Abstract:
This research is conducted so as to know the importance of
ultrasonography (Echocardiography) in the control, follow-up & the
diagnosis of the different types of cardiac complications of hypertension
(the impact of HTN on the heart muscles, valves and blood supply). The
data was collected from Ribat teaching hospital, using an
echocardiographic machine. This includes the left atrium, the left
ventricular diameter in both systolic and diastolic phases as well as the
valvular diameters, ejection fraction and SPSA. This study is about the
effect of HTN on the heart anatomy and function. The first chapter is an
introductory phrase about the key words of the title as well as the general
and specific objectives of the study to enumerate the steps and the
variables of the study; this is after showing us the story of the problem
and the justification to conduct it and why about the heart effects in HTN.
An overview of the study is added in this chapter. The second chapter
gives us the previous scientific literature and researches, also includes
anatomy, physiology, pathology, normal sonographic appearance of the
heart and the normal cardiac measurements using M-mode. In the third
chapter the technical methods and tools as well as the materials and
procedures important to collect the data are mentioned, also the technique
and the statistical methods used, SPSS version 16 by which the data has
been tabulated represented and analyzed using Chi2 test. The fourth
chapter is about the results and data analysis. The last chapter describes
the discussion, recommendations and conclusion. In the discussion we
found that there is a relationship between a high blood pressure or HTN
and the changes in the anatomy and function of the heart ranging from
week to strong one which reflected by a significant chi square test (tables
11 & 12).Our strong recommendation to all health workers that, the use
of echocardiography in their diagnosis and follow up of hypertensive
heart diseases is mandatory. Also there is strong relationship between age
& LVH, seen in the crosstab tables.
This chapter also includes the bibliographic references as well as the
appendixes (1-2-3
