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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Hypertensive heart disease is any of a number of complications of arterial hypertension that affect the heart. It is one of the most common causes of death in western societies.

Symptoms

• fatigue
• irregular pulse
• swelling of feet
• dyspnea
• weight gain
• nausea
• shortness of breath
• difficulty sleeping flat in bed
• bloating
• greater need to urinate at night

Conditions that can be caused by hypertensive heart disease

• left ventricular hypertrophy
• coronary heart disease
• congestive heart failure
• hypertensive cardiomyopathy
• cardiac arrhythmias

External links

• NIH
• eMedicine
• Hospital Practice
• Hypertensive heart disease. A complex syndrome or a hypertensive 'cardiomyopathy'?
• American Heart Month - National month devoted to discussion of heart disease, including hypertensive heart disease