Four-Group Classification of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Based on Ventricular Concentricity and Dilatation Identifies a Low-Risk Subset of Eccentric Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients [Cardiomyopathies]
Conclusions—
Hypertensive patients with relatively mild LVH without either increased LV volume or concentricity have similar risk of all-cause mortality or cardiovascular events because hypertensive patients with normal LVM seem to be a low-risk group.
Clinical Trial Registration—
URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00338260.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - Category: Radiology Authors: Bang, C. N., Gerdts, E., Aurigemma, G. P., Boman, K., de Simone, G., Dahlof, B., Kober, L., Wachtell, K., Devereux, R. B. Tags: Contractile function, Cardiovascular imaging agents/Techniques, Hypertrophy Cardiomyopathies Source Type: research
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