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Diastolic dysfunction precedes myocardial hypertrophy in the development of hypertension
Authors
Beat C. Aeschbacher
Yves Allemann
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Etienne Delacrétaz
Jürg Fuhrer
Damian Hutter
Peter Weidmann
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2 August 2017
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Abstract
Background: Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and impaired diastolic function may occur early in systemic hypertension, but longitudinal studies are missing. Methods: We performed an echocardiographic follow-up study in young initially normotensive male offspring of hypertensive (OHyp) (n = 25) and normotensive (ONorm) (n = 17) parents. Blood pressure (BP), LV mass, and mitral inflow were determined at baseline and after 5 years. Pulmonary vein flow pattern assessment and septal myocardial Doppler imaging were additionally performed at follow-up. Results: At follow-up, BP was not significantly different between the two groups (128 ± 11 / 84 ± 10 v 123 ± 11 / 81 ± 5 mm Hg, OHyp v ONorm) but five OHyp had developed mild hypertension. LV mass index remained unchanged and was not different between the two groups at follow-up (92 ± 17 v 92 ± 14 g/m2). Diastolic echocardiographic properties were similar at baseline, but, at follow-up, the following differences were found: mitral E deceleration time (209 ± 32 v 185 ± 36 msec, P < .05) and pulmonary vein reverse A wave duration (121 ± 15 v 107 ± 12 msec, P < .05) were prolonged in the OHyp as compared to the ONorm. Compared to the normotensive subjects, the five OHyp who developed hypertension had more pronounced alterations of LV diastolic function, that is, significantly higher mitral A (54 ± 7 v 44 ± 9 cm/sec, hypertensives v normotensives, P < .05), lower E/A ratio (1.31 ± 0.14 v 1.82 ± 0.48, P < .05), increased systolic-to-diastolic pulmonary vein flow ratio (1.11 ± 0.3 v 0.81 ± 0.16, P < .005), longer myocardial isovolumic relaxation time (57 ± 7 v 46 ± 12 msec, P < .05) as well as smaller myocardial E (10 ± 1 v 13 ± 2 cm/sec, P < .05) and E/A ratio (1.29 ± 0.25 v 1.78 ± 0.43, P < .05), despite similar LV mass (91 ± 16 v 93 ± 18 g/m2). Conclusion: Over a 5-year follow-up, initially lean, normotensive, young men with a moderate genetic risk for hypertension, developed Doppler echocardiographic alterations of LV diastolic function compared to matched offspring of normotensive parents. These alterations were more pronounced in the OHyp who developed mild hypertension and occurred without a distinct rise in LV mass. Am J Hypertens 2001;14:106-113 © 2001 American Journal of Hypertension, Lt
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