Which heart chamber undergoes the most significant adaptive change in response to long-standing systemic hypertension?
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Correct answer: Left ventricle
Systemic hypertension increases the afterload, forcing the left ventricle to work harder to pump blood. This results in concentric left ventricular hypertrophy as an adaptive mechanism to maintain cardiac output.
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