Early Left Ventricular Mechanics Abnormalities in Prehypertension: A Two-Dimensional Strain Echocardiography Study

Abstract

Early abnormalities of LV longitudinal systolic deformation were found both in pre-HT and HT, together with a mild LV diastolic dysfunction. In both groups this early cardiac systolic and diastolic dysfunction is associated to insulin resistance, systolic pressure load, and cardiac remodeling.