Discrimination of Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy From Hypertensive Left Ventricular Hypertrophy on the Basis of Strain Rate Imaging by Tissue Doppler Ultrasonography - Kato, Tomoko S.; Noda, Akiko; Izawa, Hideo; Yamada, Akira; Obata, Koji; Nagata, Kohzo; Iwase, Mitsunori; Murohara, Toyoaki; Yokota, Mitsuhiro (Circulation (New York, N.Y.), 2004)
Keywords: Aged; Antihypertensive agents; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiac Catheterization; Cardiac Output; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - diagnostic imaging; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - pathology; Cardiovascular system; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Echocardiography, Doppler - methods; Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; Endocardium - pathology; Female; Humans; Hypertension - complications; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - diagnostic imaging; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - etiology; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - pathology; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Contraction; Myocytes, Cardiac - pathology; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Stress, Mechanical; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Sonography; Doppler ultrasound study; Hypertension; Echocardiography; hypertrophy; Heart disease; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular disease; Diagnosis; cardiomyopathy; Myocardial disease; Left ventricle