Left ventricular midwall function improves with antihypertensive therapy and regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with asymptomatic hypertension
Schussheim A, Diamond J, Phillips R. Left ventricular midwall function improves with antihypertensive therapy and regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with asymptomatic hypertension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 61-65. PMID: 11137835, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01273-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMidwall fractional shorteningLV mass regressionAntihypertensive therapyAsymptomatic hypertensionVentricular hypertrophyMidwall functionMass regressionEarly hypertensive heart diseaseConventional echocardiographic parametersHypertensive heart diseaseLeft ventricular massPotential beneficial effectsEchocardiographic parametersFractional shorteningHypertensive personsIndependent predictorsVentricular massDrug therapyMyocardial performanceHeart diseaseCardiac performanceVentricular geometryChamber functionPatientsTherapy