An expert opinion on heart failure in hypertensive heart disease - PubMed
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- #Heart Failure
- #Hypertensive Heart Disease
- #Hypertension
- Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart failure (HF), contributing through direct and indirect effects.
- Indirect effects include ischaemic heart disease due to hypertension facilitating atherosclerotic obstructive coronary artery disease.
- Direct effects are related to hypertensive heart disease (HHD), which poses significant medical and public health challenges.
- Timely recognition and management of HHD, along with optimized hypertension treatment, are crucial to prevent or delay HF progression.
- Reducing blood pressure and reassessing antihypertensive therapy can help halt or delay HF in HHD patients.
- HHD's role as a risk factor for HF is often overlooked in clinical practice.
- The document aims to summarize HHD's burden, mechanisms, diagnostic tools, and therapeutic measures to prevent HF.