Special aspects of remodeling of the left ventricle in hypertensive disease

Abstract

Arterial hypertension remains the leading cause of death in the world and one of the global problems of the world healthcare.Left ventricular hypertrophy is a frequent complication of arterial hypertension, which in turn is a powerful independent predictor of morbidity and mortality. With a prolonged course of the disease, there are several models of remodeling the left ventricle. In this connection, this literature review presents diff erent points of view on the problem, as well as directions for further fundamental and practical research.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• left ventricular hypertrophy
• left ventricular systolic dysfunction
• left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
• heart failure