[Left ventricular consequences of hypertension in the elderly].
Modifications of left ventricular morphology observed during ageing are very similar to those encountered during hypertension, as if hypertensive patients present premature ageing of their cardiovascular system. Hypertension in the elderly amplifies the concentric remodelling and alteration of diastolic function observed in normotensive subjects during ageing. The main determinant of these modifications of morphology and cardiac function is the increased rigidity of large arterial trunks with age. Treatment of hypertension therefore represents one of the essential ways to control this pathological ageing.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents