ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC CORRELATION BETWEEN LEFT ATRIAL INDICES AND LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION (DIASTOLIC, SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION AND NORMO FUNCTION) IN HYPERTENSIVES

Purpose: Hypertension is known to cause changes in the LV that impact negatively on LA both structurally and functionally posing clinically significant risk patients. size assessment until recently was limited determination of linear diameter much has not been elucidated with respect left atrial volume (indices) cardiac indices as surrogates for function. It therefore important see how (size, volume) relate diastolic function among hypertensive subjects. To compare atria ventricular function/dysfunction hypertensive
 Methodology: an echocardiographic based descriptive cross-sectional study. A total 200 patients were recruited from cardiology clinics using systematic sampling method.
 Results: Majority cases had isolated dysfunction n=149 (74.5%), thirty-six (18%) normal systolic functions while 7.5% combined (n=15). Left maximum correlated significantly E/E Prime (P= 0.003) E/A Ratio 0.003). While pre-A wave (P=0.025), did correlate IVRT, E/E’, ratio. Among patient’s E/E’ positively all phasic volumes compared mass independently predicted volumes
 Unique Contribution Theory, Policy Practice: The study will create opportunity clinician policy makers adopt measures prevent progression into overt heart disease or failure