Open AccessCirculating Insulin and Insulin Growth Factor-1 Are Independent Determinants of Left Ventricular Mass and Geometry in Essential Hypertension
Author(s) -
Paolo Verdecchia,
Gianpaolo Reboldi,
Giuseppe Schillaci,
Claudia Borgioni,
Antonella Ciucci,
Maria Pia Telera,
Fausto Santeusanio,
Carlo Porcellati,
Paolo Brunetti
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.100.17.1802
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin , endocrinology , body mass index , insulin resistance , essential hypertension , blood pressure , basal (medicine)
It is unclear whether insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) are independent determinants of left ventricular (LV) mass in essential hypertension.
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