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Arterial system, left ventricular structure and function

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The Arterial System in Hypertension

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 144))

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In systemic hypertension, the left ventricle (LV) is both [1] a culprit participating in the pathogenesis of hypertension and a victim, cardiac and coronary complications being the most frequent and severe among those of the disease.

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  1. René Gourgon
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  1. Broussais-HĂ´tel Dieu, Paris, France

    Michel E. Safar (Professor of Therapeutics) (Professor of Therapeutics)

  2. University of New South Wales, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    Michael F. O’Rourke (Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine)

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Gourgon, R., Cohen-Solal, A. (1993). Arterial system, left ventricular structure and function. In: Safar, M.E., O’Rourke, M.F. (eds) The Arterial System in Hypertension. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 144. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0900-0_11

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