Fig. 3

Examples of the longitudinal strain bull’s eye plot in patients with arterial hypertension. a Hypertensive patient with septal bulge and normal LV mass, 61-year-old female; LVPWd is 9 mm, basal septal wall thickness is 13 mm, and LVEF is 65 %. b Hypertensive patient with concentric LVH but normal EF, 49-year-old female; LVPWd and IVSd are 15 mm, LVEF is 75 %. c Hypertensive patient with concentric LVH and reduced EF, 58-year-old female, LVPWd and IVSd are 15 mm, LVEF is 48 %