Assessment of left ventricular geometrical patterns and function among hypertensive patients at a tertiary hospital, Northern Tanzania

Table 5 Clinical functional correlates of different LV geometrical patterns

Clinical features	Total [(n%)]	LV geometrical pattern				p value
		NG	CR	CH	EH
		[n (%)]	[n (%)]	[n (%)]	[n (%)]
Dyspnoea at rest	5 (2.2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (100.0)	<0.001
Chest tightness	13 (5.7)	2 (15.4)	0 (0)	1 (7.7)	10 (76.9)	<0.001
Exertional dyspnoea	31 (13.7)	0 (0)	1 (3.2)	6 (19.4)	24 (77.4)	<0.001
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea	13 (5.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	3 (23.1)	10 (76.9)	<0.001
Lower limb oedema	22 (9.7)	0 (0)	0 (0)	6 (27.3)	16 (72.7)	<0.001
Palpitation	15 (6.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (6.7)	14 (93.3)	<0.001
General body fatigue	32 (14.1)	4 (12.5)	0 (0)	8 (25)	20 (62.5)	<0.001

NG=normal geometry, CR=concentric remodelling, CH=concentric hypertrophy, EH=eccentric hypertrophy.

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