[Hypertensive microvascular disease]

Abstract

Arterial hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor and leads to vascular as well as to myocardial manifestations. Particularly hypertensive microvascular disease is of great importance. Major clinical manifestations of hypertensive heart disease are symptoms of coronary insufficiency with typical angina pectoris, but also heart failure (systolic or diastolic dysfunction) and arrhythmia. Different non-invasive and invasive procedures are available for screening. For ultimate quantitative assessment of the coronary reserve, invasive procedures are still required. Beside lowering blood pressure primary therapeutic target is to reverse cardiac manifestations of arterial hypertension using specific therapeutic algorithms.