Search results for "LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTTOPHY"

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN CAUCASIAN HYPERTENSIVE SUBJECTS. DOES SEX MATTER?

2015

Objective The excess of adiposity affects the heart through haemodynamic and non haemodynamic mechanisms leading to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and ultimately to heart failure. It has been been previously observed, in a large study performed in American Indians, that the impact of obesity on left ventricular mass (LVM) is greater in women than men, while the results of other investigations carried out in other ethnic groups have yielded conflicting results .The aim of our study was to evaluate the potential influence of gender on the relationships between obesity and LVM in Caucasian patients with essential hypertension (EHs) . Design and method We enrolled 724 subjects with EH (mean…