Predictors of Left Ventricular Dilatation in Young Adults (from the Bogalusa Heart Study)

Left ventricular (LV) dilatation may be an early sign of cardiac decompensation progressing to LV dysfunction. Determinants of LV dilatation in young asymptomatic adults are unknown. Five hundred six asymptomatic subjects (mean age 32 ± 3 years) enrolled in the Bogalusa Heart Study underwent echocar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2006-11, Vol.98 (9), p.1234-1237
Hauptverfasser:	Haji, Showkat A., Ulusoy, Rifat Eralp, Patel, Dharmendrakumar A., Srinivasan, Sathanur R., Chen, Wei, Delafontaine, Patrice, Berenson, Gerald S.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - blood Blood Pressure Body Mass Index Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular disease Case-Control Studies Echocardiography Female Humans Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - complications Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - diagnostic imaging Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - epidemiology Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - physiopathology Louisiana - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Observer Variation Odds Ratio Predictive Value of Tests Regression Analysis Risk Factors Stroke Volume Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - epidemiology Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:	Left ventricular (LV) dilatation may be an early sign of cardiac decompensation progressing to LV dysfunction. Determinants of LV dilatation in young asymptomatic adults are unknown. Five hundred six asymptomatic subjects (mean age 32 ± 3 years) enrolled in the Bogalusa Heart Study underwent echocardiographic examination. LV dilatation (LV end-diastolic diameter >5.5 cm) as measured by M-mode echocardiography was found in 31 subjects (6%). Subjects with LV dilatation had greater body mass indexes (32 ± 9 vs 27 ± 6 kg/m 2, p
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.05.054