Sex-Specific Associations of Anxiety With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Transmural Dispersion of Repolarization in Hypertensive Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The previous studies have shown that individuals with hypertension and anxiety have a higher mean left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and QTc dispersion. We explored the associations between anxiety and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and between anxiety and transmural dispersion of repolarization (TDR) (as detected by T peak-T end interval/QT interval, Tp-Te/QT ratio) in patients with hypertension.

Methods

A total of 353 patients with uncomplicated hypertension from the Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital were enrolled between 2017 and 2021. Anxiety was defined as a Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) score ≥ 14. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between HAM-A and LVH. The association between HAM-A score and Tp-Te/QT was estimated usi

SUBMITTER: Zhu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9218101 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature