Population
Patients with arterial hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (hypertensive heart disease)
Design
Review
Key result
Hypertensive myocardial fibrosis adversely affects cardiac function, coronary reserve, and electrical activity, highlighting the need for noninvasive monitoring and targeted therapies.
Authors
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Noninvasive fibrosis monitoring and targeted therapies in hypertension require prospective validation; leaves open integration into clinical care.
Development of noninvasive tools for monitoring myocardial fibrosis and pharmacological strategies to promote its regression are relevant for treating hypertensive heart disease.
Dı́ez et al. (2001) conducted a review in Hypertensive myocardial fibrosis. Hypertensive myocardial fibrosis adversely affects cardiac function, coronary reserve, and electrical activity, highlighting the need for noninvasive monitoring and targeted therapies.