Comparison of the prognostic value of left ventricular hypertrophy in African-American men versus women

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1383-1390

  Nunez, Eduardo ^a   Arnett, Donna K ^a,b   Benjamin, Emelia J ^a   Oakes, J Michael ^a   Liebson, Philip R ^a   Skelton, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 9344248395     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.012     Document Type: Article

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