Low grade inflammation and ECG left ventricular hypertrophy in urban African males: The SABPA study.

Background: Hypertension and vascular hyperresponsiveness have been associated with structural wall abnormalities in black Africans. Whether low grade inflammation would have an additive effect is uncertain. Therefore, a novel investigation aimed to assess whether inflammation and pressure overload would have an additive association with ECG left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).