Left ventricular hypertrophy in emphysema
AUTOR(ES)
Edwards, C. W.
RESUMO
Edwards, C. W. (1973). Thorax, 29, 75-80. Left ventricular hypertrophy in emphysema. The role of systemic hypertension in 10 emphysematous subjects with left ventricular hypertrophy was investigated. The medial thickness of the internal mammary artery was used as a parameter of raised systemic blood pressure during life. The pulmonary vasculature, ventricular weights, and the type and severity of emphysema in these patients were also studied. A group of 10 normotensive subjects and a group of 10 subjects with systemic hypertension were used as controls.
