Does echocardiographically determined left ventricular mass and geometry predict morbidity and mortality in patients with uncomplicated essential hypertension?
Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular mass and geometry provides superior risk stratification compared to blood pressure alone in patients with uncomplicated essential hypertension.
Echocardiographically determined left ventricular mass and geometry stratify risk in patients with essential hypertension independently of and more strongly than blood pressure or other potentially reversible risk factors and may help to stratify the need for intensive treatment.
Koren et al. (1991) studied this question.
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