"Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are indicative of hemorrhage-prone microangiopathy and known to be closely associated with chronic hypertension. However, no studies have been undertaken on the association between left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and the severity of CMB." COMMENT: this article highlights another reason why blood pressure control is important.

NEUROLOGY 2004;63:16-21


Left ventricular hypertrophy is associated with cerebral microbleeds in hypertensive patients
S. -H. Lee, MD, J. -M. Park, MD, S. -J. Kwon, MD, H. Kim, PhD, Y. H. Kim, MPH, J. K. Roh, MD PhD and B. W. Yoon, MD PhD
From the Department of Neurology (Drs. Lee, Park, Kwon, Roh, and Yoon), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Institute of Public Health (Drs. H. Kim and Y.-H. Kim), School of Public Health, and Neuroscience Research Institute (Drs. Lee, Park, Kwon, Roh, and Yoon), SNUMRC and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Republic of Korea.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. B.-W.Yoon, Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Republic of Korea; e-mail: bwyoon@snu.ac.kr

http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/63/1/16