…lifetime burden of hypertension. Hypertension becomes more prevalent in women than men after approximately 65 years of age. Hypertension related left ventricular hypertrophy, concentric remodelling…

…central principle to all hemodynamic calculations is the Doppler effect, which was discussed previously (see Doppler Effect and Doppler Echocardiography). Only a brief summary of…

…the ventricular volume is reduced by concentric hypertrophy, it may still be normal when compared to reference values. Figure 1. Types of left ventricular hypertrophy…