Correlates of global area strain in native hypertensive patients: a three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography study

Abstract

RT3DE identifies early functional LV changes in native hypertensive patients. GAS is precociously reduced, and longitudinal and radial strain impaired, while circumferential strain is still preserved, supporting a normal LV chamber systolic function. Reduction of GAS is independently associated with both pressure overload and magnitude of the LV mass.