Inappropriately high left-ventricular mass in asymptomatic mild-moderate aortic stenosis

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 421-428

  Cioffi, Giovanni ^a   De Simone, Giovanni ^b   Cramariuc, Dana ^c,d   Mureddu, Gian F ^e   Gerdts, Eva ^c,d  

^a Villa Bianca Hospital   (Italy)

^b FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d Haukeland University   (Norway)

^e SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

aortic stenosis; inappropriate left ventricular mass; left ventricular afterload; left ventricular dysfunction; left ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INAPPROPRIATELY HIGH HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 84855827478     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834f0b00     Document Type: Article

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