Research Article

Correlations between Left Ventricular and Left Atrial Function Assessed by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Patients with Treated Well-Controlled Arterial Hypertension

Table 1

Demographic, clinical, and treatment data for the study population.

VariableStudy population, nā€‰=ā€‰101

Demographic data
Age (years), mean (SD)45.2 (10.2)
Male, n (%)64 (63.4)

Clinical data, mean (SD)
Heart rhythm (bpm), mean (SD)66.9 (8.5)
24 h average systolic blood pressure, mean (SD)119.9 (9.8)
24 h average diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD)76.9 (7.5)

Antihypertensive treatment
Acei, n (%)69 (68.3)
Arb, n (%)12 (11.9)
Diuretics, n (%)31 (30.7)
Beta-blocker, n (%)23 (22.8)
Calcium channel blocker, n (%)13 (12.9)

Therapy
Monotherapy, n (%)48 (47.5)
Dual therapy, n (%)39 (38.6)
Triple therapy, n (%)8 (7.9)
Only nonpharmacological recomendations, n (%)6 (5.9)

ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker