Arterial stiffness is the independent factor of left ventricular hypertrophy determined by electrocardiogram

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 344, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 190-193

  Chung, Chang Min ^a,b,c   Lin, Yu Sheng ^a,b,c   Chu, Chi Ming ^d   Chang, Shih Tai ^a,b,c   Cheng, Hui Wen ^a,b,c   Yang, Teng Yao ^a,b   Hsiao, Ju Feng ^a,b,c   Pan, Kuo Li ^a,b,c   Hsu, Jen Te ^a,b,c  

^a Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84863109280     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318242a354     Document Type: Article

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