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Hypertension (HTN) is a heterogeneous disease with a number of well-defined as well as supposed reasons. HTN is a main risk factor for stroke and all cardiovascular disorders and is, therefore, associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. The key role of echocardiography in the management of hypertension is the evaluation of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and left ventricular mass (LVM). Indeed, LVH, LV diastolic dysfunction, and left atrial (LA) enlargement are specific signs of hypertensive heart disease (HHD).

The development of Doppler echocardiography, strain imaging, and three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) has offered new approaches regarding perceptions in pathophysiology and also clinical implications in hypertensive patients.

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Abbreviations

3DE:

Three-dimensional echocardiography

ACC:

American college of cardiology

ASE:

American society of echocardiography

AUC:

Appropriate use criteria

CMR:

Cardiac magnetic resonance

EACVI:

European association of cardiovascular imaging

HHD:

Hypertensive heart disease

HTN :

Hypertension

IVS:

Interventricular septum

JNC:

Joint national committee

LA:

Left atrial

LVH:

Left ventricular hypertrophy

LVM :

Left ventricular mass

PW:

Posterior wall

RWT:

Relative wall thickness

TTE:

Transthoracic echocardiography

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  1. Echocardiologist, Echocardiography and Cardiogenetic Research Centers, Cardio-Oncology Department, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran

    Azin Alizadehasl MD, FACC, FASE (Associate Professor of Cardiology)

  2. Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

    Anita Sadeghpour MD, FACC, FASE (Professor of Cardiology)

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Alizadehasl, A., Sadeghpour, A. (2018). Echocardiography in Hypertension. In: Sadeghpour, A., Alizadehasl, A. (eds) Case-Based Textbook of Echocardiography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67691-3_16

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