Why the study?
Does inappropriate left ventricular hypertrophy reduce ejection fraction in adult participants of black African ancestry?
Does inappropriate left ventricular hypertrophy reduce ejection fraction in adult participants of black African ancestry?
Inappropriate left ventricular hypertrophy is strongly and inversely associated with reduced ejection fraction independent of absolute or indexed LV mass, suggesting it reflects systolic decompensation.
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May flag systolic decompensation beyond mass in this ancestry group; leaves open causality and outcomes.
Libhaber et al. (2012) studied this question.
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