title: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in systemic hypertension.
abstract: Systemic hypertension is a highly prevalent potentially modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of underlying causes for hypertension, in assessing cardiovascular complications of hypertension, and in understanding the pathophysiology of the disease process. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) provides accurate and reproducible measures of ventricular volumes, mass, function and haemodynamics as well as uniquely allowing tissue characterization of diffuse and focal fibrosis. In addition, CMR is well suited for exclusion of common secondary causes for hypertension. We review the current and emerging clinical and research applications of CMR in hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Imaging Unit, ERESA Clinic, C/ Marqués de San Juan, 6, 46015, Valencia, Spain. amaceira@eresa.com
authors.forename: Alicia M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Maceira
authors.forename: Raad H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Mohiaddin
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005355:Fibrosis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016276:Ventricular Function