Pathophysiology of hypertensive heart disease: beyond left ventricular hypertrophy

CC Nwabuo, RS Vasan - Current hypertension reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Given that the life expectancy and the burden of hypertension
are projected to increase over the next decade, hypertensive heart disease (HHD) may be …

Maternal obesity in pregnancy and children's cardiac function and structure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence from human studies

T den Harink, MJM Roelofs, J Limpens, RC Painter… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Experimental animal studies
demonstrate that maternal obesity during pregnancy directly affects cardiac structure and …

[HTML][HTML] A high triglyceride-glucose index is associated with left ventricular dysfunction and atherosclerosis

TH Chiu, HJ Tsai, HYC Chiou, PY Wu… - … Journal of Medical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been reported to be a simple and
reliable surrogate marker of insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to investigate …

Association between diastolic dysfunction and future atrial fibrillation in the Tromsø Study from 1994 to 2010

S Tiwari, H Schirmer, BK Jacobsen, LA Hopstock… - Heart, 2015 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To investigate the association between echocardiographic measurements with
emphasis on diastolic dysfunction and risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a population-based …

Association between visit-to-visit blood pressure variability in early adulthood and myocardial structure and function in later life

CC Nwabuo, Y Yano, HT Moreira, D Appiah… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Long-term blood pressure (BP) variability has emerged as a reproducible
measure that is associated with heart failure independent of systemic BP. Visit-to-visit BP …

Lifestyle intervention in obese pregnancy and cardiac remodelling in 3-year olds: children of the UPBEAT RCT

PD Taylor, H Gu, H Saunders, F Fiori… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Background/Objectives Obesity in pregnancy has been associated with increased
childhood cardiometabolic risk and reduced life expectancy. The UK UPBEAT multicentre …

Factors associated with left atrial remodeling in the general population

W Oliver, G Matthews, CR Ayers, S Garg… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although contributors to remodeling of the left ventricle (LV) have been well
studied in general population cohorts, few data are available describing factors influencing …

[HTML][HTML] Atrial remodelling in heart failure: recent developments and relevance for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

F Hohendanner, D Messroghli, D Bode… - ESC Heart …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As specialized compartments of the heart, the atria feature unique mechanical and structural
properties that differ considerably from those of the ventricular myocardium. Beyond their …

Association of cardiovascular risk factors and myocardial fibrosis with early cardiac dysfunction in type 1 diabetes: the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial …

AC Armstrong, B Ambale-Venkatesh, E Turkbey… - Diabetes …, 2017 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE We investigated the association of cardiovascular risk factors and myocardial
fibrosis with early cardiac dysfunction in type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

Left atrial dilatation: A target organ damage in young to middle-age hypertensive patients. The Campania Salute Network

C Mancusi, G Canciello, R Izzo, S Damiano… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Left atrial (LA) volume is a predictor of outcome in hypertension. It is unclear
whether or not this effect depends on coexisting target organ damage (TOD). Purpose To …