RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Left ventricular hypertrophy: An overlooked cardiovascular risk factor
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 381
OP 387
DO 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09158
VO 77
IS 6
A1 Michael A. Bauml
A1 Donald A. Underwood
YR 2010
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/6/381.abstract
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.