Left-ventricular hypertrophy and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of echocardiographic studies

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-25

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a,b   Rescaldani, Marta ^c   Sala, Carla ^c   Grassi, Guido ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Left ventricular Hypertrophy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84891556726     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328364fb58     Document Type: Review

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