Why the study?
Do antihypertensive medications reduce left ventricular mass in patients with hypertension and LVH?
Population
General population and patients with hypertension with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
Design
Editorial
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Antihypertensive treatments effectively reverse left ventricular hypertrophy, which is a major predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Structured PICO
Do antihypertensive medications reduce left ventricular mass in patients with hypertension and LVH?
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Population
General population and patients with hypertension with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
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Intervention
Antihypertensive medications (most classes, excluding directly acting vasodilators)
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Outcome
Decrease in left ventricular mass (regression of LVH)surrogate
Antihypertensive treatments effectively reverse left ventricular hypertrophy, which is a major predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Cite This Study
Richard B. Devereux (1996) studied this question.