Left ventricular myocardial performance index in prehypertensive patients with normal coronary arteries
BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, vol.22, no.3, pp.149-153, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 22 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1097/mbp.0000000000000248
- Journal Name: BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.149-153
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objectives Prehypertension, which may be the precursor of hypertension, is an important public health problem in the community. Myocardial performance index (MPI) is a noninvasive Doppler measurement of global ventricular function. Thus, our aim was to evaluate left ventricule (LV) functions with the MPI in prehypertensive patients with normal coronary artery angiography.