Comparison of Left Ventricular Mass and Geometric Remodeling in Treated and Untreated Men and Women >50 Years of Age With Systemic Hypertension

To investigate the effects of left ventricular (LV) mass and geometry in hypertensive patients >50 years of age, 540 men and women were divided into controlled, uncontrolled, and untreated groups. The high prevalence of concentric LV hypertrophy in postmenopausal women, despite medical therapy, e...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 1997-09, Vol.80 (5), p.648-651
Main Authors: Zabalgoitia, Miguel, Ur Rahman, S. Noor, Haley, William E., Amerena, John, Krause, Lisa, Oneschuk, Lori, Yarows, Steven, Yunis, Carla, Lucas, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Cardiology. Vascular system
Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - complications
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - diagnostic imaging
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - pathology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardium - pathology
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Summary:To investigate the effects of left ventricular (LV) mass and geometry in hypertensive patients >50 years of age, 540 men and women were divided into controlled, uncontrolled, and untreated groups. The high prevalence of concentric LV hypertrophy in postmenopausal women, despite medical therapy, emerged as a potentially important and underrecognized factor of their cardiovascular risk.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00443-8