Conventional and Ambulatory Blood Pressure as Predictors of Diastolic Left Ventricular Function in a Flemish Population

BackgroundNo longitudinal study compared associations of echocardiographic indexes of diastolic left ventricular function studies with conventional (CBP) and daytime ambulatory (ABP) blood pressure in the general population. Methods and ResultsIn 780 Flemish (mean age, 50.2years; 51.7% women), we measured left atrial volume index (LAVI), peak velocities of the transmitral blood flow (E) and mitral annular movement (e) in early diastole and E/e 9.6years (median) after CBP and ABP. In adjusted models including CBP and ABP, we expressed associations per 10/5-mmHg systolic/diastolic blood pressure... Mehr ...