Hypertension and the Heart

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Relations of Left Ventricular Geometry and Function to Prognosis in Hypertension....Pages 1-12
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Arterial Compliance, and Aging....Pages 13-22
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Arterial Blood Pressure in Experimental Models of Hypertension....Pages 23-33
Regulation and Role of Myocardial Collagen Matrix Remodeling in Hypertensive Heart Disease....Pages 35-44
Ultrasonic Reflectivity of the Heart: A Measure of Fibrosis?....Pages 45-54
Local Angiotensin II and Myocardial Fibrosis....Pages 55-61
Left Ventricular Anatomy and Function in Primary Aldosteronism and Renovascular Hypertension....Pages 63-69
Hypertension Differentially Affects the Expression of the Gap Junction Protein Connexin43 in Cardiac Myocytes and Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells....Pages 71-82
Modulation of Cardiac Hypertrophy by Estrogens....Pages 83-89
Salt Sensitivity and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy....Pages 91-101
Volume Overload, Atrial Natriuretic Peptide, and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy....Pages 103-109
The Renin-Angiotensin System Gene Polymorphism and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy....Pages 111-115
Renin-Angiotensin System Gene Polymorphisms and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy....Pages 117-122
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Arterial Hypertrophy....Pages 123-133
Relationship Between Cardiac Hypertrophy and Microalbuminuria....Pages 135-143
Physiological Versus Pathological Hypertrophy....Pages 145-158
Bradykinin and Cardiac Protection....Pages 159-172
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Sympathetic Activity....Pages 173-179
Hypertension, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Heart Rate Variability....Pages 181-187
Comparison of Meta-Analyses of Therapeutic Studies on Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy....Pages 189-190
Comparison of Therapeutic Studies on Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy....Pages 191-198
Prognostic Significance of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Regression....Pages 199-205
Hypertension and Coronary Microvascular Disease....Pages 207-213
Myocardial Perfusion in Hypertensive Patients with Normal Coronary Arteries....Pages 215-233
Endothelial Dysfunction in Hypertension....Pages 235-246
Endothelial Dysfunction in Hypertensives....Pages 247-252
Hypertension, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Coronary Flow Reserve....Pages 253-262
Hypertensive Heart Disease, Ventricular Dysrhythmias, and Sudden Death....Pages 263-272
Hypertension and Heart Failure....Pages 273-279
Back Matter....Pages 281-288