Distribution of cardiac geometric patterns on echocardiography in essential hypertension. Impact of two criteria of stratification

Distribution of cardiac geometric patterns on echocardiography in essential hypertension. Impact of two criteria of stratification

PURPOSE: To evaluate 2 left ventricular mass index (LVMI) normality criteria for the prevalence of left ventricular geometric patterns in a hypertensive population ( HT ) . METHODS: 544 essential hypertensive patients, were evaluated by echocardiography, and different left ventricular hypertrophy cr...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Cantoni Rosa, Valdir Ambrósio Moisés, Ricardo Cintra Sesso, Nárcia E. B. Kohlmann, Frida Liane Plavnik, Maria Teresa Zanella, Artur Beltrame Ribeiro, Osvaldo Kohlmann Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2001-05-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
essential hypertension
left ventricular hypertrophy
criteria of hypertrophy
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