BACKGROUND: Prediction charts allow treatment to be targeted according to simple markers of cardiovascular risk; many algorithms do not recommend screening asymptomatic @entity16 which could change dramatically the assessment. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate that @entity16 is present in low cardiovascular risk @entity101 @entity1 and it is more frequent and severe as global cardiovascular risk increases. METHODS: Consecutive @entity101 @entity1 treated at a single Latin American center. Cardiovascular risk stratified according to 2013 WHO/ISH risk prediction chart America B. Left ventricular mass assessed by Devereux method, left @entity123 considered >95g/m(2) in @entity1 and >115g/m(2) in @entity1 . Transmitral diastolic peak early flow velocity to average septal/lateral peak early diastolic relaxation velocity (E/e' ratio) measured cut off value >13. Systolic function assessed by tissue Doppler average interventricular septum/lateral wall mitral annulus rate systolic excursion (s wave). RESULTS: A total of 292 @entity1 were included of whom 159 @entity1 (54.5%) had cardiovascular risk of <10%, 90 (30.8%) had cardiovascular risk of 10-20% and 43 (14.7%) had cardiovascular risk of >20%. @entity4346 was detected in 17.6% low risk @entity1 , 27.8% in medium risk and 23.3% in high risk (p<0.05), abnormal E/e' ratio was found in 13.8%, 31.1% and 27.9%, respectively (p<0.05). Mean s wave was 8.03+8, 8.1+9 and 8.7+1cm/s for low, intermediate and high risk @entity1 , respectively (p<0.025). CONCLUSIONS: Target organ damage is more frequent and severe in high risk; one over four subjects was misclassified due to the presence of asymptomatic @entity16 .

World Health Organization cardiovascular risk stratification and XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertensive'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['target organ damage'] @entity4346 :: ('MESH:D017379', 'Disease') :: ['Left ventricular hypertrophy'] @entity123 :: ('MESH:D024741', 'Disease') :: ['ventricular hypertrophy']
@entity16 :: (MESH:D009422,Disease) :: ['target organ damage']
