Left ventricular hypertrophy. Significance in cardiac morbidity and mortality.
Left ventricular hypertrophy caused by cardiovascular disease is a marker as well as a contributing factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Ventricular tachycardia, complex ventricular arrhythmias, and silent ischemia are more prevalent in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy than in those without. Echocardiography is more sensitive and more specific than electrocardiography in diagnosing the entity. Treatment of the underlying disorder may cause regression of left ventricular hypertrophy which, Framingham Heart Study data suggests, may reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events.
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Hebrew Hospital for Chronic Sick, Bronx, NY 10475.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis