Hypertension, arterial haemodynamics and left ventricular disease: Historical observations

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 709-716

  Ferro, C J ^a   Steeds, R P ^a   Townend, J N ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SPHYGMOMANOMETRY; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84863729356     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs059     Document Type: Article

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