Obesity and left ventricular hypertrophy: Does my heart look big on this?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2190-2193

  Jennings, Garry ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARDIAC PATIENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77958473409     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283401fad     Document Type: Note

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