Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the left ventricular systolic function in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy. Materials and methods: We studied 112 cases with aged 40 - 69 years and were divided into two groups: the first group included 74 hypertensive patients, in there 38 hypertensive patients without left ventricular hypertrophy and 36 hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy; the second group included 38 cases without hypertension and cardiovascular disease (normal control subjects).