Relation of coronary artery calcium to left ventricular mass in African-Americans

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Feb 15;93(4):490-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.10.053.

Abstract

Both coronary artery calcium (CAC) deposits and increased left ventricular (LV) mass are important risk factors for coronary heart disease, but the relation between these 2 factors has rarely been studied. We examined the correlation of CAC and LV mass in 159 young to middle-aged African-Americans, and found that the average LV mass indexes were bigger in the CAC-positive groups than in CAC-negative groups in both genders (p = 0.0004 in men; p = 0.08 in women).

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Black People*
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • Calcinosis / ethnology
  • Calcinosis / pathology*
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Coronary Artery Disease / ethnology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / pathology*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / ethnology
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / pathology*
  • Lipids / blood
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Lipids
  • C-Reactive Protein