Low mid-wall fractional shortening identifies a subgroup of hypertensive patients with increased left ventricular mass and ambulatory blood pressure.
Porcellati
C
C
Division of Medicine, General Hospital R. Silvestrini, Perugia, Italy.
Verdecchia
P
P
Schillaci
G
G
Zampi
I
I
Battistelli
M
M
Bartoccini
C
C
Borgioni
C
C
Ciucci
A
A
Boschetti
E
E
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*