Open AccessImpact of left ventricular structure on the incidence of hypertension. The Framingham Heart Study.
Author(s) -
Wendy S. Post,
Martin G. Larson,
Daniel Levy
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.90.1.179
Subject(s) - medicine , framingham heart study , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , framingham risk score , left ventricular hypertrophy , blood pressure , disease , physics , optics
Left ventricular hypertrophy is often found very early in the course of hypertension. It is not known whether increased left ventricular mass contributes to the pathogenesis of hypertension. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of left ventricular mass and other echocardiographically assessed cardiac structural features on the incidence of hypertension.
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