Background The prevalence of echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy in essential
hypertension ranges from 12 to 96% depending on the threshold values used to define it …

Differences in geometric adaptation of the left ventricle and associated cardiovascular risk
may reflect the differential effects of classic risk factors and arterial stiffness on the left …

The progression of hypertensive involvement toward heart failure includes myocardial
fibrosis and changes of left ventricular (LV) geometry. In the presence of these …

Background Limited data exist regarding left ventricular remodeling patterns observed in
adult survivors of childhood cancer after therapy. Methods Among 1190 adult survivors …

Objective: Of this study was to investigate three groups of highly trained competitive
endurance athletes consisting of marathon runners, triathletes and cyclists for differences in …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a growing epidemic and accounts for half of
all patients with heart failure. Increasing prevalence, morbidity, and clinical inertia have …

It has been reported that masked hypertension, a state in which patients show normal clinic
blood pressure (BP) but elevated out-of-clinic BP by self-measured home BP, is a predictor …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can accurately measure left ventricular (LV)
mass, and several measures related to LV wall thickness exist. We hypothesized that …

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a strong, independent predictor of cardiovascular
events and all-cause mortality. Patients with LVH are at increased risk for stroke, coronary …

Different patterns of abnormal left ventricular (LV) geometry are associated with variations in
prognosis, but the mechanisms of these effects remain undefined. We investigated the …