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Development of a depressed left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy and a normal ejection fraction

2004; Elsevier BV; Volume: 93; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.09.050

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J. Eduardo Rame, Marlon Ramilo, Nali Spencer, C.G. Blewett, Sameer K. Mehta, Daniel L. Dries, Mark H. Drazner,

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

The progression from concentric left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy to heart failure has not been well defined. Of 159 predominantly hypertensive African-American patients with LV hypertrophy and a normal ejection fraction (EF), 28 (18%) developed a reduced EF after a median follow-up of approximately 4 years. Risk factors for this outcome included a history of coronary artery disease, pulmonary edema seen on a chest x-ray, or a subsequent myocardial infarction.