Rationale and design of the SMART Heart study: A prediction model for left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent risk factor for the development of heart failure, coronary heart disease and stroke. LVH develops in response to haemodynamic overload, e.g. hypertension. LVH was originally thought to start as an adaptive and beneficial response required to norma...

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Main Authors: Meijs, M.F.L., Bots, M.L., Vonken, E-J.A., Cramer, M-J.M., Melman, P.G., Velthuis, B.K., van der Graaf, Y., Mali, W.P.Th.M., Doevendans, P.A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 2007
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Study Design Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1995099/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18030317
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