The effect of Valsalva maneuver on diastolic filling indices in patients with essential hypertension.

Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction are considered to be an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in asymptomatic hypertensive patients. At the bedside, left ventricular geometric remodeling and diastolic dysfunction in hypertension can not...

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Main Authors: Salam A. Mahdi, Najeeb H. Mohammed, Hilal B. AL-Saffar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine University of Baghdad 2010-04-01
Series:مجلة كلية الطب
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Online Access:http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1038