Electromechanical left atrial function in patients with varying degrees of hypertension

Autor: Đikić Dijana, Perić V., Simić D., Petrović I., Trajković G., Janković N.
Jazyk: English<br />Serbian
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Praxis Medica, Vol 43, Iss 4, Pp 33-37 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0350-8773
DOI: 10.5937/pramed1404033D
Popis: Atrial arrhythmias are an often and common problem in patients with arterial hypertension. Some recent studies have shown that the electrical pulse delay estimated by echocardiography is prolonged in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation compared to healthy persons. To assess the electromechanical function of the left atrium in patients with various degrees of hypertension compared to healthy persons. The study has included 103 patients with artery hypertension, who were divided into four groups according to the degree of arterial hypertension and 46 healthy persons as a control. The volumes of the left atrium were measured by echocardiography using the disk, active and passive emptying volumes of left atrium and the fractions were calculated. Electrical delay within the left atrium and between the two atria were measured using the tissue Doppler. The values of passive left atrial emptying fraction were highest in patients in the control group and in patients with prehypertension they have significantly declined with the increased degree of hypertension (12.8 vs 12.6 vs 11.2 vs .10.2 vs 9.9%, p
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