Table 2 Classes of medical treatment in the hypertensive patients

From: Impact of antihypertensive treatment on left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony in treatment-naïve hypertensive patients

 

HT with LV systolic dyssynchrony (Group 1, n=29)

HT without LV systolic dyssynchrony (Group 2, n=31)

P-values

Anti-hypertensive treatment

 ARB, n (%)

29 (100.0)

31 (100.0)

—

Thiazide, n (%)

22 (75.9)

20 (64.5)

0.338

β-blockers, n (%)

12 (41.4)

9 (29.0)

0.316

 Calcium antagonists, n (%)

1 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

0.297

 Number of used drugs

2.2±0.9

1.9±0.8

0.214

 Patients with achieving target BP goal, n (%)

25 (86.2)

26 (83.9)

0.800

  1. Abbreviations: ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; HT, hypertension; LV, left ventricular; n, number; target blood pressure (BP) goal, <140/90 mm Hg.
  2. Values are arithmetic mean±s.d.
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