BACKGROUND Hypertension is an important modifi able cardiovascular risk factor. Left ventricular hypertrophy - the marker of hypertension, has emerged as an independent risk factor that can be detected by electrocardiography (ECG)and echocardiography (ECHO). OBJECTIVE Correlation of electrocardiography and echocardiographically detected left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients. ...

Two consecutive series of patients with a T wave asymmetry ratio of 2.0 or greater have been studied. Patients with bundle-branch block or who were on digoxin or a similar drug were excluded. In 50 of the 69 patients, the heart was examined either by echocardiography or by direct inspection. Sixty-one of the 69 patients had diseases commonly associated with left (or right) ventricular hypertrop...

BACKGROUND Enhanced advanced glycation end products deposition within myocardial tissue may cause diastolic dysfunction. However, whether this is related to left ventricular hypertrophy or inappropriate left ventricular mass remains unclear. METHODS We prospectively enrolled 139 subjects at risk for cardiovascular diseases. We used echocardiography for measurements of left ventricular mass an...

BACKGROUND Mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) are indices that reflect platelet activity. We investigated the association between these platelet indices and left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiac function. METHODS We analyzed the data of 1241 patients who were admitted to the Cardiology Department. RESULTS Both MPV and PDW were selected as independent factors...

We examined the effects of aging and hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy on the plasma level of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and assessed BNP as a risk marker for incident hypertensive cardiovascular events. One hundred and eighty-five hypertensive patients were echocardiographically divided into a hypertensive group with normal left ventricular mass (n=96; age range, 37-86 years; lef...

Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension is an independent predictor for sudden death, ventricular arrhythmias, myocardial ischaemia, coronary heart disease, and heart failure. `-9 These relations have proved true whether the hypertrophy is detected by electrocardiography or by the much more sensitive technique of echocardiography. It seems logical that regression of left ventricular hypert...

Forty-three subjects with uncomplicated primary hypertension and without echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy and 54 normotensive volunteers were studied by two-dimensional targeted M-mode echocardiography to evaluate systolic function and contractility before the development of compensatory hypertrophy. The ratio of peak systolic pressure to end-systolic dimension was used to assess ...

Participation in regular intensive exercise is associated with a modest increase in left ventricular wall thickness (LVWT) and cavity size. The magnitude of these physiological changes is predominantly determined by a variety of demographic factors which include age, gender, size, ethnicity, and sporting discipline. A small minority of male athletes participating in sporting disciplines involvi...

BACKGROUND Banding of the pulmonary artery (PAB) in preparation for arterial switch operation (ASO) in patients with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) represents a unique model of acute left ventricular pressure overload in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS To establish the rate, magnitude, and determinants of left ventricular hypertrophy and the acute effect on ventricular function, serial...

Background Banding of the pulmonary artery (PAB) in preparation for arterial switch operation (ASO) in patients with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) represents a unique model of acute left ventricular pressure overload in humans. Methods and Results To establish the rate, magnitude, and determinants of left ventricular hypertrophy and the acute effect on ventricular function, serial b...