What are pathological consequences of HTN for heart?

• Heart disease is the most common cause of death in hypertensive patients • Hypertensive heart disease is the result of structural and functional adaptations leading to left ventricular hypertrophy， • Aggressive control of hypertension can regress or reverse left ventricular hypertrophy and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. • Abnormalities of diastolic function that range from asymptomatic heart disease to overt heart failure are common in hypertensive patients. 1/3 of patients with CHF have normal systolic function but abnormal diastolic function