title: Low mid-wall fractional shortening identifies a subgroup of hypertensive patients with increased left ventricular mass and ambulatory blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, General Hospital R. Silvestrini, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Porcellati
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verdecchia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schillaci
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zampi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battistelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartoccini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borgioni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciucci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boschetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*