THE INTERFACE OF HYPERTENSION AND ISCHEMIC-HEART-DISEASE

Myocardial infarction remains the single most common cause of death in patients with essential hypertension. This becomes particularly evide nt when the hypertension is associated with left ventricular hypertrop hy. To combat the continuing high mortality from myocardial infarction in hypertensive heart disease, however, all aspects of the relationsh ip must be studied. Thus, addressing the interface from an epidemiolog ical standpoint as well as from a pathological point is critical and p rogress in these areas as well as in areas of management are ultimatel y likely to lead to a fall in morbidity and mortality from ischemic he art disease in patients with hypertension.