High BP and your heart walls
Uncontrolled blood pressure does something most people don't think about until it shows up on a scan. Over months and years, the heart muscle thickens to keep pushing against the extra resistance. That thickening, called left ventricular hypertrophy, makes the heart stiffer and harder to fill properly between beats.
A 2D Echo picks this up clearly, which is why a Cardiologist In Bhosari will often request one even when a patient's only complaint is long-standing high BP. The wall measurement comes back in millimetres. A few extra millimetres changes the risk picture and what the treatment plan needs to address.
Dr. Prashant Shinde consults at Shwaas Cardiac Clinic, just off the main stretch in Bhosari. If your BP has been running high for a while and nobody has looked at how it's affecting the heart muscle itself, calling the clinic to ask about a 2D Echo is worth doing.
