Population
100 consecutive subjects newly diagnosed with untreated hypertension and 50 apparently normal individuals.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May signal early atrial remodeling in hypertension; cross-sectional data leave open prognostic value and management implications.
Early changes in untreated hypertension include increased left ventricular mass, left atrial length, and accentuated atrial systolic function.
Adebayo et al. (2008) studied this question.
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