title: [Echocardiographic parameters and systolic times in arterial hypertension in the elderly].
abstract: In 40 subjects, 15 mean age 70.7 +/- 5.6 with systolic-diastolic hypertension, 15 mean age 75.5 +/- 6.8 years with systolic hypertension and 10 mean age 73.6 +/- 5.1 normotensive control group we have analyzed with M-mode 2D echocardiography and echophonocardiography the following parameters: diastolic--EDD--and systolic diameter--SD--of left ventricle, diastolic thickness of septum--SSD--and posterior wall--SPPD--of left ventricle, left ventricular ejection fraction--EF--(Theicholtr. formula), radius posterior wall thickness--R/SPPD--, left ventricular mass--LVM--(Devereux' formula), and systolic time intervals (Q-A2, LVET, PEP and PEP/LVET). The differences between groups are: systolic-diastolic hypertensive patients have increased EDD, SPPD and LVM, reduction of EF and increased PEP/LVET ratio in comparison with B and C groups; systolic hypertension doesn't increase EDD; SSD and PEP/LVET increase, while the EF remains within normal limits. In the healthy aged subjects SSD, SPPD and LVM are normal.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pentimone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giusti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Bello
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Del Corso
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Parametri ecocardiografici e tempi sistolici nell'ipertensione arteriosa dell'anziano.