Abstract: Background: Cardiac wall motion abnormalities (WMA) are basically kinetic alterations in the cardiac wall motion during the cardiac cycle with the effect on cardiac function. Wall motion abnormalities can be categorized according to their degree and their distribution pattern whether they are global or segmental and whether they can be attributed to a coronary territory or follow a non-coronary distribution.
Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to assess the patterns of wall motion abnormalities among hypertensive patients.
Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in the department of Cardiology, TMC & RCH, Bogura, Bangladesh from January 2020 to January.......
Keywords: Wall motion abnormalities, Hypertension, Global, Segmental, Echocardiography
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