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 work of the left ventricle
B. increased incidence of coronary artery disease
C. increased damage to blood vessel endothelium
D. decreased size of the heart muscle
Answer:D
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 work of the left ventricle B. increased incidence of coronary artery disease C. increased damage to blood vessel endothelium D. decreased size of the heart muscle