Korean J Prev Med.  1994 Jun;27(2):226-229.

Correlation between Dietary Sodium and Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Among Hypertensives

• Jones DW

Abstract

In hypertensives, electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease Animal and human studies suggest an association between left ventricular mass and dietary sodium (Na) intake. This study electrocardiographic LVH (S in VI + R in V5 > or = 3.5 mV). Blood pressure (BP), body in 40 otherwise healthy Korean patients with untreated essential hypertension on the standard Korean diet Among these variables, only Na excretion (mmol/day) was significantly different between those with and without LVH[LVH+:357+/-50, LVH-:268+/-25(p=0.04]. Thus, dietary sodium intake may be predictive of electrocardiographic LVH.

Keyword

sodium; left ventricular hypertrophy; hypertension; korea; nutrition

MeSH Terms

Animals
Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diet
Electrocardiography*
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular*
Korea
Risk Factors
Sodium
Sodium, Dietary*
Sodium
Sodium, Dietary