Increased Extracellular Volume and Altered Mechanics Are Associated With LVH in Hypertensive Heart Disease, Not Hypertension Alone
Author(s) -
Sujith Kuruvilla,
Rajesh Janardhanan,
Patrick F Antkowiak,
Ellen C. Keeley,
Nebiyu Adenaw,
Jeremy Brooks,
Frederick H. Epstein,
Christopher M. Kramer,
Michael Salerno
Publication year - 2015
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.2014.09.020
Subject(s) - cardiology , hypertensive heart disease , medicine , disease , hypertensive disease , extracellular , extracellular fluid , blood pressure , heart failure , chemistry , biochemistry
The goal of this study was to assess the relationship among extracellular volume (ECV), native T1, and systolic strain in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (HTN LVH), hypertensive patients without LVH (HTN non-LVH), and normotensive controls.
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