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Hypertensive heart disease (HHD), as per name suggests, is a group of heart disorders that develops due to consistently high blood pressure over the years. High blood pressure increases pressure on the heart tissue, which gets enlarged and dilated, degrading its function further.
Hypertensive heart disease includes:
Cardiovascular system (heart, arteries, veins)
HHD is an interplay of various factors which are:
Hypertensive heart disease presents with several signs and symptoms which are
The doctors diagnose this condition through clinical examinations, medical history and through various diagnostic tests which are:
The treatment of hypertensive heart disease is targeted to lower blood pressure to optimum level and prevent heart failure. After assessment of the reports, different groups of antihypertensive medications are given to these patients as monotherapy (only one drug at a time) or in combination with other medications such as
Various risk factors are associated with hypertensive heart disease
Based on the degree or extent of tissue damage, it is divided into
Left ventricular hypertrophy.
Hypertensive heart disease is a complicated condition that resembles other conditions related to the heart such as:
Hypertensive heart disease in adults has increased considerably in the last few decades. Globally, 19.60 million were documented in 2019. India has the third-highest prevalence of HHD cases in the world.
The outcome of this condition varies among different individuals. Hypertensive heart disease causes a lot of morbidity among its patients. However, by reducing different modifiable risk factors (quitting smoking and alcohol, exercising) and appropriate medications can reduce its progression.
In absence of any treatment, this condition damages the heart muscle to an extent that it fails to pump blood effectively. This leads to various conditions like heart palpitations, and coronary artery diseases and eventually causes death. It also causes CKD and other end organ damage example brain (CVA), Eye ( retinal detachment).
In this condition, the heart muscle thickens due to constant elevation of blood pressure over time. This eventually causes dilation of the left ventricle muscle, which is the main muscle of the heart for pumping blood into the body. Over time, this weakens the heart muscle to pump blood effectively, leading to the death of heart muscles culminating in heart failure.
Hypertensive heart disease is a debilitating condition that increases the chances of other heart and endorgan dysfunction conditions, which include:
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