J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  2011 Apr;15(1):14-21. 10.3339/jkspn.2011.15.1.14.

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Prelude to Hypertensive Cardiovascular Diseases; from the Pediatric Cardiologist's Point of View

• Cho MJ

• KMID: 1442141
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3339/jkspn.2011.15.1.14

Abstract

Although left Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is not only an adaptive response of the heart to increased cardiac workload in hypertension, it surelybut also is the most potent risk factor of overt cardiovascular complications such as coronary heart disease, heart failure, arrhythmia and stroke in the hypertensive population. Also it has become generally accepted that subclinical cardiovascular disease begins in childhood and LVH is the most readily assessed marker for that. As LVH can be seen in children and adolescents with even mild blood pressure elevation with the reported prevalence of 10 to 47%, aggressive antihypertensive treatment is critical in preventing the development of hypertensive heart disease in that those cases.

Keyword

Hypertension; Pediatrics; Hypertrophy; Ventricles

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Blood Pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases
Child
Coronary Disease
Heart
Heart Diseases
Heart Failure
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
Pediatrics
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Stroke