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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2021

Prognostic Significance of Echocardiographic Measures of Cardiac Remodeling in the Community.

Ramachandran S Vasan, Elman Martin Urbina, Ling Jin, Vanessa Xanthakis

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Left Ventricular Geometry and Optimal Blood Pressure Target.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2026
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4 authors.

Ramachandran S VasanBoston University's and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, 73 Mount Wayte Avenue, Suite 2, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA. vasan@bu.edu.
Elman Martin UrbinaDivision of Internal Medicine, MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, MA, USA.
Ling JinDivision of Internal Medicine, MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, MA, USA.
Vanessa XanthakisBoston University's and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, 73 Mount Wayte Avenue, Suite 2, Framingham, MA, 01702, USA.

Funding

THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDYN01HC25195 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI RAMACHANDRAN, VASAN S · 2007 to 2014
$83.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS HHSN268201500001INHLBI NIH HHS N01HC25195
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewEchocardiography is a noninvasive tool of choice for evaluating cardiac structure and function in numerous cardiac conditions ranging from congenital heart disease, myocardial diseases, coronary artery disease (CAD), valvulopathies, arrhythmias, and pericardial disorders. We review the prognostic significance of echocardiographic indices of cardiac remodeling in the general population. RECENT

findingsRecent meta-analyses have confirmed the prognostic significance of echocardiographic measurements (left ventricular mass/hypertrophy, systolic and diastolic dysfunction, left atrial dimensions and function, and strain rate measures) in asymptomatic people in the community for adverse clinical outcomes including CAD, stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, sudden death, and all-cause mortality. The clinical utility of screening echocardiography has been examined comprehensively in hypertensive patients, where it is challenged by measurement variability. Echocardiographic measures predict cardiovascular disease outcomes consistently in multiple community-based epidemiological studies. However, the clinical utility of screening asymptomatic individuals with echocardiography in population-based settings is limited.

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Heart FailureVentricular Dysfunction, LeftEchocardiographyHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularPrognosisStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftVentricular RemodelingCohort studiesDiastolic dysfunctionEchocardiographyEpidemiologyLeft ventricular massOutcomesPrognosisSystolic dysfunction

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