Table 2.
Transition rates of left ventricular (LV) geometric pattern during a mean follow up of 4 years (n=number of observations).
| LV Geometric pattern on Follow up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline LV geometric pattern |
Normal geometry |
Concentric remodeling |
Eccentric hypertrophy |
Concentric hypertrophy |
| Normal geometry (n=2874) | 68% (n=1960) | 20% (n=559) | 8% (n=228) | 4% (n=127) |
| Concentric remodeling (n=820) | 53% (n=437) | 34% (n=279) | 6% (n=47) | 7% (n=57) |
| Eccentric hypertrophy (n=590) | 47% (n=274) | 13% (n=78) | 32% (n=189) | 8% (n=49) |
| Concentric hypertrophy (n=208) |
29% (n=60) | 17% (n=36) | 19% (n=39) | 35% (n=73) |