Extent of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Is Related to Interatrial Conduction Delay in Hypertensive Patients

作者：Bakal Ruken Bengi^*; Hatipoglu Suzan; Kahveci Gokhan; Omaygenc Mehmet Onur; Dogan Cem; Izgi Cemil; Ozveren Olcay; Ozdemir Nihal

来源：Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2013, 35(6): 454-458.

DOI：10.3109/10641963.2012.746356

• hypertension
• interatrial conduction delay
• left ventricular hypertrophy
• left ventricular mass
• atrial fibrillation

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between left ventricular mass (LVM) and interatrial conduction delay (CD) measured by tissue Doppler echocardiography. In enrolled 66 hypertensive patients, positive correlation between interatrial CD and LVM index (r = 0.32) was detected. Meanwhile, intra-atrial CD was correlated to early diastolic tissue Doppler mitral annular velocity measured from septum (r = 0.34), tricuspid annular velocity (r = 0.29), and left atrial volume index (r = 0.26). By using stepwise linear regression analysis, LVM index was determined as an independent predictor of interatrial CD.