Title

Association between hypertensive retinopathy and left ventricular hypertrophy

Authors

Mani Shankar Pandey¹ & Jyoti Mani Shankar Pandey^2,*

Affiliation

¹Department of Cardiology, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India; ²Department of Ophthalmology, Nalanda Medical college and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Mani Shankar Pandey - E-mail: manidmch06@gmail.com
Jyoti Mani Shankar Pandey - E -mail: drjyoti0304@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received March 1, 2026; Revised March 31, 2026; Accepted March 31, 2026, Published March 31, 2026

Abstract

The unclear relationship between hypertensive retinopathy (HR) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in hypertensive patients necessitates further investigation. Therefore, it is of interest to examine the association between hypertensive retinopathy (HR) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with hypertension. The study included patients diagnosed with hypertension, assessing the presence of HR using fundoscopic examination and LVH through echocardiography. Results revealed a significant correlation between the severity of hypertensive retinopathy and the presence of LVH, suggesting that HR may serve as an early marker for LVH in hypertensive patients. Thus, we show the potential of HR as a non-invasive indicator for cardiovascular risk in hypertension management.

Keywords

Fundoscopic examination, hypertensive retinopathy (HR), left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), non-invasive markers, hypertension

Citation

Pandey & Pandey, Bioinformation 22(3): 1457-1461 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.