Acoltzin-Vidal C, Gutiérrez-García R

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Objective: The objective was to identify the characteristics of arterial hypertension that were associated with cardiac damage such as ventricular hypertrophy or cardiomegaly. Methods: A thousand people presenting with arterial tension of 160/95 mmHg or greater were studied. An association among sex, age and arterial tension measurements was searched for with left ventricular hypertrophy detected by electrocardiogram and with cardiomegaly detected by teleradiography of the thorax. Results: There was 565 women and 435 men. Medians of: age 60 to 64 (ranging from 30 to 94). Systolic arterial tension: 180 mmHg (ranging from 160 to 210). Diastolic arterial tension: 95 mmHg (ranging from 95 to 110). Modes of: Age 69 to 64. Systolic arterial tension 175 mmHg. Diastolic arterial tension 95 mmHg. Only 169 patients did not present with cardiac damage; 120 presented with cardiomegaly. OR between arterial tension above 180/95 mmHg and left ventricular hypertrophy: 3.42, CI 95%: 2.07 to 5.70 and P ‹ 0.01; between arterial tension above 180/95 mmHg and cardiomegaly: 3.47, CI 95% 1.58 to 3.77, P ‹ 0.01 and between age above 60 years and cardiomegaly: 37.11, CI 95% 13.07 to 119.1, P ‹ 0.01. There was no association between cardiac damage and sex. Conclusion: There is an association between cardiomegaly and age above 60 years or arterial tension above 180/95 mmHg. There is also an association between ventricular hypertrophy and arterial tension above 180/96 mmHg .

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