Open AccessCardiac arrhythmias in arterial hypertension
Author(s) -
Varvarousis Dimitrios,
Kallistratos Manolis,
Poulimenos Leonidas,
Triantafyllis Andreas,
Tsinivizov Pavlos,
Giannakopoulos Andreas,
Kyfnidis Konstantinos,
Manolis Athanasios
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.13989
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , supraventricular arrhythmia , asymptomatic , pathophysiology , atrial fibrillation , cardiac arrhythmia , left ventricular hypertrophy , blood pressure
Patients with arterial hypertension frequently manifest various cardiac rhythm disturbances, ranging from bradyarrhythmias to supraventricular premature beats, atrial fibrillation, or other supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias. These cardiac arrhythmias may either cause symptoms or be completely asymptomatic, depending on the underlying cardiac function. Degenerative electrical disease and left ventricular hypertrophy constitute the principal pathophysiological mechanisms. This review summarizes all important existing evidence on cardiac arrhythmia manifestation in the setting of arterial hypertension, and it highlights known underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and therapeutic considerations.