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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of hypertensive LVH subjects and controls

From: Quantifying myocardial fibrosis in hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy using T1 mapping

 

Hypertensive LVH (n=11)

Age matched controls (n=7)

P value

Sex

7 females; 4 males

6 females; 1 male

 

Age (yrs)

53±16

50±10

0.63

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

151±15

120±20

0.002

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

82±13

62±9

0.002

LV Mass (g)

165±46

91±21

0.001

Ejection fraction (%)

64±7

61±5

0.33

Heart Rate (beats/min)

75±15

68±9

0.28

Hematocrit (%)

37.8±4.0

38.0±2.9

0.94

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.96±0.28

0.73±0.08

0.06

eGFR

79±16

72±15

0.50