["Hypertensive heart" symptoms in the elderly].
Arterial hypertension is a leading pathology in the elderly. This pathology become extremely important in a spread atherosclerotic process commonly observed in the geriatric patients. While the aspects of left ventricle in arterial hypertensive patients are rather well known, this pathology needs further investigations connected with the studies on age-related changes in cardiovascular system. Particular attention should be paid to a symptomatic of "hypertensive heart" in the elderly patients.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged