Artery Research
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 65-72 , June 2009

A systematic appraisal of ventricular–aortic load in African American men

  • Kevin S. Heffernan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Molecular Cardiology Research Institute and the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
    • ,
  • Bo Fernhall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

Received 10 December 2008 ,Revised 29 January 2009 ,Accepted 16 February 2009.

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PII: S1872-9312(09)00009-X

doi: 10.1016/j.artres.2009.02.003

Artery Research
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 65-72 , June 2009

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