Left ventricular structural and functional changes in young men at increased risk of developing essential hypertension. Assessment by echocardiography.

Abstract

In order to evaluate if left ventricular structural changes are present in young subjects with increased risk of developing essential hypertension, we have investigated young normotensive and borderline hypertensives with and without hypertensive parents. Our results showed, that left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) was found in these risk subjects and that LVH was associated to borderline hypertension.