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ObjectiveHypertension (HT) induces left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, and an increase in arterial stiffness. In this study, we investigated the association between LA-LV–arterial coupling and nighttime systolic blood pressure (BP) as well as BP circadian rhythm in essential hypertension.MethodsWe enrolled 290 HT patients. All subjects were evaluated by 2- dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2DSTE), ambulatory 24 h BP monitoring (ABPM), and brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (PWV). According to BP patterns, these patients were divided into two groups, which included dippers (n = 111), patients with a >10% reduction in BP at nighttime; non-dippers (n = 179), patients with a |
