| Disproportionate intraventricular septal hypertrophy in Nigerians with essential hypertension. | |
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PMID: 7495208 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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It is not clear how frequently hypertrophic cardiomyopathy coexists with essential hypertension or whether chronic hypertension per se, induces hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (hypertensive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). Eighty-three Nigerians with essential hypertension alone underwent M-mode and 2 dimensional echocardiographic study. Twenty per cent (17 patients) had disproportionate intraventricular septal hypertrophy (septum: posterior wall ratio > or = 1.4). These subgroup tended to be elderly, with average age of 57.7 years, and were predominantly male (70%). Two patients in this subgroup (2.4% of total) additionally had thickened posterior left ventricles and a hyperdynamic left ventricular systolic function (fractional fibre shortening of > or = 45%). This picture is consistent with "hypertensive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy". Routine echocardiography may permit the early identification and thus a closer scrutiny and follow up of essential hypertensive patients with disproportionate septal thickness. The prognostic implications of this requires long term study. |
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Authors:
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A A Ajayi; A O Akintomide; R O Babalola; O Akinwusi |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: African journal of medicine and medical sciences Volume: 24 ISSN: 0309-3913 ISO Abbreviation: Afr J Med Med Sci Publication Date: 1995 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-01-11 Completed Date: 1996-01-11 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7801013 Medline TA: Afr J Med Med Sci Country: NIGERIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 93-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. |
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Adult Age Distribution Aged Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / etiology*, physiopathology, ultrasonography Female Humans Hypertension / complications* Male Middle Aged Nigeria Prognosis Sex Distribution |
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