Hypertensive Heart Disease

Question 1

Left sided hypertensive heart disease

Answer 1

Hypertrophy of left ventricle
-mild blood pressure elevation can induce LVH

• aortic stenosis can induce LVH ?
• interstitial deposition of collagen

Question 2

What are the symptoms of left sided heart disease?

Answer 2

Asymptomatic
CHF
Arrhythmias-atrial fibrillation

Question 3

What is pulonary hypertensive heart disease?

Answer 3

cor pulmonale

• pulmonary htn
• pathology of lung and or lung vasculature
• COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, chronic pulmonary thromboembolism, primary pulmonary HTN
• increased pulmonary vascular resistance
• ->
• right ventricular hypertrophy
• dilatation