3. The overworked heart
Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
causes the Heart Muscle to Overwork
itself in order to pump blood under high
pressure toughout the body
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5. Hypertension remains a major public
health problem
“One in three
adults worldwide,
according to the
report, has raised
blood pressure – a
condition that
causes around half
of all deaths from
stroke and heart
disease. One in 10
adults has diabetes”
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7. From Hyper-tension to
Heart-tension
Peripheral
BP vs.
Central
Aortic BP
Chronically
increased
workoad on the
left ventricle:
pressure-
overload
Increased
wall
thickness to
normalize
myocardial
wall stress
Adapted from : Phil Chowienczyk and Ajay Shah, Hypertension.
2012;60:10-11,10/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 7
9. Classic pathway in the progression
from Hypertension to Heart Tension
Hypertension
Pressure
overload
Increase in
LV Mass
LVH
Concentric
LVH
Eccentric
LVH
Heart Failure
HF with
Preserved
LVEF
HF with
reduced
LVEF
Adapted from :Kamran Diaz, Yasmin Subhi , Hypertensive
Heart Disease, Medscape Reference, Jan 201210/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 9
10. Structural Remodeling : the LV
Geometry
Normal Relative Wall
Thickness ( < 0.42)
Increased Relative Wall
Thickness ( > 0.42)
Normal
LV Mass
Index
g/m2
< 0.95 ♀
< 115 ♂
Normal Concentric Remodelling
Increased
LV Mass
Index
g/m2
0.95 ♀
115 ♂
Eccentric Hypertrophy Concentric Hypertrophy
Adapted from : J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2005;18:1440-1463.
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11. The hypertensive heart
Structural
Remodeling
Micro and
Macrovascular
disease
(aortopathy)
Myocardial
Fibrosis
Left Atrial
myopathy
Adapted from : Subha V. Raman, The Hypertensive heart.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;55(2):91-96.10/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 11
12. Beyond the myocardial remodelling : The many aspects
of Hypertensive Heart Disease (HHD)
Subha V. Raman, The Hypertensive heart.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;55(2):91-96.
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15. Myocardial area: estimating
LV mass (2D Echo)
Lang R. Bierigh M., Devereux R. Recommendations for chamber quantification . Eur J Echocardiography 2006; 7:79-108
Lang R. Bierigh M., Devereux R. Recommendations for chamber quantification . Eur J
Echocardiography 2006; 7:79-108
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16. Myocardial Remodeling assessment :
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Janardhanan R., Kramer C., Imaging in hypertensive heart disease. Expert
Rev. Cardiovasc. Ther. 2011; 9(2), 199–20910/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 16
17. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance –late galodinium
enhancement (LGE)-T1 Mapping for Myocardial
Fibrosis Quantification
Subha V. Raman, The Hypertensive heart. J Am Coll Cardiol.
2010;55(2):91-96.10/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 17
18. Cardiovascular adaptations to arterial stiffening
that occur with aging
Aronow W., Fleg J., Pepine C. ACCF/AHA 2011 Expert Consensus Document on Hypertension
in the elderly JACC 2011; 57 ( 20
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19. Reduced Aortic Distensibility (cine
CMR) in Diastolic HF patients
Subha V. Raman, The Hypertensive heart. J Am Coll
Cardiol. 2010;55(2):91-96.10/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 19
20. From Pressure overload to
Diastolic Heart Failure
Adapted from: CHHABI SATPATHY , RUBY
SATPATHY Am Fam Physician. 2006 Mar
1;73(5):841-846.
Diastolic Dysfunction
Diastolic Heart Failure
Pressure
overload
Ischemia
Abnormal
Relaxation
Abnormal LV
early filling
Normal
exercise
tolerance
Diastolic
abnormalities
Hypertrophy/
Myocardial
Infarction
Abnormal
Relaxation
Increased
Stiffness
Elevated LV filling
pressure
Elevated Pulmonary
Pressure during
exercise
Elevated Left atrial
pressure and size
Atrial Fibrillation
Decreased cardiac
output
Reduced exercise tolerance
And signs of Congestive
Heart Failure
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21. Normal Doppler Mitral flow
Little C William: Circulation
2009: 120;802-80910/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 21
22. Diastolic dysfunction can be found in 25% of
asymptomatic hypertensives without LV hypertrophy
but in 90% of those having LV hypertrophy.
Little C William: Circulation
2009: 120;802-80910/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 22
23. Tissue Doppler (TD) in
Hypertensive patients
Naguegh S., EAE/ASE Recommendations for the evaluationof the left ventricular diastolic function by Echocardiography. Europan Journal of
Echocardiography 2009; 10:165-193
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24. Tissue Doppler Imaging : reduced early diastolic mitral
annular velocity (Ea) , suggestive of diastolic dysfunction
Janardhanan R., Kramer C., Imaging in hypertensive heart
disease. Expert Rev. Cardiovasc. Ther. 2011; 9(2), 199–209
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25. Assessment of reduced Diastolic Reserve:
Exercise Doppler recording of Mitral inflow and
TDI
Naguegh S., EAE/ASE Recommendations for the evaluationof the left ventricular diastolic function by Echocardiography. Europan Journal of
Echocardiography 2009; 10:165-193
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26. Beyond the myocardial
remodelling : The
many aspects of
Hypertensive Heart
Disease (HHD)
LEFT ATRIAL MYOPHATHY
Subha V. Raman, The Hypertensive heart.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;55(2):91-96.
