Table 2 Left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) dimensions and derived parameters determined by CMR imaging before and after 18 weeks’ antihypertensive treatment
From: Morphological and functional cardiac consequences of rapid hypertension treatment: a cohort study
Variable | Before treatment | After treatment | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
LV end-diastolic volume (ml) | 130.7 ± 28.0 | 125.4 ± 25.7 |  < 0.001 |
LV end diastolic volume index (ml/m2) | 64.4 ± 12.0 | 61.8 ± 10.8 |  < 0.001 |
LV end-systolic volume (ml) | 45.8 ± 16.6 | 46.7 ± 15.9 | 0.04 |
LV end-systolic volume index (ml/m2) | 22.6 ± 8.0 | 23.1 ± 7.7 | 0.04 |
LV stroke volume (ml) | 84.9 ± 16.5 | 78.6 ± 14.4 |  < 0.001 |
LV ejection fraction (%) | 65.6 ± 6.8 | 63.4 ± 7.1 | 0.03 |
LV sphericity index | 0.6 ± 0.05 | 0.6 ± 0.06 | 0.2 |
LA volume (ml) | 73.3 ± 19.9 | 68.9 ± 18.5 | 0.2a |