Ambulatory blood pressure profile and left ventricular geometry in Nigerian hypertensives

Authors

  • O. E. Ajayi, E. A. Ajayi, O. A. Akintomide, R. A. Adebayo, S. A. Ogunyemi, A. T. Oyedeji , M. O. Balogun Author

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Abstract

: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent cardiac risk factor in hypertensives and 
the structural classification of left ventricular (LV) geometry provides additional prognostic information. 
Ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring has been shown to be superior to office blood pressure (BP) in 
relation to hypertension LVH. We investigated ambulatory BP variables in relation to LV geometric patterns 
in Nigerian hypertensives. Materials and Methods: A total of 130 patients (males = 96, females = 34) with 
hypertension had their 24-hours ambulatory BP and trans-thoracic 2D/M- mode echocardiography. Data were 
analyzed with SPSS 13.0. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the 
patients was 54.08±11.88 years

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Published

2011-07-12

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2011): Volume 2 issue 3 (2011)

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