Why the study?
To report current knowledge on left ventricular systolic function assessed by global longitudinal strain in hypertensive patients with and without left ventricular hypertrophy.
Does global longitudinal strain by speckle tracking echocardiography improve the detection of early left ventricular systolic dysfunction in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive subjects?
Population
Hypertensive patients with and without left ventricular hypertrophy
Comparison
Hypertensive patients vs normotensive subjects
Design
Mini-review of 2 meta-analyses, 1 review, and 5 other studies
Authors
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GLS may detect subclinical systolic dysfunction in hypertensives; leaves open its clinical utility in stage A/B heart failure pending prospective trials.
Does global longitudinal strain by speckle tracking echocardiography improve the detection of early left ventricular systolic dysfunction in hypertensive patients compared to normotensive subjects?
Global longitudinal strain is a sensitive imaging biomarker for detecting early subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in hypertensive patients with normal ejection fraction.
Coccina et al. (2022) studied this question.
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