Inappropriate left ventricular mass in normotensive and hypertensive patients.
We evaluated cardiovascular features of normotensive and hypertensive adults with left ventricular (LV) mass values exceeding levels predicted for given stroke work, gender, and height, termed "inappropriate" LV mass. Inappropriate LV mass is associated with overweight, concentric LV geometry, and low myocardial systolic function not only in hypertensive subjects, but also in normotensive subjects.
Celentano
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Inter-University Center for Study and Research on Obesity, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Hospital, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy.
Palmieri
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V
Esposito
N D
ND
Pietropaolo
I
I
Crivaro
M
M
Mureddu
G F
GF
Devereux
R B
RB
de Simone
G
G
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values