Figure legends

Figure 1: Flow chart showing inclusion and exclusion of study participants. BP: blood pressure; EF: ejection fraction

Figure 2: Strain of the different segmental groups in different myocardial layers comparing normal and hypertensive groups: A: systolic blood pressure (BP) <140 and diastolic BP <90 mmHg, but on antihypertensive medication; B: systolic blood pressure 140–159 mmHg; C: systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg.

Figure 3: Systolic and diastolic segmental strain-rate (SR) comparing normal individuals with the different hypertensive groups.