Table III.

Echocardiographic parameters in the study groups (I: group with essential hypertension with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, II: group with essential hypertension without left ventricular diastolic dysfunction)

Parameter	Group I (n = 57)	Group II (n = 49)	Value of p
LVEDD [mm]	47.62 ±6.67	46.57 ±4.81	NS
LVESD [mm]	36.06 ±6.90	35.70 ±6.41	NS
IVSEDD [mm]	12.00 ±0.98	11.85 ±1.01	NS
PWEDD [mm]	10.20 ±1.05	10.09 ±1.07	NS
LA [mm]	38.71 ±6.08	37.96 ±5.95	NS
LVM [g]	209.98 ±48.73	188.37 ±31.33	< 0.05
LVMI [g/m2]	115.87 ±33.83	104.89 ±19.40	< 0.05
LVEF [%]	65.76 ±8.39	66.12 ±8.83	NS
E/A	1.19 ±0.30	1.31 ±0.27	< 0.05
DT [ms]	166.71 ±32.05	159.27 ±28.59	NS
IVRT [ms]	99.60 ±22.90	85.88 ±18.83	< 0.01
E’ [cm/s]	10.62 ±1.41	11.37 ±1.37	< 0.01
E/E’	9.14 ±2.03	7.97 ±2.11	< 0.01

DT – Deceleration time of E velocity, E/A – maximal early diastolic mitral flow velocity/maximal late diastolic mitral flow velocity, E’ – early diastolic mitral annular velocity, E/E’ – maximal early diastolic mitral flow velocity/early diastolic mitral annular velocity, IVRT – isovolumetric relaxation time, IVSEDD – interventricular septum end-diastolic diameter, LA – left atrium diameter, LVEDD – left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVEF – left ventricular ejection fraction, LVESD – left ventricular end-systolic diameter, LVM – left ventricular mass, LVMI – left ventricular mass index, PWEDD – posterior wall end-diastolic diameter.