Is hypertension associated with asymmetric septal hypertrophy in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis?
Hypertension, rather than aortic stenosis severity, is the primary clinical driver of asymmetric septal hypertrophy in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis.
Hypertension is the main clinic characteristic of ASH and asymmetric LV hypertrophy in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis independent of severity of aortic stenosis.
Tuseth et al. (Fri,) studied this question.