title: Depressive symptom clusters and optimistic traits are associated with left ventricular mass increase in older subjects independently of blood pressure levels and hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic, Anesthesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, Division of Gerontology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.|Division of Geriatrics, Casa di Cura "Merry House", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viscogliosi
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Casa di Cura "Merry House", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Iulia Maria
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Chiriac
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Casa di Cura "Merry House", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Casa di Cura "Merry House", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brutti
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Casa di Cura "Merry House", Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bellomi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic, Anesthesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, Division of Gerontology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Andreozzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic, Anesthesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, Division of Gerontology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Evaristo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ettorre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015994:Incidence; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index