Impact of hypertension on left ventricular structure in patients with asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis (a SEAS substudy).
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abstract
OBJECTIVE: Both hypertension and aortic valve stenosis induce left ventricular hypertrophy. However, less is known about the influence of concomitant hypertension on left ventricular structure in patients with aortic valve stenosis. METHODS: Baseline Doppler echocardiography was performed in 1720 patients with asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis (peak transaortic velocity >or=2.5 m/s and
