Why the study?
Is echocardiographic measurement of left ventricular mass reliable for risk stratification and follow-up in single patients?
Population
n=261 participants, mean age 45+/-13 years, 50% women, BMI 24.7+/-3.6 kg/m2, across 16 centres in Italy.
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
3-10 days (mean 5+/-2 days)
Authors
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May support LVH categorization for risk stratification; leaves open precision of serial LVM for individual follow-up.
Is echocardiographic measurement of left ventricular mass reliable for risk stratification and follow-up in single patients?
Echocardiographic measurement of left ventricular mass is reliable for risk stratification based on LVH, with a true change over time likely if the difference exceeds 18% of the initial value.
Simone et al. (1999) studied this question.
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