Why the study?
Does left ventricular hypertrophy affect survival more than coronary artery disease severity and ventricular dysfunction in black adults?
Population
1089 consecutive black patients who underwent both coronary angiography and M-mode echocardiography as part…
Comparison
Presence of echocardiographically determined… vs Absence of left ventricular hypertrophy, as well…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 5 years
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LVH may warrant emphasis in mortality risk assessment for black adults; leaves open whether regression improves outcomes.
Does left ventricular hypertrophy affect survival more than coronary artery disease severity and ventricular dysfunction in black adults?
Left ventricular hypertrophy is a stronger independent predictor of mortality than coronary artery disease severity or left ventricular systolic dysfunction among black adults.
Youlian Liao (1995) studied this question.
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