Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in primary hypertension evaluation by Doppler echocardiography

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the most prevalent cause of death and disability 
worldwide; more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause. An estimated 17.7 million 
people died from CVDs in 2015, representing 31% of all global deaths. This transition is characterized 
by rapid urbanization and its accompanying adverse lifestyle changes (e.g., drug and alcohol addictions, 
unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and increasing psychosocial ailments) and by increasing longevity. 
India is experiencing an alarming increase in heart disease, which seems to be linked to changes in 
lifestyle and diet, rapid urbanization, and possibly an underlying genetic component.
 Objectives and Aims: To evaluate application of Doppler echocardiography in determining left 
ventricular diastolic dysfunction in primary hypertension. Proportions of hypertensive patients having 
left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.