[Evaluation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in treated essential hypertensive patients].
Assessment of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in 231 essential hypertensive patients (61 year'old) treated in a department of internal medicine. Incidence of LVH defined by echocardiography: 34%. Better relationship between LVH and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring than with casual BP. Influence of age and obesity in the occurrence of LVH.
Vaisse
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Service de médecine interne à orientation angéiologique, CHU Timone, Marseille.
Renucci
J F
JF
Quilichini
J B
JB
Charmasson
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C
Gaudy
M C
MC
Bruneau
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P
Poggi
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L
D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
Evaluation de la myocardiopathie hypertrophique chez l'hypertendu essentiel traité.