PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Michael A. Bauml
AU  - Donald A. Underwood
TI  - Left ventricular hypertrophy: An overlooked cardiovascular risk factor
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09158
DP  - 2010 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 381--387
VI  - 77
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/6/381.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/6/381.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2010 Jun 01; 77
AB  - Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is common in hypertensive patients, and it increases the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and death. Recent evidence indicates it is a modifiable risk factor that is not entirely dependent on blood pressure control. The authors review its pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.