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Blood pressure normalization is associated with normal left ventricular mass but not carotid geometry: the ICARe Dicomano Study.
J Hypertens
May 2006
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery - Unit of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Firenze and the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy.
Objective: While many studies have examined the relation between antihypertensive treatment and ventricular hypertrophy, relatively few data are available regarding changes in arterial structure due to blood pressure reduction. Therefore, we compared normotensive to untreated hypertensive subjects to uncontrolled (treated with elevated blood pressure values) or controlled (treated with normal blood pressure values) hypertensive older subjects.
Patients: Community-dwellers (age >or= 65 years) of a small town in Italy (Dicomano) underwent extensive clinical examination, echocardiography, carotid ultrasonography, and applanation tonometry.