@article{e587bc56cef243ebb09952aa28d07863,
title = "In-treatment midwall and endocardial fractional shortening predict cardiovascular outcome in hypertensive patients with preserved baseline systolic ventricular function: the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction study",
abstract = "Endocardial fractional shortening (EFS) and midwall shortening (MWS) are impaired in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy. However, it remains unknown whether improvement of left ventricular systolic function during treatment reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in hypertensive patients with preserved left ventricular function.",
author = "Kristian Wachtell and Eva Gerdts and Vittorio Palmieri and Olsen, {Michael H} and Nieminen, {Markku S} and Vasilios Papademetriou and Kurt Boman and Bj{\"o}rn Dahl{\"o}f and Aurigemma, {Gerard P} and Rokkedal, {Jens E} and Devereux, {Richard B}",
year = "2010",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1097/HJH.0b013e328339f943",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "1541--6",
journal = "Journal of Hypertension",
issn = "1473-5598",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd",
number = "7",
}