Evaluation of the effect of dipping pattern in hypertensive patients on the left ventricular systolic functions by two-dimensional strain analysis.

Background: Nondipping blood pressure pattern carry a high risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications due to a higher cumulative pressure overload. We aimed to define the role of strain analysis for detecting subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in recently diagnosed nondipper and dipper hypertensive patients with normal left ventricular systolic function.

Methods: Study population consisted of two groups of patients, Group 1: 45 dipper patients and Group 2: 43 nondipper patients.