Left atrial strain - an early marker of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with hypertension and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Table 1 Demographic, physical examination and blood pressure data of the study population

Variable	Study population (± SD)
Age	63.08 (±11.54)
Male	41%
Height	1.71 (±0.09) m
Weight	86.56 (±15.02) kg
Body mass index (BMI)	29.52 (±4.35) kg/m²
Body surface area (BSA)	1.98 (±0.2) m²
24 h average systolic blood pressure	128.94 (±10.75) mm Hg
24 h average diastolic blood pressure	74.42 (±8.26) mm Hg
Smokers	7.9%
Number of different antihypertensive agents taken daily	1.57 (±1.15)

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