Conclusion These results indicate that the extent of BNP level increase is closely correlative with the LVH, so the serum BNP level may be a diagnosis marker for the hypertensive patients with LVH.

• 结论EH患者血浆BNP水平明显升高，且与LVH密切相关；BNP浓度的测定可望成为EH患者LVH的一项诊断指标。