P1.11 Arterial Stiffness and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Treated and Untreated Hypertensives

The study was aimed to compare arterial stiffness and echocardiographically determined parameters in subjects from general population with treated and untreated hypertension. Methods We recruited 303 (mean age, 46.9 years). Peripheral and central pulse pressure (pPP; cPP), augmentation index (pAI; cAI) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) were evaluated by means of an oscillometric sphygmomanometer and pulse wave analysis (SphygmoCor). Relative wall thickness (RWT), left atrial (LA) diameter, ascending aorta (AO) diameter, and ratio of early and late diastolic peak of transmitral flow velocities (E/A) as well as ratio of transmitral early filling velocity to tissue doppler early diastolic mitral annular velocity (E/E′) were assessed by echocardiography. Results In the study group, there were 140 normotensives (NT), 61 untreated hypertensives (UTHT), and 102 treated hypertensives (THT). Parameters of interest significantly differed between these groups (p