Lack of Correlation Between QTc Dispersion and Morning Blood Pressure Surge in Recently Diagnosed Essential Hypertensive Patients

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Background Cardiovascular events are known to occur more frequently in patients with a high morning surge in blood pressure (BP), but the correlation between a morning BP surge and corrected QT dispersion (QTc) has not been confirmed to date. Methods and Results The correlation between the morning BP surge and QTc was studied in 82 patients recently diagnosed with high BP (47 males, 35 females). Twenty-four-hours BP monitoring was conducted to classify patients into dipper (n=45) or nondipper (n=37) groups according to the degree of nocturnal BP reduction. QTc was found to be significantly longer in the nondippers compared with the dippers (36.1±17.2 vs 47.6±20.7, p<0.001). In addition, there was a significant increase in the end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness (IVSd), left ventricular posterior wall thickness in diastole (PWT) and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) in the nondippers vs the dippers (respectively, 0.93±0.09 vs 1.03±0.05, p<0.001, 0.94±0.09 vs 1.01± 0.04, p<0.01, 109.7±12.8 vs 129.1±20.9, p<0.001). QTc had a significant positive correlation with nighttime BP, IVSd, PWT, and LVMI, but negatively correlated with the nocturnal BP reduction rate. These results were maintained even after adjusting for age and gender. However, a significant correlation between the morning BP surge and QTc was not confirmed. Conclusion In the present nondipper hypertensive patients, QTc, nighttime BP, LVMI, and wall thickness were significantly greater than in the dipper patients. However, there was no significant correlation between the morning BP surge and QTc.
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2007-07-20

Lack of Correlation Between QTc Dispersion and Morning Blood Pressure Surge in Recently Diagnosed Essential Hypertensive Patients

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