BA01
category
Hypertensive heart disease
Definition
Hypertensive heart disease is a term applied generally to heart diseases, such as left ventricular hypertrophy, coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure, that are caused by direct or indirect effects of hypertension. Uncontrolled and prolonged hypertension can lead to a variety of changes in the myocardial structure, coronary vasculature, and conduction system of the heart.
Also indexed as
Congestive heart failure due to hypertensionHCVD - [hypertensive cardiovascular disease]HHD - [hypertensive heart disease]Hypertensive heart diseaseHypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failureHypertensive heart disease with heart failureHypertensive heart disease without congestive heart failureHypertensive heart disease without heart failureHypertensive heart disease, not otherwise specifiedHypertensive heart failureLeft ventricular failure due to hypertensionbenign hypertensive cardiovascular diseasebenign hypertensive heart diseasebenign hypertensive heart disease with congestive cardiac failurebenign hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failurebenign hypertensive heart disease with heart failurecardiovascular hypertension diseaseessential hypertensive cardiovascular diseasehypertensive CCF - [congestive cardiac failure]hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular diseasehypertensive cardiac disease NOShypertensive cardiac hypertrophyhypertensive cardiomyopathyhypertensive cardiopathyhypertensive cardiorespiratory failurehypertensive cardiovascular collapsehypertensive cardiovascular diseasehypertensive congestive heart failurehypertensive hearthypertensive left ventricular failurehypertensive myocardial degenerationhypertensive myocardial insufficiencyhypertensive myocarditishypertensive myocardium degenerationhypertensive myocardium insufficiencymalignant hypertensive heart diseasemalignant hypertensive heart disease with congestive cardiac failuremalignant hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failuremalignant hypertensive heart disease with heart failure