Hypertensive heart disease

Overview
Hypertensive heart disease is any of a number of complications of arterial hypertension that affect the heart. It is one of the most common causes of death in western societies.

Symptoms

 * fatigue
 * irregular pulse
 * swelling of feet
 * dyspnea
 * weight gain
 * nausea
 * shortness of breath
 * difficulty sleeping flat in bed
 * bloating
 * greater need to urinate at night

Conditions that can be caused by hypertensive heart disease

 * left ventricular hypertrophy
 * coronary heart disease
 * congestive heart failure
 * hypertensive cardiomyopathy
 * cardiac arrhythmias