Table 3.
Left Ventricular geometrical patterns according to duration of hypertension
|
LV geometrical patterns |
All (n=227) |
Duration of hypertension |
p value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early (n=44) | Intermediate (n=101) | Long term (n=82) | |||
| NG [n(%)] |
68 (30.0) |
28 (63.6) |
32 (31.7) |
8 (9.8) |
<0.001 |
| CR [n(%)] |
45 (19.8) |
10 (22.7) |
27 (26.7) |
8 (9.8) |
|
| CH [n(%)] |
64 (28.2) |
4 (9.1) |
30 (29.7) |
30 (36.6) |
|
| EH [n(%)] | 50 (22.0) | 2 (4.5) | 12 (11.9) | 36 (43.9) | |
NG=normal geometry, CR=concentric remodelling, CH=concentric hypertrophy, EC=Eccentric hypertrophy.