Why the study?
Does left ventricular geometric adaptation associate with extracardiac target organ damage in patients with essential hypertension?
Population
140 patients with essential hypertension
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Left ventricular mass may refine target organ damage assessment beyond office BP; leaves open prospective validation for clinical adoption.
Does left ventricular geometric adaptation associate with extracardiac target organ damage in patients with essential hypertension?
Echocardiographically determined left ventricular mass and geometry stratify extracardiac target organ damage in patients with essential hypertension more closely than office blood pressure.
Shigematsu et al. (1995) studied this question.
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