World Cardiology Meeting

Hypertension

Hypertensive heart disease is caused by the high blood pressure that affects the heart. The symptoms and signs of hypertensive heart disease will depend on whether or not it is accompanied by heart failure. The heart working under increased pressure leads to some other heart disorders. Hypertensive heart disease includes heart failure, thickening of the heart muscle, coronary artery disease, etc. In the absence of heart failure, hypertension, with or without enlargement of the heart (left ventricular hypertrophy) is usually symptomless. Hypertensive heart disease can cause serious health problems. It’s the leading cause of death from high blood pressure.

• Coronary artery atherosclerosis.
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
• Athlete's heart (with LVH)
• Congestive heart failure due to other etiologies.
• Atrial fibrillation due to other etiologies.
• Diastolic dysfunction due to other etiologies.