Prevalence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Caused by Systemic Hypertension Preceding the Development of Severe Aortic Stenosis

It is generally assumed that left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy in aortic stenosis (AS) is a compensatory adaptation to chronic outflow obstruction. The advent of transcutaneous aortic valve replacement has stimulated more focus on AS in older patients, most of whom have antecedent hypertension. Accordingly, our aim was to investigate the interaction between hypertension and AS on LV remodeling in contemporary practice. We studied consecutive patients referred for echocardiograms with initial aortic valve (AV) peak velocity3.5 m/s on a subsequent study performed at least 5 years later.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research