Left ventricular geometry and ambulatory blood pressure characteristics in hypertensive Nigerians

O. E. Ajayi, R. A. Adebayo

» doi: https://jcdponline.org/.2019.v10.i02.pp01-10

Abstract

Hypertensives are at increased risk for heart problems due to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), and more prognostic information may be gleaned from structural categorization of LV shape. When it comes to hypertension LVH, ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring is better than office blood pressure (BP). We looked at hypertensives from Nigeria and how ambulatory blood pressure factors correlated with left ventricular geometric patterns. Procedures and Materials: A total of 130 hypertensive individuals underwent transthoracic 2D/M-mode echocardiography and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (96 men and 34 females). The data was examined using SPSS 13.0. Statistical significance was determined when P < 0.05. The average age of the individuals receiving treatment was 54.08±11.88 years. Approximately 48.4% of patients had incorrect LV geometry. In comparison to individuals without LVH, those with LVH had substantially higher mean ambulatory systolic blood pr