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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A patient with essential hypertension typically experiences increased work of the left ventricle, increased incidence of coronary artery disease, and increased damage to blood vessel endothelium. However, hypertension would not cause a decrease in the size of the heart muscle. In fact, over time, the left ventricle can hypertrophy and get larger to compensate for this increased workload.

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