Contrast stress echocardiography in hypertensive heart disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Hypertension is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiac and vascular structural and functional changes. Myocardial ischemia may arise in hypertension independent of coronary artery disease through an interaction between several pathophysiological mechanisms,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
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Online Access: | http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/9/1/33 |