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Mitral Annulus Posterior Systolic Excursion Instead of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction to Evaluate Left Ventricular Systolic Function Both During Urgent Hypertensive Crisis and After Blood Pressure Normalization

  1. Federico Cacciapuoti MD

Article first published online: 5 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2012.00612.x

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The Journal of Clinical Hypertension

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volume 14, Issue 7, page 480, July 2012

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Cacciapuoti, F. (2012), Mitral Annulus Posterior Systolic Excursion Instead of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction to Evaluate Left Ventricular Systolic Function Both During Urgent Hypertensive Crisis and After Blood Pressure Normalization. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 14: 480. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2012.00612.x

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatry, Faculty of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

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  1. Issue published online: 2 JUL 2012
  2. Article first published online: 5 APR 2012

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