NT-BNP/BNP for screening left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension: What else?

Hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy.

In response to high blood pressure, left ventricular hypertrophy develops. But in hypertension, the myocardial hypertrophied structure is abnormal. The prevalence of this hypertrophy is influenced by age, gender, weight, race, genetics and the severity of high blood pressure. By echocardiography, it has been possible to detect non invasively and more precisely this hypertrophy and its anatomica...

Role of aldosterone in left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension.

BACKGROUND Aldosterone induces cardiac fibrosis in experimental animal models, but only limited information is available on the association between aldosterone and left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy in human beings. The aim of the present study was to determine the role of aldosterone in LV geometry and to investigate other types of target organ damage in hypertensive patients. METHODS A total...

Left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension: correlation between electrocardiography and echocardiography.

BACKGROUND Hypertension is an important modifi able cardiovascular risk factor. Left ventricular hypertrophy - the marker of hypertension, has emerged as an independent risk factor that can be detected by electrocardiography (ECG)and echocardiography (ECHO). OBJECTIVE Correlation of electrocardiography and echocardiographically detected left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients. ...

Commentary: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Pediatric Hypertension: A Mini Review

Electrocardiographic diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension.

It is known that the electrocardiogram may remain normal in the presence of even a moderate to severe degree of hypertension (Dawber et al., 1952; Evans, 1957; and Simpson, 1960). The purpose of this study is to determine how frequently electrocardiographic evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy occurs in hypertensive patients and to note the most useful cardiographic findings indicative of l...