Why the study?
Does left ventricular hypertrophy independently predict mortality compared to coronary artery disease and ventricular dysfunction in black adults?
Population
1089 consecutive black patients who underwent both coronary angiography and M-mode echocardiography at an…
Comparison
Left ventricular hypertrophy vs Number of stenosed vessels and left ventricular…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 5 years
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LVH may refine mortality risk stratification in black adults; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before changing practice.
Does left ventricular hypertrophy independently predict mortality compared to coronary artery disease and ventricular dysfunction in black adults?
Left ventricular hypertrophy is a stronger independent predictor of mortality than traditional measures of coronary disease severity or systolic dysfunction among black adults.
Y. Liao (1995) studied this question.
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