Open AccessStudy of carotid intimal medial thickness in essential hypertension with or without left ventricular hypertrophy
Author(s) -
Himanshu Khutan,
Sandeep Aggarwal,
Krishan Singh Kajal,
Ravinder Garg,
Rupinderjeet Kaur,
Amanpreet Kaur
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_9_17
Subject(s) - medicine , left ventricular hypertrophy , cardiology , blood pressure , body mass index , essential hypertension , muscle hypertrophy , diastole , mass index , prospective cohort study , carotid arteries
Hypertension and atherosclerosis though separate entities, are interrelated as hypertension plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. This study was undertaken to study the association of carotid intimal medial thickness with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in hypertensive patients.