August 15, 1995Circulation
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Has a Greater Impact on Survival in Women Than in Men
Why the study?
Does left ventricular hypertrophy have a greater impact on mortality in women than in men among black patients without coronary artery disease?
Population
436 consecutive black patients free of angiographic coronary artery disease from a hospital registry.
Comparison
Echocardiographically determined left… vs Absence of left ventricular hypertrophy
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean of 5 years (range, 0 to 9)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May suggest greater prognostic impact of LVH in black women than men without CAD; extends prior associations but remains hypothesis-generating.
Structured PICO
Does left ventricular hypertrophy have a greater impact on mortality in women than in men among black patients without coronary artery disease?
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Population
436 consecutive black patients (163 men and 273 women) free of angiographic coronary artery disease from a hospital registry.
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Intervention
Echocardiographically determined left ventricular hypertrophy (LV mass/body surface area >= 117 g/m2 in men and >= 104 g/m2 in women)
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Comparator
Absence of left ventricular hypertrophy
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Outcome
Total deathhard clinical
Left ventricular hypertrophy is associated with a significantly greater relative risk of total and cardiac death in women compared to men among black patients without coronary artery disease.
Cite This Study
Liao et al. (1995) studied this question.