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This study investigates the relationship between various factors and left ventricular structure in individuals with mild hypertension.

May 1, 1993Journal of diagnostic medical sonography

Echocardiographic Correlates of Left Ventricular Structure Among 844 Mildly Hypertensive Men and Women in the Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study (Tomhs)

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What are the demographic and biological correlates of echocardiographically determined left ventricular structure in mildly hypertensive patients?

Population

844 mildly hypertensive men (n=511) and women (n=333) with average blood pressure 140/91 mm Hg.

Design

Cross-sectional

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Implication

Echocardiography may detect LV hypertrophy missed by ECG in mild hypertension; leaves open its prognostic value and need for prospective studies.

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This study investigates the relationship between various factors and left ventricular structure in individuals with mild hypertension.
Participants included 511 men and 333 women with mild hypertension and average blood pressure of 140/91 mm Hg.
Left ventricular structure was assessed using M-mode echocardiography to measure wall thicknesses, internal dimensions, and mass indexes.
Data were analyzed concerning demographics such as age, sex, race, body mass index, and lifestyle factors.
Despite no ECG-determined LV hypertrophy observed, echocardiography revealed that 13% of men and 20% of women showed LV hypertrophy.
Measurements of LV wall thickness and internal dimensions provided crucial insights into structural changes associated with hypertension.
Correlations were identified between LV structure and demographic as well as biological factors.

Structured PICO

What are the demographic and biological correlates of echocardiographically determined left ventricular structure in mildly hypertensive patients?

Population

844 mildly hypertensive men (n=511) and women (n=333) with average blood pressure 140/91 mm Hg.

Outcome

Left ventricular structure (LV wall thicknesses, internal dimensions, LV mass indexes, and LV hypertrophy)surrogate

Echocardiography detects left ventricular hypertrophy in a significant proportion of mildly hypertensive patients (13% of men, 20% of women) even when ECG shows no evidence of it.

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A 1993 study studied this question.

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Echocardiography may detect LV hypertrophy missed by ECG in mild hypertension; leaves open its prognostic value and need for prospective studies.

Echocardiographic Correlates of Left Ventricular Structure Among 844 Mildly Hypertensive Men and Women in the Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study (Tomhs)

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Echocardiographic Correlates of Left Ventricular Structure Among 844 Mildly Hypertensive Men and Women in the Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study (Tomhs)

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