LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN PREHYPERTENSIVE POPULATION.

Dr Smriti Pathak Dutta; Dr Dibyajyoti Dutta; Dr Rwitusmita Bharali

Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2017

LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN PREHYPERTENSIVE POPULATION.

Dr Smriti Pathak Dutta, Dr Dibyajyoti Dutta, Dr Rwitusmita Bharali

Abstract :

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is considered as a marker of cardiovascular end–organ damage in hypertension. As such, LV hypertrophy is often thought to be a long–standing consequence of hypertension. However, some evidence suggests that increased LV mass precedes the onset of hypertension Prospective studies have demonstrated a relation of higher levels of LV mass, assessed by echocardiography, with subsequent increases in blood pressure level . Hence this study was undertaken in 200 individuals to study the correlation between left ventricular wall thickness and level of blood pressure. The study showed a positive correlation between left ventricular wall thickness and blood pressure level.