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Effect of therapy on left ventricular function in hypertension

I Khatri, J Gottdiener, A Notargiacomo

    Clinical Science (London, England : 1979)
    |December 1, 1980
    PubMed
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    Aggressive blood pressure reduction in hypertensive patients temporarily improved cardiac function indices like ejection fraction. Long-term treatment also reduced left ventricular mass, indicating partial reversibility of hypertension-induced cardiac changes.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cardiology
    • Hypertension Research
    • Cardiac Physiology

    Background:

    • Untreated hypertension leads to detrimental cardiac structural and functional changes.
    • Left ventricular hypertrophy is a common consequence of sustained high blood pressure.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of aggressive antihypertensive therapy on cardiac function and structure in hypertensive patients.
    • To assess the reversibility of hypertension-induced cardiac remodeling.

    Main Methods:

    • Twelve untreated hypertensive patients underwent echocardiography before and at 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after aggressive antihypertensive treatment.
    • Blood pressure was monitored throughout the 6-month treatment period.

    Main Results:

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    • Blood pressure significantly decreased from 171.8/119.7 mmHg to an average of 142/98 mmHg over 6 months.
    • Ejection fraction and mean velocity of circumferential fibre shortening temporarily increased within 2 weeks and at 3 months, returning to baseline by 6 months.
    • Significant reductions in left ventricular end-systolic and end-diastolic dimensions were observed, along with a decrease in left ventricular mass index.

    Conclusions:

    • Early stages of blood pressure reduction with antihypertensive agents cause a transient improvement in ejection phase indices, likely due to afterload reduction.
    • Long-term blood pressure control can partially reverse left ventricular mass increase associated with hypertension.