Open AccessIntrafamilial Aggregation and Heritability of Left Ventricular Geometric Remodeling Is Independent of Cardiac Mass in Families of African Ancestry
Author(s) -
Vernice R. Peterson,
Gavin R. Norton,
Michelle Redelinghuys,
Carlos D. Libhaber,
Muzi J. Maseko,
Olebogeng H.I. Majane,
Richard Brooksbank,
Angela J. Woodiwiss
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.1093/ajh/hpu202
Subject(s) - medicine , heritability , cardiology , ventricular remodeling , genetics , heart failure , biology
Whether left ventricular (LV) geometric remodeling, as indexed by relative wall thickness (RWT), aggregates in families and is inherited independent of LV mass (LVM) and additional confounders is uncertain.
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