[Physiological and pathological cardiac hypertrophy].
The clinical, electrocardiographic or echocardiographic documentation of cardiac hypertrophy in hypertensive patients implies relevant interpretations concerning both the prognosis and a more precise definition of its etiology. Moreover, the finding of myocardial ischemia in these patients requires a precise diagnostic protocol directed to define whether the reduction of coronary reserve is justified by hypertension or is due to an associated coronary artery disease.
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Istituto di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi, Bologna. bmagnani@med.unibo.it
D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D016276:Ventricular Function