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Left and right ventricular structural changes in obese hypertensives.
Blood pressure - 1 Jan 2009
Masaidi Meilikemu, Cuspidi Cesare, Negri Francesca, Giudici Valentina, Sala Carla, Zanchetti Alberto, Mancia Giuseppe
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AIM: Obesity is known to be independently related to left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (LVH); however, in human hypertension the association of obesity with right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) is still unsettled. We investigated the relationship of obesity with RVH and biventricular hypertrophy in essential hypertension. METHODS: A cohort of untreated and treated uncomplicated essential hypertensives...
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