Left-ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a cardinal manifestation of hypertensive organ damage
associated with an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. We reviewed recent literature on the …

Left ventricular hypertrophy is an important risk factor in cardiovascular disease and
echocardiography has been widely used for diagnosis. Although an adequate methodologic …

Objectives To assess rates and determinants of treatment discontinuation of or changes in
initial antihypertensive drug therapy in a large cohort of patients from Lombardia (Italy) …

Introducción El objetivo del estudio Controlpress 2003 ha sido estimar la tasa de control de
los hipertensos tratados en Atención Primaria en el ámbito de todo el territorio peninsular …

Background The cardiac effects of hypertension include a variety of structural changes such
as increases in left ventricular mass (LVM) and left atrium (LA) size. Although data on …

Decreased serum TSH levels predict cardiovascular mortality, which could be explained by
left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The aim of this analysis was to investigate the association …

Whether left ventricular mass (LVM) should be normalized to different indexes in relation to
body size is still debated. We sought to evaluate the prevalence of left ventricular …

Aim: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events in
different clinical settings. We reviewed recent studies on the prevalence of hypertensive …

Background Echocardiography is more accurate than electrocardiography in the
assessment of cardiac target organ damage related to hypertension, thus leading to a more …

Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an important predictor of cardiovascular
risk, and its detection contributes to risk stratification. The aims of the present study were to …