Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension is a strong independent risk factor for future cardiac events and sudden cardiac death, potentially due to a reduced repolarization reserve.
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Hypertensive LVH may heighten SCD risk via reduced repolarization reserve; leaves open targeted therapies for prospective validation.
Thomas Kahan (2005) studied this question.
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