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28. Pathways in the progression from
hypertension to Heart Failure (HF)
Hypertension
Concentric
LVH
Hypertension
Dilated cardiac
failure
Symptomatic HF
with low EF
MI
No
MI
MI
No MI
Adapted from: Drazner M, The progression of hypertensive
heart disease, Circulation 20011; 123:327-33410/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 28
29. Challenges to the classic paradigm of the
progression of Hypertensive Heart Disease
In animals models of pressure
overload , concentric LVH can be
blocked, and dilated cardiac
failure does not develop
In humans, concentric LVH does
not commonly progress to dilated
cardiac failure in the absence of
myocardial infarction
Some hypertensive subjects
develop dilated cardiac failure
without antecedent of concentric
LVH or Myocardial Infarction
Adapted from: Drazner M, The progression of hypertensive
heart disease, Circulation 20011; 123:327-33410/4/2016 F.N. Dec/2012 29
30. The overworked Heart
LVH is a maladaptive response to chronic pressure overload
Major Risk Factor in patients with Hypertension (atrial fibrillation, CAD,
Diastolic HF, Systolic HF, sudden death.
Choice of antihypertensive agents may be important when treating a
patient with hipertensive LV hypertrophy
ACE inhibitors, ARB, carvelidol , Aldosterone receptor blockers , aliskiren,
statins, renal sympathetic denervation, facillitate regresion of LVH
With regression of LVH, diastolic function and coronary flow
reserve improve, and cardiovascular risks decreases.
Adapted from: Kathori R., Couri D. Left ventricular hypertrophy: a major
risk factor in patients with hypertension. International Journal of
Hypertension April, 2011
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Hypertensive heart disease involves disparate elements, ranging from aortopathy to myocardial remodeling and even peripheral energy utilization that interact to produce sequelae such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and ischemic events
This electrocardiogram from a 62-year-old woman shows left ventricular hypertrophy by the Cornell voltage criteria, the Cornell product criteria, the Sokolow-Lyon voltage criteria, and the Romhilt-Estes point score system.
Marked left ventricular hypertrophy noted on 2D-guided M-mode echo.
Two methods for estimating LV mass based on the areaelength (AL) formula and the truncated ellipsoid
(TE) formula, from short axis (left) and apical four-chamber (right) 2-D echo views. A1 ¼ total LV area; A2 ¼ LV cavity
area; Am ¼ myocardial area,
Four-chamber long-axis view on an end-diastolic frame from a steady-state free precession cine image set demonstrating left ventricular hypertrophy by cardiac magnetic resonance.
A) Images obtained at multiple inversion times show recovery of myocardial signal after initial inversion. (B) Plot of myocardial signal intensity versus inversion time (Tl) shows an exponential recovery curve from which myocardial T1 can be calculated. (C) Conventional late post-gadolinium image shows minimal grossly apparent hyperenhancement, underscoring the need for more quantitative approaches. Reproduced, with permission, from Iles et al
Conceptual Framework for Cardiovascular Adaptations to Arterial Stiffening That Occur With Aging
Aortic distensibility obtained with cine cardiac magnetic resonance imaging as one proceeds from healthy young to healthy old individuals; distensibility is mos treduced in diastolic heart failure patients
Tissue Doppler (TD) recording from the lateral mitral annulus from a normal subject aged 35 years (left) (e´ ¼ 14 cm/s) and a
58-year-old patient with hypertension, LV hypertrophy, and impaired LV relaxation (right) (e´ ¼ 8 cm/s).
Tissue Doppler imaging in a patient with hypertension demonstrating reduced early diastolic mitral annular velocity (Ea), suggestive of diastolic dysfunction.
Exercise Doppler recordings from a patient with reduced diastolic reserve. At baseline, mitral inflow shows an impaired relaxation
pattern, with an E/e´ ratio of 7, and the peak velocity of the TR jet was 2.4 m/s (PA systolic pressure 23 mm Hg). During supine bike exercise,
mitral E velocity and the E/A ratio increase with shortening of DT. The E/e´ ratio is now 11, and the PA systolic pressure is increased to 58 mm
Hypertensive heart disease involves disparate elements, ranging from aortopathy to myocardial remodeling and even peripheral energy utilization that interact to produce sequelae such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and ischemic events
Figure 1. Example of LA strain curves. Septal LA strain is shown in yellow, and lateral strain is shown in blue. LAS strain refers to LA strain during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle, and LAA strain refers to LA strain during atrial contraction.