Open AccessThe association of left ventricular mass index with metabolic syndrome in comparison to hypertensive patients
Author(s) -
Rajesh Gupta,
Rimzim Gupta,
Neeraj Makar,
Shashank Chaudhary,
Himanshu Bhatheja,
Poonam Pathak
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.183748
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , metabolic syndrome , association (psychology) , index (typography) , body mass index , mass index , obesity , philosophy , epistemology , world wide web , computer science
The metabolic syndrome (MS) is a condition associated with the clustering of risk factors including high blood pressure (BP), abdominal obesity, glucose intolerance, and dyslipidemia; which increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. High burden of subclinical disease component of MS contributes to the increased risk by causing left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, thereby affecting long-term prognosis. This cross-sectional study uncovers the role of LV hypertrophy (LVH) and LV mass index (LVMI) in patients with MS in comparison to hypertensive patients.