Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Mass Index Predicts Incident Stroke in African Americans Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

摘要

Background and PurposeDespite theories that link stroke to left ventricular mass, few large, population-based studies have examined the predictive value of echocardiographically derived left ventricular mass index (LVMI) to incident stroke in African Americans.