Prognostic value of left ventricular mass and geometry in systemic hypertension with left ventricular hypertrophy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-202

  Verdecchia, Paolo ^a   Schillaci, Giuseppe ^b   Borgioni, Claudia ^b   Ciucci, Antonella ^b   Gattobigio, Roberto ^b   Zampi, Ivano ^b   Santucci, Antonella ^b   Santucci, Caria ^b   Reboldi, Gianpaolo ^b   Porcellati, Carlo ^b  

^a Ospedale Silvestrini   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 8944247263     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)90395-1     Document Type: Article

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