Progression from normal to reduced left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with concentric left ventricular hypertrophy after long-term follow-up

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 997-1001

  Krishnamoorthy, Arun ^a   Brown, Timothy ^a   Ayers, Colby R ^a   Gupta, Sachin ^a   Rame, J Eduardo ^b   Patel, Parag C ^a   Markham, David W ^a   Drazner, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 80052783805     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.05.037     Document Type: Article

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