Table 2. Echocardiographic characteristics
Variable
Hypertension n= 226 Control n= 101
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LV MI (g/m2) 96 (27) 73 (15) 0.001
RWT 0.55 (0.11) 0.41 (0.06) 0.001
LV geometry Normal Conc remodeling Conc hypertrophy 28 (13) 98 (43) 100 (44) 68 (67) 33 (33) 0 0.001 0.001
LV volumes end-diastolic (mL) end-systolic (mL) SV index (mL/m2) 47 (12) 17 (6) 30 (8) 48 (9.6) 18 (5) 30 (6) 0.2 0.8 0.9
LA VI (ml/m2) 38.7 (12) 29 (7) 0.02
LVEF (%) 63 (6) 63 (6) 0.76
S´ mitral (cm/s) 8.1 (2.2) 9.9 (2.2) 0.03
GLS (%) -18.8 (2.5) -20.4 (2) 0.001
MAPSE (mm) 13.8 (2.8) 15.5 (2) 0.001
Diastolic function Normal Grade 1 DD Grade 2 DD 21 173 32 57 44 0 0.001 0.001
E/e´ ratio 9.5 (3.7) 6.6 (2) 0.001
PASP (mmHg) 31 (8.4) 21 (4) 0.001
Conc: concentric, DD: diastolic dysfunction, GLS: global longitudinal strain, LA: left atrium, LV: left ventricle, LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction, MAPSE: mitral annulus plane systolic excursion, MI: mass index, PASP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure, RWT: relative wall thickness, VI: volume index Conc: concentric, DD: diastolic dysfunction, GLS: global longitudinal strain, LA: left atrium, LV: left ventricle, LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction, MAPSE: mitral annulus plane systolic excursion, MI: mass index, PASP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure, RWT: relative wall thickness, VI: volume index Conc: concentric, DD: diastolic dysfunction, GLS: global longitudinal strain, LA: left atrium, LV: left ventricle, LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction, MAPSE: mitral annulus plane systolic excursion, MI: mass index, PASP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure, RWT: relative wall thickness, VI: volume index Conc: concentric, DD: diastolic dysfunction, GLS: global longitudinal strain, LA: left atrium, LV: left ventricle, LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction, MAPSE: mitral annulus plane systolic excursion, MI: mass index, PASP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure, RWT: relative wall thickness, VI: volume index