Impact of Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Geometry on Clinical Prognosis
| Autor: | Carl J. Lavie, Sangeeta Shah, Richard V. Milani, Yvonne Gilliland, Hector O. Ventura, Dharmendrakumar A. Patel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Ejection fraction Ventricular Remodeling business.industry Heart Ventricles Atrial fibrillation Prognosis medicine.disease Left ventricular hypertrophy Sudden cardiac death Echocardiography Internal medicine Heart failure medicine Left atrial enlargement Cardiology Humans Hypertrophy Left Ventricular cardiovascular diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Ventricular remodeling business Stroke |
| Zdroj: | Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 57:3-9 |
| ISSN: | 0033-0620 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.05.003 |
| Popis: | Abnormal left ventricular (LV) geometry, including LV hypertrophy (LVH), is associated with increased risk of major cardiovascular (CV) events and all-cause mortality and may be an independent predictor of morbid CV events. Patients with LVH have increased risk of congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, sudden cardiac death and stroke. We review the risk factors for LVH and its consequences, as well as the risk imposed by concentric remodeling (CR). We also examine evidence supporting the benefits of LVH regression, as well as evidence regarding the risk of CR progressing to LVH, as opposed to normalization of CR. We also briefly review the association of abnormal LV geometry with left atrial enlargement and the combined effects of these structural cardiac abnormalities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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