Hypertensive heart disease

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Rationale.- 1.2 Aim and Scope.- 2 Methods.- 3 Results and Discussion.- 3.1 Ventricular Function at Rest and During Exercise.- 3.2 Coronary Blood Flow, Coronary Reserve and Myocardial Oxygen Consumption.- 3.3 Regional Degree of Hypertrophy and Proportionality of Ventricular Wall Hypertrophy.- 3.4 Determinants of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Diastolic Compliance.- 3.5 Stress and Function.- 3.6 Ventricular Mass, Wall Stress and Degree of Hypertrophy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Consequences.- 3.7 Reserves of Systolic Wall Stress and Contractility.- 3.8 Ventricular Function and Myocardial Oxygen Consumption Under the Influence of Digitalis Glycosides (Digoxin).- 3.9 Ventricular Function, Coronary Blood Flow, Coronary Reserve and Myocardial Oxygen Consumption Under the Influence of Beta-Blocking Agents (Atenolol).- 3.10 Ventricular Function, Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Oxygen Consumption Under the Influence of Hydralazine.- 4 Summary.- 5 References.- 6 Subject Index.