Population
76 subjects with mild-to-moderate untreated and uncomplicated hypertension
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Independent carotid wall thickness-LV mass relation in untreated hypertension is hypothesis-generating; does not support practice change.
In patients with mild-to-moderate untreated hypertension, carotid wall thickness and left ventricular mass are independently related, although they are driven by different cardiovascular risk factors.
Marchesi et al. (1997) studied this question.
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