Open AccessRight Ventricular Structure Is Associated With the Risk of Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Death
Author(s) -
Steven M. Kawut,
R. Graham Barr,
João A.C. Lima,
Amy Praestgaard,
W. Craig Johnson,
Harjit Chahal,
Kofo O. Ogunyankin,
Michael R. Bristow,
Jorge R. Kizer,
Harikrishna Tandri,
David A. Bluemke
Publication year - 2012
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/circulationaha.112.095216
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , cardiology
Changes in right ventricular (RV) morphology are associated with morbidity and mortality in heart and lung disease. We examined the association of abnormal RV structure and function with the risk of heart failure or cardiovascular death in a population-based multiethnic sample free of clinical cardiovascular disease at baseline.
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