The Association of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy with Metabolic Syndrome is Dependent on Body Mass Index in Hypertensive Overweight or Obese Patients

• Federico Guerra,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, “Hypertension Excellence Centre” of the European Society of Hypertension, University Hospital “Ospedali Riuniti,” University “Politecnica delle Marche,” Ancona, Italy

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• Lucia Mancinelli,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, “Hypertension Excellence Centre” of the European Society of Hypertension, University Hospital “Ospedali Riuniti,” University “Politecnica delle Marche,” Ancona, Italy

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• Luca Angelini,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, “Hypertension Excellence Centre” of the European Society of Hypertension, University Hospital “Ospedali Riuniti,” University “Politecnica delle Marche,” Ancona, Italy

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• Marco Fortunati,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, “Hypertension Excellence Centre” of the European Society of Hypertension, University Hospital “Ospedali Riuniti,” University “Politecnica delle Marche,” Ancona, Italy

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• Alessandro Rappelli,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, “Hypertension Excellence Centre” of the European Society of Hypertension, University Hospital “Ospedali Riuniti,” University “Politecnica delle Marche,” Ancona, Italy

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• Paolo Dessì-Fulgheri,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, “Hypertension Excellence Centre” of the European Society of Hypertension, University Hospital “Ospedali Riuniti,” University “Politecnica delle Marche,” Ancona, Italy

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• Riccardo Sarzani

  * E-mail: r.sarzani@univpm.it

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, “Hypertension Excellence Centre” of the European Society of Hypertension, University Hospital “Ospedali Riuniti,” University “Politecnica delle Marche,” Ancona, Italy

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