[An echocardiographic study of the anatomo-functional alterations of the left ventricle in patients with different degrees of systemic hypertension (author's transl)].

An evaluation of the functional state of the left ventricle through an estimate of the mean Vcf (Vcf) and the ejection fraction (EF) was made i- 30 patients, subdivided into groups according to average blood pressure rate, degree of severity of the retinographic alterations and ECG pattern. In addition, the thickness of the interventricular septum (S), the posterior wall (PP) and the S/PP were measured. Lastly, the mass of the left ventricle was determined through the following formula: mass = (h1+h2+Dd)3 -- Dd3X1,050.