5B.03: ARTERIAL-VENTRICULAR COUPLING AND PARAMETERS OF VASCULAR STIFFNESS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: ROLE OF GENDER

Objective:The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between left ventricular elastance (ELV), arterial elastance (EA), parameters of vascular stiffness and the influence of gender in a population of hypertensive individuals at high cardiovascular (CV) risk.Design and method:Seve