Key result
Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients was associated with a higher prevalence of transient myocardial ischemia (39.39% vs 25.8%, P<0.01) and cardiac arrhythmias.
Why the study?
Does the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy increase the prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias and transient episodes of myocardial ischemia in hypertensive patients without coronary heart disease?
Population
128 patients with arterial hypertension but without clinical history of coronary heart disease.
Comparison
Presence of echocardiographically ascertained… vs Absence of left ventricular hypertrophy
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support closer monitoring in hypertensives with LVH; leaves open causal inference and outcome impact.
Observational (n=128)
Does the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy increase the prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias and transient episodes of myocardial ischemia in hypertensive patients without coronary heart disease?
Absolute Event Rate: 39.39% vs 25.8%
p-value: p=<.01
Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients without coronary heart disease is associated with an increased burden of cardiac arrhythmias and silent myocardial ischemia.
Salvatore Novo (1997) conducted an observational in Arterial hypertension (n=128). Left ventricular hypertrophy vs. Hypertensives without left ventricular hypertrophy was evaluated on Transient episodes of myocardial ischemia (TEMI) (p=<.01). Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients was associated with a higher prevalence of transient myocardial ischemia (39.39% vs 25.8%, P<0.01) and cardiac arrhythmias.
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