Why is left ventricular hypertrophy so predictive of morbidity and mortality?
EJ Benjamin, D Levy - The American journal of the medical sciences, 1999 - Elsevier
The prevalence, prognosis, and predictors of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are
reviewed, and theories of the pathogenesis of the relation between LVH and poor prognosis
are summarized to highlight controversies in the field. In the Framingham Heart Study, which
consists largely of white people, echocardiographic LVH has a prevalence of 14% in men
and 18% in women. The prevalence of LVH is reported to be elevated in African Americans
compared with whites, although the higher prevalence has been attributed to the increased …
reviewed, and theories of the pathogenesis of the relation between LVH and poor prognosis
are summarized to highlight controversies in the field. In the Framingham Heart Study, which
consists largely of white people, echocardiographic LVH has a prevalence of 14% in men
and 18% in women. The prevalence of LVH is reported to be elevated in African Americans
compared with whites, although the higher prevalence has been attributed to the increased …