Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 158-164 , May 2008

Exaggerated exercise blood pressure response is related to tissue Doppler imaging estimated diastolic dysfunction in the early stages of hypertension

  • Costas Tsioufis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Costas Tsioufis, MD, 43, Agias Marinas Street, Melissia 15127, Athens, Greece. Tel: + 30 210 6131393; fax: + 30 210 7704802.
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  • Dimitris Chatzis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Dimitris Tsiachris, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Vicky Katsi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Kostas Toutouzas, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Dimitris Tousoulis, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Ioannis Vlasseros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Christodoulos Stefanadis, MD

      Affiliations

    • First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Ioannis Kallikazaros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece

Received 20 August 2007 ,Accepted 14 November 2007.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(07)00244-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2007.11.002

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 158-164 , May 2008

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