It has been well established that arterial hypertension is considered as a predominant risk
factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases. Despite the link between arterial …

Arterial hypertension, a widespread disease, whose prevalence increases with age,
represents a major risk factor for cardiovascular events, causing damage in several organs …

Hypertension is a major and correctable cardiovascular risk factor. The correct diagnosis of
hypertension and precise assessment of cardiovascular risk are essential to give proper …

Hypertension is a major cardiovascular (CV) risk factor and elevated blood pressure poses a
significant burden for the whole CV hemodynamics. Along the last decades different …

Hypertension remains a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The
measurement of blood pressure continues to have pitfalls related to both physiological …

Hypertension remains a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The
measurement of blood pressure continues to have pitfalls related to both physiological …

Doppler echocardiography is a fundamental instrument to understand heart damage during
essential arterial hypertension. Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy may also be conveniently …

Hypertension is a heterogeneous disorder with a number of welldefined as well as putative
etiologies. The World Health Organization estimates that hypertension may cause 7.1 million …

The increased use of echocardiography and related techniques for both research and
clinical purposes is related with the identification of a variety of subclinical cardiac changes …

Identifying hypertensive patients who are at higher risk and thus to assess early
echocardiographic markers of LV dysfunction in this population. Our comparative cross …