Journal of Hypertension and Cardiology
Open Access
Cardiac Mechanics in Patients with Systemic Hypertension with Normal EF: A Speckle - Strain Imaging Study
Nov 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-13-272
Raghvendra ChoudharyCorresponding author
Background: Conventional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) are usually unable to reveal very early subtle abnormalities in left ventricular (LV) systolic function caused by hypertension, prior to manifestation of hypertrophy (LVH). This study was undertaken to ass…