Why the study?
Does the assessment of appropriateness of left ventricular mass add to the traditional definition of left ventricular hypertrophy in evaluating myocardial function?
Population
562 subjects including 231 normotensive controls and 331 hypertensive patients
Comparison
Assessment of inappropriate left ventricular mass vs Traditional definition of left ventricular…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Appropriateness of LVM may better indicate myocardial dysfunction than LVM index alone; leaves open whether it refines risk stratification or therapy.
Does the assessment of appropriateness of left ventricular mass add to the traditional definition of left ventricular hypertrophy in evaluating myocardial function?
Inappropriate left ventricular mass correlates better with depressed myocardial function and adverse hemodynamics than traditional left ventricular mass index.
Mureddu et al. (2001) studied this question.