Does Increased Blood Pressure Cause Left Ventricular Hypertrophy or Vice Versa?
Authors: R B Devereux
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Editorials1 February 1990Does Increased Blood Pressure Cause Left Ventricular Hypertrophy or Vice Versa?Richard B. DevereuxRichard B. DevereuxAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-112-3-157 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHypertension is a primary risk factor for cardiac and cerebrovascular disease, but the incidence of morbid events in patients with hypertension of average severity is relatively low and poorly predicted by blood pressure level (1). Furthermore, successful reduction of arterial pressure by standard antihypertensive drugs prevents less than half of the morbidity attributable to hypertension (2, 3). 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