The presbycardia phenotype: Cardiac remodeling and valvular degeneration in nonagenarians

ConclusionsHerein, we provide the first comprehensive echocardiographic description of ‘presbycardia'; concentric LVH, asymmetric septal hypertrophy, mitral and aortic valve calcification, and increased epicardial fat thickness. This pattern of findings may be increasingly seen as the population ages.

Source: Echocardiography - November 15, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aline Iskandar, Samer Mowakeaa, Mayank Sardana, Timothy P. Fitzgibbons, Dennis A. Tighe, Matthew W. Parker, Nikolaos Kakouros, David McManus, Gerard P. Aurigemma Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research