P3.16 CENTRAL ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE INFLUENCE ON LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRY AND DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

Purpose: Vascular resistance remains a key determinant of arterial hypertension and target organ damage alters morbidity of the disease. Our aim is to investigate physiology and clinical relevance of the left ventricular and systemic vascular interaction in essential hypertension patients. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Athanasios Angelis*, Charalampos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Ioakimidis, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Mahmoud Abdelrasoul, Christos Georgakopoulos, Ioannis Felekos, Konstantina Aggeli, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-11-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930584/view