Hypertensive heart disease
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Hypertensive heart disease is any of a number of complications of arterial hypertension that affect the heart.
It is one of the most common causes of death in western societies.
Symptoms
- fatigue
- irregular pulse
- swelling of feet
- dyspnea
- weight gain
Conditions that can be caused by hypertensive heart disease
- left ventricular hypertrophy
- coronary heart disease
- congestive heart failure
- hypertensive cardiomyopathy
External links
- [NIH]
- [eMedicine]
- [Hospital Practice]
- [Hypertensive heart disease. A complex syndrome or a hypertensive 'cardiomyopathy'?]
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