Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2016; 44(1): 23-51 | DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu076
Recommendations on the use of echocardiography in adult hypertension: a report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)
Thomas H. Marwick1, Thierry C. Gillebert2, Gerard Aurigemma3, Julio Chirinos4, Genevieve Derumeaux5, Maurizio Galderisi6, John Gottdiener7, Brian Haluska8, Elizabeth Ofili9, Patrick Segers2, Roxy Senior10, Robyn J. Tapp11, Jose L. Zamorano121Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
2Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
3University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA
4The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
5Claude Bernard University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
6Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
7University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
8The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
9Moorhouse University, Washington, DC, USA
10Biomedical Research Unit, Imperial College, London, UK; Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
11Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia
12Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Carretera de Colmenar Km 9.100, 28034 Madrid, Spain
Hypertension remains a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The measurement of blood pressure continues to have pitfalls related to both physiological aspects and acute variation. As the left ventricle (LV)remains one of the main target organs of hypertension, and echocardiographic measures of structure and function carry prognostic information in this setting, the development of a consensus position on the use of echocardiography in this setting is important. Recent developments in the assessment of LV hypertrophy and LV systolic and diastolic function have prompted the preparation of this document. The focus of thiswork is on the cardiovascular responses to hypertension rather than the diagnosis of secondary hypertension. Sections address the pathophysiology of the cardiac and vascular responses to hypertension, measurement of LV mass, geometry, and function, as well as effects of treatment.
Keywords: Hypertension, Echocardiography, EACVI
Corresponding Author: Jose L. Zamorano, Spain
Manuscript Language: Turkish