Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Aortic Wall Thickness, and Lifetime Predicted Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s) -
Sachin Gupta,
Jarett D. Berry,
Colby Ayers,
Ronald M. Peshock,
Amit Khera,
James A. de Lemos,
Parag C. Patel,
David W. Markham,
Mark H. Drazner
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.03.005
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , left ventricular hypertrophy , subclinical infection , myocardial infarction , diabetes mellitus , coronary artery disease , stroke (engine) , endocrinology , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , engineering
To examine whether individuals with low short-term risk of coronary heart disease but high lifetime predicted risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have greater prevalence of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and increased aortic wall thickness (AWT) than those with low short-term and low lifetime risk.
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