LV Mass as a Predictor of CVD Events in Older Adults With and Without Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes
Author(s) -
Khiet C. Hoang,
Yanglu Zhao,
Julius M. Gardin,
Mercedes R. Carnethon,
Ken J Mukamal,
David Yanez,
Nathan D. Wong
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.2015.04.019
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cardiology , metabolic syndrome , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , body mass index , subclinical infection , disease , heart failure , myocardial infarction , obesity , endocrinology , confidence interval
The purpose of this study was to examine the prognostic significance of left ventricular (LV) mass for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in older adults with and without metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diabetes mellitus (DM).
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