Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Hypertonie
English translation:
hypertonia/hypertension/hypertonicity (depending on context)
Added to glossary by
Cilian O'Tuama
Sep 3, 2002 12:29
21 yrs ago
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German term
Hypertonie
German to English
Medical
Medical: Cardiology
Hypertonia or hypertension? Reads: "Die Frage einer eigenständigen „diabetischen Kardiomyopathie“ wird seit Jahrzehnten kontrovers diskutiert. Große Datenbanken zeigen, dass Patienten mit D. m. Typ 2 eine konzentrische linksventrikuläre (LV) **Hypertonie** und vermehrte Muskelmasse bei leicht eingeschränkter LV-Pumpfunktion aufweisen." What would you interpret? TIA.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | hypertonia |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 5 +2 | wrong term usage -> see explanation below |
Steffen Walter
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| 4 +1 | hypertension |
Andy Lemminger
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Proposed translations
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Cilian O'Tuama
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hypertonia
if referring to muscles
Hypertonie f Medizin Blutdruck: hypertension; Muskel, Auge: hypertonia
Langenscheidt
Hypertonie f Medizin Blutdruck: hypertension; Muskel, Auge: hypertonia
Langenscheidt
Peer comment(s):
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Rowan Morrell
: Quoted reference clarifies the choice.
6 mins
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| agree |
Elvira Stoianov
24 mins
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| disagree |
Steffen Walter
: not in this case -> "konzentrisch" points to "Hypertrophie" not "Hypertonie"
29 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Guys, thank you all for the reading. I'm going to stick to literal (this is a paper to be read at a cardiologist's conference) and I'm basing this decision on a previously-described thickening of outer arterial diameter. I will also note down my doubts for the doctor's record."
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3 mins
Andy Lemminger
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hypertension
Pschyrembel medical glossary
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Note added at 2002-09-03 13:11:34 (GMT)
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Definitions:
hypertension
1. Tension or tonus that is greater than normal. 2. A condition in which the patient has a higher blood pressure than that judged to be normal. The primary factor is an increase in peripheral resistance resulting from vasoconstriction or narrowing of peripheral blood vessels.
hypertonia
The state of being hypertonic - having extreme muscular or arterial tension
Hypertrophy
A thickening of the muscle of the pumping chamber (ventricle) of the heart. This results from increased work of that chamber (the heart muscle gets large and thick with an increased work-out, just like the biceps muscle). Usually associated with obstructions in the valves or blood vessels through which the ventricle must push the blood, or with high blood pressure
-> not many differences in this context as far as I can see
Link http://www.endo-society.org/pubrelations/patientInfo/diabete... gives the connection between hypertension and D.m. Type II
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Note added at 2002-09-03 13:11:34 (GMT)
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Definitions:
hypertension
1. Tension or tonus that is greater than normal. 2. A condition in which the patient has a higher blood pressure than that judged to be normal. The primary factor is an increase in peripheral resistance resulting from vasoconstriction or narrowing of peripheral blood vessels.
hypertonia
The state of being hypertonic - having extreme muscular or arterial tension
Hypertrophy
A thickening of the muscle of the pumping chamber (ventricle) of the heart. This results from increased work of that chamber (the heart muscle gets large and thick with an increased work-out, just like the biceps muscle). Usually associated with obstructions in the valves or blood vessels through which the ventricle must push the blood, or with high blood pressure
-> not many differences in this context as far as I can see
Link http://www.endo-society.org/pubrelations/patientInfo/diabete... gives the connection between hypertension and D.m. Type II
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rowan Morrell
: Also according to the Roche Lexikon Medizin. But hypertonia exists as well.
