELECTROMECHANICAL DELAY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77956257161     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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