Association of Concentric Left Ventricular Hypertrophy With Subsequent Change in Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume: The Dallas Heart Study [Original Articles]

Conclusions In the absence of interval myocardial infarction, concentric hypertrophy was associated with a small, but significantly greater, increase in LVEDV after 7-year follow-up. However, the degree of LV enlargement was minimal, and few participants developed a dilated LV. These data suggest that if concentric hypertrophy does progress to a dilated cardiomyopathy, such a transition would occur over a much longer timeframe (eg, decades) and may be less common than previously thought. Clinical Trial Registration URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00344903.
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Heart Failure, Hypertrophy, Remodeling, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Original Articles Source Type: research