Prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in essential hypertension by echocardiography
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
Background: Diastolic dysfunction may be an early sign of cardiac diseases often antedating clinical or echocardiographic evidence of systolic dysfunction Early detection of diastolic dysfunction may assist in additional risk stratification and subsequently can prevent the progression to heart failure Material and Methods:In this cross sectional study, 50 consecutive newly detected or previously detected hypertensive patients were included. Evaluation of diastolic dysfunction was carried out by E/A ratio, Deceleration time and LA size Ventricular diastolic function was measured by pulsed wave and continuous wave Doppler echocardiography Results: The prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction documented by echocardiography was 54%.The prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy was 70%. 85.88% of individuals with left ventricular hypertrophy also had left ventricular diastolic dysfunction on Doppler echocardiography; with an E/A ratio<1. In patients with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction on echocardiography, the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy was 65.71%. Discussion: ventricular diastolic dysfunction is prevalent inessential hypertensive patients and effort should be made to routinely screen them with echocardiography. Early recognition of diastolic dysfunction, especially in hypertensive patients, provides an opportunity to prevent progression to heart failure.
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Vijay S Nagaonkar
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