Differences in left ventricular functional adaptation to arterial stiffness and neurohormonal activation in patients with hypertension: a study with two-dimensional layer-specific speckle tracking echocardiography

• Main Authors: Darae Kim (Author), Chi Young Shim (Author), Geu-Ru Hong (Author), Sungha Park (Author), InJeong Cho (Author), Hyuk-Jae Chang (Author), Jong-Won Ha (Author), Namsik Chung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Arterial stiffness increases pressure load to the left ventricle (LV), leading to LV hypertrophy and subendocardial ischemia. Neurohormones stimulate myocardial fibrosis and LV dysfunction. We aimed to explore the associations of arterial stiffness and plasma aldosterone with mul...