Effects of left ventricular geometric patterns on cardiac function and carotid artery structure in elderly patients with essential hypertension
- VernacularTitle:老年高血压患者不同左室构型对心功能和颈动脉结构的影响
- Author:
chao, MENG
;
ya-ping, YI
;
hui-hua, LU
;
ning-yuan, FANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
essential hypertension;
left ventricular geometry;
left ventricular function;
intima-media thickness;
elderly
- From:Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science)
2006;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the changes of cardiac function and carotid artery structure in elderly hypertensive patients with different left ventricular geometric patterns. Methods Seventy-eight elderly patients with essential hypertension were divided into 4 groups according to left ventricular geometric patterns by ultrasonography: normal ventricular geometry group(n=34),concentric remodeling group(n=18),concentric hypertrophy group(n=11)and eccentric hypertrophy group(n=15).The 24-h ambulatory blood pressure,left ventricular function,carotid artery intima-media thickness(IMT),hemodynamic parameters and incidence of plaque were measured and compared among groups.Results Patients in concentric hypertrophy group had higher 24-h average systolic blood pressure in comparison with those in normal ventricular geometry group and concentric remodeling group(P