Echocardiography in hypertension: practical recommendations from the Italian Society of Hypertension (SIIA)

High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2013 Dec;20(4):261-4. doi: 10.1007/s40292-013-0024-1. Epub 2013 Sep 17.

Abstract

In this document some indications on practical management of patients with arterial hypertension are discussed and recommendations for how, when and to whom perform an echocardiogram are given.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Echocardiography / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications*
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / drug therapy
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / epidemiology*
  • Italy
  • Patient Selection
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents