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- Title
Left ventricular hypertrophy: the next treatable, silent killer?
- Authors
Gardin, Julius M.; Lauer, Michael S.
- Abstract
Comments on research into left ventricular hypertrophy. Causes and treatment of the condition; Finding of the Framingham Heart Study; Association of electrocardiographic and echocardiographic left ventricular mass to an increased risk for cardiovascular events; Mention of an article by Okin and colleagues on the LIFE hypertension trial in this issue; Mention of a study by Devereux and colleagues on potential confounders; Suggestion for more aggressive management of left ventricular hypertrophy and blood pressure.
- Subjects
LEFT heart ventricle; HYPERTROPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention; THERAPEUTICS; HEART diseases; CLINICAL trials; HEART disease risk factors; EDITORIALS
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2004, Vol 292, Issue 19, p2396
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
commentary
- DOI
10.1001/jama.292.19.2396