... two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography (echo) determined MCF and adverse cardiovascular outcomes including incident heart failure (HF), atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and mortality. Methods: Using 2D-echo data from the Cardiovascular Health Study, we calculated MCF among individuals with LV ...
... of this study was to evaluate left ventricular (LV) size and structure in elderly subjects with hypertension (HTN) ... normal filling pressures. METHODS: In the Cardiovascular Health Study (n = 5,888), demographic and clinical ... and had a higher prevalence of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and anemia than HTN subjects. Serum creatinine and ...