Hypertension and the Heart [Paperback]

Proceedings of the International Conference held as Part of the Menarinei Series on Cardiovascular Diseases in Berlin, Germany, February 27-28, 1998Session I: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Structural Aspects and Mechanisms.- 1. Relations of Left Ventricular Geometry and Function to Prognosis in Hypertension.- 2. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Arterial Compliance, and Aging.- 3. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Arterial Blood Pressure in Experimental Models of Hypertension.- 4. Regulation and Role of Myocardial Collagen Matrix Remodeling in Hypertensive Heart Disease.- 5. Ultrasonic Reflectivity of the Heart: A Measure of Fibrosis?.- 6. Local Angiotensin II and Myocardial Fibrosis.- 7. Left Ventricular Anatomy and Function in Primary Aldosteronism and Renovascular Hypertension.- Session II: Pathophysiological and Molecular Aspects.- 8. Hypertension Differentially Affects the Expression of the Gap Junction Protein Connexin43 in Cardiac Myocytes and Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells.- 9. Modulation of Cardiac Hypertrophy by Estrogens.- 10. Salt Sensitivity and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.- 11. Volume Overload, Atrial Natriuretic Peptide, and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.- 12. The Renin-Angiotensin System Gene Polymorphism and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.- 13. Renin-Angiotensin System Gene Polymorphisms and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: The Case against an Association.- Session III: Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Aspects.- 14. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Arterial Hypertrophy.- 15. Relationship between Cardiac Hypertrophy and Microalbuminuria.- 16. Physiological versus Pathological Hypertrophy: The Athlete and the Hypertensive.- 17. Bradykinin and Cardiac Protection.- 18. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Sympathetic Activity.- 19. Hypertension, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Heart Rate Variability.- 20. Comparison of Meta-Analyses of Therapeutic Studies on Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.- 21. Comparison of Therapeutic Studies on Regression of Left VenlÓ