Definition for:Hypertensive heart disease

Hypertensive heart disease

Chapter: 11
Heart disease caused by increased blood pressure. Characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy, usually accompanied by relative ischemia of the myocardium. Hypertension also predispose to atherosclerosis.

See Also:

Hypertension (Chapter 11)
Hypertension, malignant, (accelerated): (Chapter 10)
Hypertension, pulmonary: (Chapter 12)
Hypertension: (Chapter 10)
Hypertensive Retinopathy: (Chapter 24)
Hypertensive renal disease (Chapter 16)