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The Role of the Heart in Hypertension

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Fundamental Fault in Hypertension

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 36))

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Abstract

The heart has usually been regarded only as a sufferer in hypertension, one of the few organs whose dysfunction was directly related to the elevated arterial pressure. The definition of hypertension as a quantitative rather than a qualitative deviation from the norm [1] fitted well with that concept; cardiac hypertrophy and eventual failure was viewed as a direct function of the level of arterial pressure. This traditional view has been questioned from time to time, more on an intuitive basis than on firm factual evidence [2]. It is only recently, however, that the spectrum of cardiac involvement in hypertension has been demonstrated to be much broader than the hypertrophy and failure of a pump submitted to an excessive load.

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  1. Division of Hypertension, Department of Medicine, UCLA, Sepulveda, CA, USA

    Mohinder P. Sambhi MD, PhD (Professor and Chief) (Professor and Chief)

  2. San Fernando Valley Medical Program, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA, USA

    Mohinder P. Sambhi MD, PhD (Professor and Chief) (Professor and Chief)

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Tarazi, R.C. (1984). The Role of the Heart in Hypertension. In: Sambhi, M.P. (eds) Fundamental Fault in Hypertension. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5678-0_21

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