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 .

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Essential hypertension would not result in the decreased size of the heart muscle. In fact, the increased work of the left ventricle due to hypertension could lead to hypertrophy or enlargement of the muscle. Choices A, B, and C are all potential consequences of uncontrolled essential hypertension.

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