by large spontaneous variations from time to time in a
hypertensive patient during the day and between days, months
and seasons so called blood pressure variability (BPV).2 It is an
independent predictor of progression of subclinical organ
damage (i.e., increased left ventricular mass index or carotid
intima-media thickness)3 and cardiovascular (CV) mortality.4
Accordingly, the purpose of the present work was to evaluate
the impact of different ambulatory BP variability indices
on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in controlled hypertensive
patients (Pts).
BP levels