Predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis and incipient myocardial dysfunction in asymptomatic Young Hypertensive Subjects

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-38

  Mahfouz, Ragab A ^a   Abdou, Mohamed ^a   Elsaied, Ashraf ^a   Kandil, Nader T ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Intimal Medial Thickness Coronary Flow Reserve Hypertension

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953812010     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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