3 mins
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| disagree |
Cilian O'Tuama
: hypertension means high blood pressure
4 mins
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see comment above
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| agree |
pschmitt
: left ventricular hypertension
8 mins
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| agree |
Dr Janine Manuel BSc BHB MBChB
8 mins
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| disagree |
Steffen Walter
: not in this case -> see my answer and comment on "Hypertrophie" vs "Hypertonie"
28 mins
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29 mins
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wrong term usage -> see explanation below
Although one may suspect that the "Hypertonie" could denote (arterial) hypertension, it is neither hypertonia nor hypertension in this case ("konzentrisch" indicates that this cannot be a "Hyper*tonie*" but must be a "(muskuläre) Hyper*trophie*").
Correct usage in German source would be "konzentrische linksventrikuläre Hypertrophie" -> en: "concentric left-ventricular hypertrophy", IOW a muscular dilatation/enlargement of the left ventricle of the (human)heart.
HTH
Steffen
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Note added at 2002-09-03 13:20:06 (GMT)
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Andy: Thanks for your additions but contextual usage of \"konzentrisch\" rules out \"Hypertonie\" in this case. It is correct though that higher-than-normal arterial blood pressure can lead to hypertrophy in the longer term - but that\'s not what\'s meant here.
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Note added at 2002-09-03 14:02:45 (GMT)
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To further support my argument on incorrect usage:
Try Google search for
- \"linksventrikuläre konzentrische Hypertrophie\" (2 hits) and \"konzentrische linksventrikuläre Hypertrophie\" (6 hits)
vs
- \"konzentrische linksventrikuläre Hypertonie\" and \"linksventrikuläre konzentrische Hypertonie\" (0 hits)
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Note added at 2002-09-03 15:17:05 (GMT) Post-grading
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Note to asker: Clearly the wrong choice since in the first case (the context cited in your question proper) it\'s \"hypertrophy\" while in the second (i.e. your added remark) it is (arterial) \"hypertension\" associated with diabetes. Please try Google search as above and check sources (one of them contains docs of Deutscher Kardiologentag) in your own interest since you mentioned that the document will be read at a cardiologist\'s conference.
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Note added at 2002-09-03 15:18:13 (GMT) Post-grading
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Und noch einmal: Es gibt keine \"konzentrische Hypertonie\".
Correct usage in German source would be "konzentrische linksventrikuläre Hypertrophie" -> en: "concentric left-ventricular hypertrophy", IOW a muscular dilatation/enlargement of the left ventricle of the (human)heart.
HTH
Steffen
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Note added at 2002-09-03 13:20:06 (GMT)
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Andy: Thanks for your additions but contextual usage of \"konzentrisch\" rules out \"Hypertonie\" in this case. It is correct though that higher-than-normal arterial blood pressure can lead to hypertrophy in the longer term - but that\'s not what\'s meant here.
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Note added at 2002-09-03 14:02:45 (GMT)
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To further support my argument on incorrect usage:
Try Google search for
- \"linksventrikuläre konzentrische Hypertrophie\" (2 hits) and \"konzentrische linksventrikuläre Hypertrophie\" (6 hits)
vs
- \"konzentrische linksventrikuläre Hypertonie\" and \"linksventrikuläre konzentrische Hypertonie\" (0 hits)
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Note added at 2002-09-03 15:17:05 (GMT) Post-grading
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Note to asker: Clearly the wrong choice since in the first case (the context cited in your question proper) it\'s \"hypertrophy\" while in the second (i.e. your added remark) it is (arterial) \"hypertension\" associated with diabetes. Please try Google search as above and check sources (one of them contains docs of Deutscher Kardiologentag) in your own interest since you mentioned that the document will be read at a cardiologist\'s conference.
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Note added at 2002-09-03 15:18:13 (GMT) Post-grading
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Und noch einmal: Es gibt keine \"konzentrische Hypertonie\".
Peer comment(s):
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Alison Schwitzgebel
: Totally agree, although Dm can cause hypertension, that doesn't make sense here (I should know, I had gestational diabetes).
9 mins
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Hope your Dm disappeared without further troubles, as is mostly the case some time after birth of the child :-)
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| agree |
Gitta Schlemme
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Danke Gitta :-)
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