Association of a 4-Tiered Classification of LV Hypertrophy With Adverse CV Outcomes in the General Population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study was performed to determine whether a 4-tiered classification of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) defines subgroups in the general population that are at variable risks of adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes.

Background

We recently proposed a 4-tiered classification of LVH where eccentric LVH is subdivided into "indeterminate hypertrophy" and "dilated hypertrophy" and concentric LVH into "thick hypertrophy" and "both thick and dilated hypertrophy," based on the presence of increased left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic volume.

Methods

Participants from the Dallas Heart study who underwent cardiac magnetic resonance and did not have LV dysfunction or a history of heart failure (HF) (n = 2,458) were followed for a median of 9 years for the primary

SUBMITTER: Garg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4575632 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature