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Hypertensive Heart Disease


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Symptoms & Signs

High blood pressure is known as a silent killer because by the time symptoms of hypertensive heart disease appear, the condition can be life-threatening. Congestive heart failure is one possible result of hypertensive heart disease. Symptoms of congestive heart failure include:

Shortness of breath, especially with activity
Waking at night short of breath
Need to sleep with the head elevated to avoid shortness of breath
Rapid or irregular pulse
Sensation of feeling the heart beat (palpitations)
Cough, which may produce frothy or blood-tinged mucus
Fatigue, weakness, faintness
Swelling of the feet and ankles
Increased frequency of urination at night

Ischemic heart disease is another possible result of hypertensive heart disease. Symptoms include:

Chest pain, pressure-type, particularly with exertion
Chest pain associated with:
- Nausea
- Sweating
- Dizziness
- Shortness of breath

A third possible result is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

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Review Date : 4/10/2003
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard University and Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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