LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION PATIENTS AND ITS CONNETION WITH PARAMETERS OF DAILY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
The aim of the study was to investigate the association of daily blood pressure (BP) monitoring with cardiac remodeling in essential hypertension (EH) patients. Methods: 86 EH patients were included in the study (average age 45,9±9,2 years). All subjects underwent daily BP monitoring and two-dimensional ECHOCG examination using ultrasound system. Results: Multivariate analyses showed systolic BP (SBP) (0=0,62, p<0,000) and variability of SBP (0=0,21, p<0,0001) as the most significant independent predictors of wall thickness in EH patients. Conclusion: in EH patients increased variability of SBP may be the independent predictor of the left ventricular hypertrophy besides the level of SBB.