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Assessment of Left Ventricular Mass Index by Echocardiography in Prehypertensive Subjects

Sudhir Modala Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Varun Arjun Medical College & Rohilkhand Hospital, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh 242307, India. , Deepak Kumar Das1 , Sudhir Modala2 , Sharad Kumar Saxena3 , Deep Chandra Pant4

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International Physiology 6(2):p 97-101, May - August 2018. | DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ip.2347.1506.6218.10

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Introduction: High blood pressure is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The Joint National Committee on High Blood Pressure (JNC) identified a new category of blood pressure in adults termed pre-hypertension. Keeping BP below 120/80 mm Hg may provide important health benefits later in life.

Methods: Total 201 subjects were selected from general population with the age between 18-70 years. Blood pressure was measured with mercury sphygmomanometer and prehypertension was classified according to JNC 7. 101 subjects were found to be prehypertensives and 100 were normotensives. Two-dimensionally guided M-mode echocardiography was performed by standard methods.

Results: BMI and BSA were elevated in prehypertensives. HR, SBP, DBP, PP & MAP were significantly elevated (p<0.001) in prehypertensives compared to normotensives. A statistically significant difference was noted in LVIDd, LVIDs, PWT, LVM and LVMI between two groups in male populations whereas in female populations only LVM and LVMI were statistically significant.

Conclusion: Such findings carry prognostic implication. Early diagnosis of prehypertension will help to take necessary preventive measures to reduce cardiac morbidity and mortality in later period.

Keywords: Cardiovascular Risk; Prehypertension; Echocardiography; LVM; LVMI.

 

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