Left ventricular diastolic filling in elderly hypertensive patients.
J Am Geriatr Soc
; 41(3): 217-22, 1993 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8440841
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effects of mild to moderate hypertension and of LVH on diastolic filling and other Doppler indices in the elderly.DESIGN:
Survey with a control group.SUBJECTS:
Seventy-one hypertensives (34 men, 37 women) referred for echocardiograms and 32 age- and sex-matched normotensive volunteers. Thirty-six of the hypertensives had LVH; 34 did not.SETTING:
Echocardiographic laboratory. MEASUREMENTS M-mode, two-dimensional, and pulsed Doppler echocardiograms. A wide variety of Doppler-derived indices of diastolic function were assessed.RESULTS:
All Doppler derived indices of left ventricular diastolic filling (peak E, peak A, their ratio, EF slope, time-velocity integrals, atrial filling fraction, and isovolumic relaxation time) were similar among the three groups.CONCLUSION:
Elderly mild to moderate hypertensives with or without LVH have LV diastolic filling that is normal for age. The identification of pathological diastolic dysfunction requires comparison to age-matched controls, since aging, a major factor influencing diastolic filling, can mask the effect of hypertension.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Função Ventricular Esquerda
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Geriatr Soc
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália