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: Garg, S., de Lemos, J. A., Matulevicius, S. A., Ayers, C., Pandey, A., Neeland, I. J., Berry, J. D., McColl, R., Maroules, C., Peshock, R. M., Drazner, M. H. Tags: Heart Failure, Hypertrophy, Remodeling, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Original Articles Source Type: research
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