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Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Function and Mass in Primary Hypertensive Patients by Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Ali Shima Ibrahim,
Li Yuman,
Adam Mohamed,
Xie Mingxing
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.14687
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , speckle tracking echocardiography , doppler echocardiography , doppler imaging , ventricular function , blood pressure , diastole , ejection fraction , heart failure
Hypertension is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The accurate evaluation of cardiovascular risk is of paramount importance in the management of hypertensive patients. Conventional echocardiographic methods have provided the assessment of left ventricular systolic function and mass for many years. Tissue Doppler imaging, 3‐dimensional echocardiography, and speckle tracking echocardiography are newer echocardiographic modalities for the left ventricular systolic function and mass quantification. The major emphasis of this review is to evaluate the left ventricular systolic function and mass by conventional and newly developed echocardiographic in hypertensive patients.