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  • Title: [Effect of sotalol on left ventricular mass and function in the hypertensive patient].
    Author: Gosse P, Durandet P, Roudaut R, Leherissier A, Vrancea F, Dallocchio M.
    Journal: Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss; 1991 Dec; 84(12):1823-6. PubMed ID: 1838917.
    Abstract:
    The effects of 6 months treatment with Sotalol on the blood pressure, left ventricular mass and function, were studied in patients with essential hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy. Thirty-three patients (18 men and 15 women aged 53 +/- 11 years) were included initially and 26 were reviewed after 6 months of treatment. The left ventricular mass and function were evaluated by Doppler echocardiography and all recordings were interpreted "blind" at the end of the study by two operators. Treatment led to a significant reduction of the blood pressure (152 +/- 12/94 +/- 11 versus 166 +/- 18/100 +/- 9 mmHg) and of the heart rate (60 +/- 10 versus 76 +/- 12 beats per minute). The left ventricular mass index decreased by 8% (p less than 0.001) due to reduction in wall thickness. Resting left ventricular systolic function was unchanged. Left ventricular filling patterns improved with an increase in the E/A ratio which was reduced at the beginning of the trial.
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