[Conditions leading patients to the hypertensive cardiac units].
The heart, as a "target" organ of Hypertension, acquires a "central" role in our daily practice from different angles of view: diagnosis, classification, therapy and prognosis of Hypertensive Cardiopathy. A computerized database provided by the Working Group of Hypertension of the Spanish Cardiac Society should unify the actions of recently established Units of Hypertensive Cardiopathy. Those patients, who are selected in the Primary Health Center, referred to the Cardiology Service would be theoretically allocated in one of four headings: lef ventricular hypertrophy, left ventricular disfunction, ischemic coronary disease and electric instability. The fundamental bases standing current management of this unique and colorful cardiovascular pathology are detailed.
Sánchez Domínguez
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Unidad de Cardiopatía Hipertensiva, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo.
D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013030:Spain; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology