HYPERTENSION AND CARDIAC ORGAN DAMAGE

Offers detailed case studies that will help the reader to recognize and treat hypertensive patients at high risk of cardiovascular events Summarizes the main approaches to identifying patients with misdiagnosed Cardiac Target Organ Damage Presents the latest international guidelines, applying them directly to six representative clinical cases This book identifies the key determinants in the management of hypertensive outpatients with Cardiac Target Organ Damage. It sheds light on current international guidelines by directly applying them to six representative clinical cases that reflect situations frequently encountered during clinical routine rather than emergencies or rare occurrences. The book enables cardiologists and radiologists alike to gain an overview of the most frequent cardiac dysfunctions related to hypertension: left atrial enlargement, aortic root dilatation, diastolic dysfunction, systolic dysfunction, left and right ventricular enlargement.