Objective: To determined the influence of long time effective blood pressure control on left ventricular mass (LVM) and relativewallthickness (RWT) of hypertensive patients.
目的:探讨长期有效控制血压对高血压患者左心室质量(LVM)及相对室壁厚度(RWT)的影响。
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Methods The left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and relativewallthickness (RWT) were determined by echocardiography in 172 essential hypertensive patients and 123 normal control subjects.