A Patient with Essential Hypertension Might Have Pressures of 200/120

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient with essential hypertension might have pressures of 200/120 mm Hg.This hypertensive state could result in all of the following changes except .

• A)increased damage to blood vessel endothelium
• B)increased work of the left ventricle
• C)increased incidence of coronary artery disease
• D)decreased size of the heart muscle

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