Left atrial enlargement and right ventricular hypertrophy in essential hypertension

Blood Pressure

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 89-95

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a   Negri, Francesca ^a   Tadic, Marijana V ^b   Sala, Carla ^c   Parati, Gianfranco ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biventricular hypertrophy; Hypertension; Left atrial dilatation; Right ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

CARDIOMEGALY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84898995325     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2013.803312     Document Type: Article

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