| Autor: |
Mohammad Shoaib Hamrah, Mohammad Hassan Hamrah, Ishii, Hideki, Suzuki, Susumu, Mohammad Hussain Hamrah, Ahmad Edris Hamrah, Ahmad Elias Dahi, Yisireyili, Maimaiti, Kano, Naoaki, Takeshita, Kyosuke, Mohammad Hashem Hamrah, Sakamoto, Junichi, Murohara, Toyoaki |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nagoya Journal of Medical Science. 80(2):249-255 |
| ISSN: |
0027-7622 |
| Popis: |
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and proteinuria are known as independent predictors of cardiovascu- lar death in hypertension. However, LVH and its association with proteinuria have not been investigated in adult hypertensive patients in Afghanistan. The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of LVH and the correlation between LVH and proteinuria among the Afghan adult hypertensive popula- tion visiting an outpatient clinic in Afghanistan. We retrospectively evaluated 789 hypertensive patients (mean age is 56 years and 46% were men) who visited the clinic between December 2014 and August 2016. Patient characteristics and laboratory and clinical findings were recorded. The rate of LVH among hypertensive patients was 54.4%. Patients with proteinuria had a significantly higher LVH percentage compared to those without proteinuria (73.2% versus 55.8%; P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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