Prevalence of echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy in persons with systemic hypertension, coronary artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease and in persons with systemic hypertension, coronary artery disease, and no peripheral arterial disease

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Sep 15;96(6):825-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.05.029.

Abstract

Echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy was present in 120 of 160 patients (75%) (mean age 72 +/- 8 years) with systemic hypertension, coronary artery disease, and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and in 43 of 94 age- and gender-matched patients (46%) with systemic hypertension, coronary artery disease, and no PAD (p<0.001). Echocardiographic LV hypertrophy was present in 63 of 68 patients with PAD (93%) with ankle-brachial indexes (ABIs) of <0.60 and in 57 of 92 patients (62%) with ABIs of 0.60 to 0.89 (p<0.001).

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Coronary Artery Disease / complications*
  • Echocardiography*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications*
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / complications*
  • Prevalence