Left ventricular diastolic wall strain and myocardial fibrosis in treated hypertension.
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yen-Wen
YW
Liu
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Wen-Huang
WH
Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Chih-Chan
CC
Lin
Department of Emergency, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yao-Yi
YY
Huang
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Wei-Ting
WT
Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Cheng-Han
CH
Lee
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Liang-Miin
LM
Tsai
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Jyh-Hong
JH
Chen
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: wctsai@seed.net.tw.
Wei-Chuan
WC
Tsai
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy
Carboxy-terminal propeptide of procollagen type I; Diastole; Diastolic wall strain; Hypertension; Myocardial stiffness