Predictors of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients with Normal ECG

Introduction: Early identification of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in hypertensive patients is of great importance for correct stratification of cardiovascular (CV) risk. It is well known that ECGhas low sensibility in detecting LVH, while echocardiography, for organizational difficulties, cannot be performed routinely. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of LVH and of anomalies of diastolic function in a group of hypertensive patients free of diabetes, CV diseases, and with normal ECG. Methods: We excluded patients with CV diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), or having ECG-LVH or other ECG anomalies. Then, we enrolled 310 hypertensive patients (mean age 48 years). All enroll…

INFLUENCE OF GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE ON LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH NORMAL RENAL FUNCTION

INFLUENZA DEL FILTRATO GLOMERULARE RENALE SULLA MASSA VENTRICOLARE SINISTRA IN SOGGETTI IPERTESI CON FUNZIONE RENALE NORMALE