We have presented recommendations for the optimum acquisition of quantitative two-
dimensional data in the current echocardiographic environment. It is likely that advances in …

In this article, the authors evaluate the possible roles of negative emotions and cognitions in
the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and physical health, focusing on the …

The spectrum of left ventricular geometric adaptation to hypertension was investigated in
165 patients with untreated essential hypertension and 125 age-and gender-matched …

Objective: To assess the prognostic significance of left ventricular mass and geometry in
initially healthy persons with essential hypertension. Design: An observational study of a …

Objectives. This study was designed to determine the most appropriate method to normalize
left ventricular mass for body size. Background. Left ventricular mass has been normalized …

BACKGROUND It has been well established that arterial stiffness, manifest as an increase in
arterial pulse wave velocity or late systolic amplification of the carotid artery pressure pulse …

Background Although the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet has been
shown to lower blood pressure (BP) in short-term feeding studies, it has not been shown to …

To determine the prognostic significance of ambulatory blood pressure, we prospectively
followed for up to 7.5 years (mean, 3.2) 1187 subjects with essential hypertension and 205 …

Objectives. This study examined the relations of echocardiographically determined left
ventricular (LV) mass and hypertrophy to the risk of sudden death. Background …

The effects of circadian blood pressure (BP) changes on the echocardiographic parameters
of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy were investigated in 235 consecutive subjects (137 …