Why the study?
Only a few single-center studies supported the prognostic value of echocardiographic LV mass in uncomplicated hypertension.
Does left ventricular hypertrophy predict cardiovascular events in uncomplicated subjects with essential hypertension?
Does left ventricular hypertrophy predict cardiovascular events in uncomplicated subjects with essential hypertension?
Increased left ventricular mass assessed by echocardiography is a strong, independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity in uncomplicated essential hypertension.
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May improve risk stratification in uncomplicated hypertension; extends single-center data but leaves open whether LV mass regression improves prognosis.**[[1]](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11738281/)[[2]](https://perfusion.
Verdecchia et al. (2001) studied this question.
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