A potential complication of hypertension is ventricular hypertrophy. This condition occurs because the heart muscle thickens in response to the increased workload caused by high blood pressure. While atrial fibrillation can also be associated with hypertension, it is not as directly a complication as ventricular hypertrophy. AV block and atrial atrophy are not typically recognized complications of hypertension.
Which of the following is a potential complication of hypertension?
AV block
Atrial fibrillation
Ventricular hypertrophy
Atrial atrophy
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