Scenario: DW is a 65-year-old, 135 kg male who visited hisprimary care physician for a routine examination. His bloodpressure was 158/100 mmHg and his heart rate was 71 bpm. Strokevolume and cardiac output were normal. Serum renin levels were inthe normal range. A chest x-ray revealed left ventricularhypertrophy. Other clinical findings were unremarkable.
Given the 3 hemodynamic factors responsible for determiningblood pressure - CO, resistance and volume - which one of them isresponsible for the elevated blood pressure in this patient? Whydid you choose this one over the other two?
What is left ventricular hypertrophy? Why is it only on the leftside? In this patient, what would you predict to be thephysiological cause of the left ventricular hypertrophy
