Key result
Left ventricular hypertrophy is an ominous predictor of cardiovascular events that can be prevented or reversed by controlling hypertension, weight reduction, and salt restriction.
Why the study?
Left ventricular hypertrophy is a frequent finding in hypertension and an ominous predictor of cardiovascular events, but trends in its diagnosis and therapy require clarification.
Does control of hypertension, weight reduction, and salt restriction prevent or reverse left ventricular hypertrophy and improve outcomes?
Does control of hypertension, weight reduction, and salt restriction prevent or reverse left ventricular hypertrophy and improve outcomes?
LVH is a reversible predictor of cardiovascular events that can be managed through blood pressure control, weight reduction, and salt restriction.
LVH is a frequent echocardiographic finding in the general population but it should be regarded as an ominous predictor of future cardiovascular events rather than an innocent compensatory phenomenon. Echocardiography is the most sensitive and specific method for its detection but the ECG should not be regarded as superfluous since additional prognostic information and information about coexisting myocardial damage is present. The decreasing prevalence of LVH suggests that LVH can be prevented by control of hypertension and prevention of weight gain. Once LVH is present then antihypertensive drugs, weight reduction or salt restriction may promote its reversal, with early studies demonstrating associated improvement in mortality and morbidity.
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Clarkson et al. (1994) conducted a review in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertension. Left ventricular hypertrophy is an ominous predictor of cardiovascular events that can be prevented or reversed by controlling hypertension, weight reduction, and salt restriction.
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