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- Title
Correlation of Prehypertension with Left Ventricular Mass Assessed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
- Authors
Mousa, Tarek M.; Akinseye, Oluwaseun A.; Berekashvili, Ketevan; Akinboboye, Olakunle O.
- Abstract
Introduction. The purpose of this observational cross-sectional study was to assess left ventricular mass (LVM) in prehypertensive individuals in comparison to normotensives and to determine if central blood pressure (BP) correlates better with LVM index (LVMI) than brachial BP. Methods and Result. Brachial and central BP measurements were completed at first visit and at 4 weeks in 65 healthy volunteers who were at least 40 years old and not on medication. Subjects were divided into two groups of normotensives and prehypertensives based on JNC-7 criteria and LVM was obtained using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Prehypertensives had significantly higher LVMI compared to normotensives (P<0.01). Brachial and central BP also both positively correlate with LVMI (r=0.460, P<0.01; r=0.318, P=0.012, resp.) in both groups and neither method was superior to the other. After multivariate regression analysis and adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors, prehypertension remained an independent determinant of LVM. Conclusion. Prehypertension is associated with cardiovascular target organ damage, and central BP was not superior to brachial BP or vice versa for association with LVMI.
- Subjects
PREHYPERTENSION; BLOOD pressure; BLOOD pressure measurement; ETHNIC groups; LEFT heart ventricle; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; RACE; VOLUNTEERS; DATA analysis; BODY mass index; CROSS-sectional method; BODY surface area; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
International Journal of Hypertension, 2015, Vol 2015, p1
- ISSN
2090-0384
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2015/742658