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Prognostic implications of echocardiographically determined left ventricular mass in the Framingham Heart study

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Levy, Daniel, Garrison, Robert J., Savage, Daniel D., Kannel, William B., Castelli, William P.·1990·New England Journal of Medicine
DOI 10.1056/nejm199005313222203
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A pattern of left ventricular hypertrophy evident on the electrocardiogram is a harbinger of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease. Echocardiography permits the noninvasive determination of left ventricular mass and the examination of its role as a precursor of morbidity and mortality. We examined the relation of left ventricular mass to the incidence of cardiovascular disease, mortality from cardiovascular disease, and mortality from all causes in 3220 subjects enrolled in the Framingham Heart Study who were 40 years of age or older and free of clinically apparent cardiovascular disease, in whom left ventricular mass was determined echocardiographically. During a four-year follow-up period, there were 208 incident cardiovascular events, 37 deaths from cardiovascular disease, and 124 deaths from all causes. Left ventricular mass, determined echocardiographically, was associated with all outcome events. This relation persisted after we adjusted for age, diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, treatment for hypertension, cigarette smoking, diabetes, obesity, the ratio of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and electrocardiographic evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy. In men, the risk factor-adjusted relative risk of cardiovascular disease was 1.49 for each increment of 50 g per meter in left ventricular mass corrected for the subject's height (95 percent confidence interval, 1.20 to 1.85); in women, it was 1.57 (95 percent confidence interval, 1.20 to 2.04). Left ventricular mass (corrected for height) was also associated with the incidence of death from cardiovascular disease (relative risk, 1.73 [95 percent confidence interval, 1.19 to 2.52] in men and 2.12 [95 percent confidence interval, 1.28 to 3.49] in women). Left ventricular mass (corrected for height) was associated with death from all causes (relative risk, 1.49 [95 percent confidence interval, 1.14 to 1.94] in men and 2.01 [95 percent confidence interval, 1.44 to 2.81] in women). We conclude that the estimation of left ventricular mass by echocardiography offers prognostic information beyond that provided by the evaluation of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. An increase in left ventricular mass predicts a higher incidence of clinical events, including death, attributable to cardiovascular disease.

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  • In patients with hypertension, the occurrence of LVH has been associated with an increase in mortality from all cardiovascular causes.

    “In patients with hypertension, the occurrence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) has been associated with an increase in mortality from all cardiovascular causes (1–4).”

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Authors
Levy, D., Garrison, R. J., Savage, D. D., Kannel, W. B., & Castelli, W. P.
Affiliations
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (US)
  • National Center for Health Statistics (US)
  • Boston University (US)
ORCID
Levy, Daniel
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Published
1990-05-31
Volume
322
Issue
22
Pages
1561-1566
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/nejm199005313222203
OpenAlex
W2334499091
Cited by
5,699
References
28
Citations by year
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FWCI
76.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
Keywords
left ventricular mass, left ventricular hypertrophy, cardiovascular disease incidence, cardiovascular mortality, all-cause mortality, echocardiography, cardiovascular risk factors, hypertension, sex differences, Framingham Heart Study
MeSH terms
Blood Pressure, Echocardiography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Cardiomegaly, Humans, Lipids, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Risk Factors, Smoking, Multivariate Analysis, Diabetes Complications

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