Aortic Valve Stenosis and Arterial Hypertension: A Synopsis in 2013

作者：Katsi Vasiliki; Marketou Maria; Kallistratos Manolis S^*; Makris Thomas; Manolis Athanasios J; Tousoulis Dimitris; Stefanadis Christodoulos; Vardas Panos; Kallikazaros Ioannis

来源：Current Hypertension Reports, 2013, 15(4): 298-303.

DOI：10.1007/s11906-013-0357-0

• Aortic valve stenosis
• AVS
• Arterial hypertension
• Pathophysiology
• Elderly
• Blood pressure
• Echocardiography
• Antihypertensive medication

Systemic hypertension and aortic valve stenosis (AVS) are both age-related diseases. The pathophysiology of AVS shares some similarities with essential hypertension, which might be the link between the two diseases. Although AS is usually related with low blood pressure levels, approximately one third of patients with severe AS suffer from arterial hypertension, a percentage that can increase up to 50 % according some studies. This review will summarize various aspects regarding the prevalence the pathophysiology and the natural history of those two diseases that seems to be linked, as well as the effect of blood pressure and antihypertensive treatment on various echocardiographic parameters in patients with AVS.

• 出版日期2013-8