Hypertensive heart disease 3186459 224216353 2008-07-07T21:06:36Z Knavel 7437976 /* Conditions that can be caused by hypertensive heart disease */ more brief heading {{DiseaseDisorder infobox | Name = Hypertensive heart disease | ICD10 = {{ICD10|I|11||i|10}}, {{ICD10|I|13||i|10}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|402}} | }} '''Hypertensive heart disease''' is any of a number of complications of arterial [[hypertension]] that affects the [[heart]]. It is one of the most common causes of death in Western societies. ==Symptoms== * [[fatigue (physical)|fatigue]] * irregular [[pulse]] * [[edema| swelling]] of feet * [[dyspnea]] * [[weight gain]] * [[nausea]] * shortness of [[breath]] * difficulty sleeping flat in bed * [[bloating]] * greater need to [[urinate]] at night ==Conditions (potential complications)== * [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] * [[coronary heart disease]] * [[congestive heart failure]] * [[hypertensive cardiomyopathy]] * [[cardiac arrhythmias]] ==External links== * [http://www.heartd.org/hypertensiveheartdisease.php Hypertensive heart disease - symptoms, high blood pressure, treatment, etc.] * [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000163.htm NIH] * [http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3432.htm eMedicine] * [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11032692&dopt=Abstract Hypertensive heart disease.] {{Vascular diseases}} [[Category:Cardiology]] {{circulatory-stub}} [[es:Enfermedad cardíaca hipertensiva]]