Management of high-risk patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy in Germany: differences between cardiac specialists in the inpatient and outpatient setting

• Main Authors: Wegscheider Karl (Author), Thiery Joachim (Author), Sonntag Frank J (Author), Völler Heinz (Author), Luft Friedrich C (Author), Bestehorn Kurt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Among patients with hypertension, those with established left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) represent a high risk cohort with poor prognosis. We aimed to investigate differences in characteristics and health care management of such p...