title: Recommendations on the Use of Echocardiography in Adult Hypertension: A Report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE).
abstract: Hypertension remains a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The measurement of blood pressure continues to have pitfalls related to both physiological aspects and acute variation. As the left ventricle (LV) remains one of the main target organs of hypertension, and echocardiographic measures of structure and function carry prognostic information in this setting, the development of a consensus position on the use of echocardiography in this setting is important. Recent developments in the assessment of LV hypertrophy and LV systolic and diastolic function have prompted the preparation of this document. The focus of this work is on the cardiovascular responses to hypertension rather than the diagnosis of secondary hypertension. Sections address the pathophysiology of the cardiac and vascular responses to hypertension, measurement of LV mass, geometry, and function, as well as effects of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Marwick
authors.affiliation: University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Thierry C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Gillebert
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aurigemma
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chirinos
authors.affiliation: Université Claude Bernard Lyon, Villeurbanne, France.
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Derumeaux
authors.affiliation: Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galderisi
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gottdiener
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haluska
authors.affiliation: Moorhouse University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ofili
authors.affiliation: University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Segers
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Unit, Imperial College, London, UK; Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Roxy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Senior
authors.affiliation: University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Robyn J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Tapp
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Km 9.100, Madrid 28034, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zamorano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002309:Cardiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Echocardiography; Hypertension