Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Arterial Stiffness: The Ohasama Study
Author(s) -
Daisuke Watabe,
Junichiro Hashimoto,
Rieko Hatanaka,
Tomohiro Hanazawa,
Hiromi Ohba,
Takayoshi Ohkubo,
Masahiro Kikuya,
Kazuhito Totsune,
Yohsuke Imai
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.05.001
Subject(s) - left ventricular hypertrophy , cardiology , medicine , pulse wave velocity , arterial stiffness , blood pressure , population , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , environmental health
Whether arterial stiffness per se contributes to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) independently of blood pressure (BP) remains unknown. We examined the relationship between pulse wave velocity (PWV) and LVH in a large population.
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