Ascending aortic dilatation, arterial stiffness and cardiac organ damage in essential hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 109-116

  Milan, Alberto ^a   Tosello, Francesco ^a   Naso, Diego ^a   Avenatti, Eleonora ^a   Leone, Dario ^a   Magnino, Corrado ^a   Veglio, Franco ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

ascending aorta dilatation; central blood pressure; hypertension; left ventricular hypertrophy; pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; TONOMETRY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 84871836069     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32835aa588     Document Type: Article

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