Prognostic Significance of Left Ventricular Mass Change During Treatment of Hypertension

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Authors

Richard B. Devereux · Cornell University

Abstract

In patients with essential hypertension and baseline electrocardiographic LV hypertrophy, lower LV mass during antihypertensive treatment is associated with lower rates of clinical end points, additional to effects of blood pressure lowering and treatment modality.

Topics & Keywords

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Sodium Intake and Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 292, Issue 19, pp. 2350-2350

DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.19.2350

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