Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5610486 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2012 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Although patients with hypertension compared with those with normal blood pressure have increased LV systolic stiffness and regional myocardial work to match arterial load at rest, they might have diminished cardiac reserve to increase myocardial performance, as estimated by EWD during isometric exercise.
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Authors
Tatiana MD, PhD, Jan PhD, Malgorzata MD, PhD, Wojciech MD, PhD, Lutgarde MSc, Jan A. MD, PhD,