Why the study?
Does left ventricular mass predict cardiovascular events in subjects with uncomplicated essential hypertension?
Does left ventricular mass predict cardiovascular events in subjects with uncomplicated essential hypertension?
Left ventricular mass has a continuous, powerful relationship with cardiovascular risk in uncomplicated essential hypertension, even at values below the traditional upper normal limits.
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May aid CV risk stratification beyond ambulatory BP in hypertension; leaves open whether LV mass regression improves outcomes.
Schillaci et al. (2000) studied this question.