The Relative Effects of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Coronary Artery Disease, and Ventricular Dysfunction on Survival Among Black Adults

Abstract

Left ventricular hypertrophy was associated with a greater RR and attributable risk than the traditional measures of coronary disease severity. The high prevalence and powerful risk of LVH make an important contribution to the adverse survival rates among black patients with heart disease and may account for much of the black-white differential.