Cardiac Performance in Elderly Hypertensives with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.

Resveratrol Suppresses Cardiac Renin Angiotensin System in the Late Phase of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Background and objectives: Resveratrol(3,5,4′-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a natural polyphenole phytoalexin which exerts potential cardioprotective effects, but the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for these effects are still unknown. Cardiac renin angiotensin system (RAS) over-activation plays an important role in pathogenesis of left ventricula...

echocardiographic assessment of inappropriate left ventricular mass and left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with diastolic dysfunction

background: early diagnosis of left ventricular mass (lvm) inappropriateness and left ventricular hypertrophy   (lvh) can result in preventing diastolic left ventricular dysfunction and its related morbidity and mortality. this study was performed to determine if diastolic dysfunction   is associated with lvh and inappropriate lvm. methods: one hundred   and twenty five uncomplicated hypertensi...

Association of QT Dispersion with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Essential Hypertensives

Silent myocardial ischaemia in treated hypertensives with and without left ventricular hypertrophy.

BACKGROUND Silent ischaemia has been reported to be associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction and sudden death in a wide range of patient groups. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of silent ischaemia in hypertensive patients with and without left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). METHODS Twenty hypertensive patients participating in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardi...

Cardiovascular responses to treadmill exercise in Nigerian hypertensives with left ventricular hypertrophy.

BACKGROUND Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent risk factor for adverse cardiac outcomes in hypertensive patients. OBJECTIVE This study is designed to assess the cardiovascular responses to treadmill exercise among Nigerian hypertensives with echocardiographically proven LVH. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty hypertensive patients with LVH (27 males and 23 females) between 30 and ...