Left Ventricular Mass and Thickness: Why Does It Matter?

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作者
Dini, Frank Lloyd [1 ]
Galeotti, Gian Giacomo [1 ]
Terlizzese, Giuseppe [1 ]
Fabiani, Iacopo [1 ,2 ]
Pugliese, Nicola Riccardo [1 ,2 ]
Rovai, Ilaria [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pisa, Cardiac Thorac & Vasc Dept, Pisa, Italy
[2] Univ Pisa, Dept Surg Med & Mol Pathol & Crit Care Med, Pisa, Italy
关键词
Hypertrophy; Left ventricular mass; Heart failure; Ventricular dysfunction; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; HEART-FAILURE; MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION; PROGNOSTIC VALUE; WALL STRESS; DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION; PUMPING PERFORMANCE; AMERICAN SOCIETY; STRUCTURAL BASIS;
D O I
10.1016/j.hfc.2018.12.013
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Several left ventricular geometric patterns have been described both in healthy and pathologic hearts. Left ventricular mass, wall thickness, and the ratio of wall thickness to radius are important measures to characterize the spectrum of left ventricular geometry. For clinicians, an increase in left ventricular mass is the hallmark of left ventricular hypertrophy. Although pathologic hypertrophy initially can be compensatory, eventually it may become maladaptive and evolve toward progressive left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure. In particular, patients who show left ventricular dilation and hypertrophy in association with a low relative wall thickness are likely to carry the highest risk.
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