Conclusions
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In elderly hypertensive patients, lower SBP was associated with decreased GWI and GCW and intensive BP treatment did not improve global MW efficiency.We investigated MW parameters and intensive antihypertensive treatment. We found that intensive antihypertensive treatment significantly reduced GWI and GCW from phase 1 to phase 2. Both treatment groups’ GWW increased and GWE decreased from phase 1 to phase 2. Intensive antihypertensive treatment did not reverse myocardial work in elderly hypertensives.

Xiaoxuan Feng, Mengqi Yan, and Linghui Tang contributed equally to this work.Registration: URL: 