Hypertension arterielle et hypertrophie ventriculaire gauche: le point de vue de l'echocardiographiste. [Arterial hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy: viewpoint of the cardiologist performing echocardiography]

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_D276884D1D06
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Hypertension arterielle et hypertrophie ventriculaire gauche: le point de vue de l'echocardiographiste. [Arterial hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy: viewpoint of the cardiologist performing echocardiography]
Périodique
Schweizerische Rundschau fur Medizin Praxis
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Jaussi  A., Simonin  A.
ISSN
1013-2058 (Print)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
01/1997
Volume
86
Numéro
1-2
Pages
13-6
Notes
English Abstract
Journal Article --- Old month value: Jan 7
Résumé
Left-ventricular hypertrophy is the main cardiac consequence of systemic hypertension. Since it is an established, independent cardiovascular risk factor, its recognition is important. As the sensitivity of electrocardiography in this field is considered insufficient, echocardiography is the most widely used method for the determination of left-ventricular mass. In spite of its well-known limitations, we recommend applying the Penn convention using M-mode echo. In current practice we suggest including echocardiography in the diagnostic work-up of a hypertensive patient, provided that at least one additional cardiological argument is present-such as the suspicion of a structural or functional anomaly-since it generates not only left-ventricular mass but also a wealth of other information, particularly about the valvular as well as the systolic and diastolic left-ventricular function.
Mots-clé
Echocardiography/methods Humans Hypertension/*complications Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular/*etiology/physiopathology/ultrasonography Risk Factors Ventricular Function, Left
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