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Left ventricular hypertrophy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年8月6日 · Left ventricular hypertrophy is a thickening of the wall of the heart's main pumping chamber, called the left ventricle. This thickening may increase pressure within the heart. The condition can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. The most common cause is …
What is Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)? - American Heart Association
2024年5月30日 · Left ventricular hypertrophy, or LVH, is a term for a heart’s left pumping chamber that has thickened and may not be pumping efficiently. Sometimes problems such as aortic stenosis or high blood pressure overwork the heart muscle.
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - Cleveland Clinic
2021年9月20日 · Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) makes it harder for the heart to pump blood efficiently. It can result in a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle. It can also cause changes to the heart’s conduction system that make it beat irregularly (arrhythmia).
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Risk Factors, Symptoms, and …
2022年12月21日 · Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is when the heart’s main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, becomes thicker and less able to pump blood efficiently. It usually develops because of another...
Left-Sided Heart Failure: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2021年12月2日 · Left-sided heart failure occurs when the heart loses its ability to pump blood. This prevents organs from receiving enough oxygen. The condition can lead to complications that include right-sided heart failure and organ damage. What is left-sided heart failure? This condition occurs when the left side of the heart no longer functions appropriately.
What is Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)? | American Heart ...
2024年5月30日 · Left ventricular hypertrophy, or LVH, is a term for a heart’s left pumping chamber that has thickened and may not be pumping efficiently. Sometimes problems such as aortic stenosis or high blood pressure overwork the heart muscle.
Left ventricular hypertrophy - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年8月6日 · Tests used to diagnose left ventricular hypertrophy may include: Lab tests. Blood and urine tests may be done to check for conditions that affect heart health. Tests may be done to check blood sugar, cholesterol levels, and liver and kidney function. Electrocardiogram.
What Causes Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)? - Verywell Health
2024年11月3日 · Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an increase in the mass (weight) of the left ventricle, which is the heart's main pumping chamber. LVH develops either when the force or volume of blood within the ventricle becomes excessive. Common conditions that cause LVH are high blood pressure and aortic stenosis (a heart valve disease).
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年8月8日 · Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a condition in which an increase in left ventricular mass occurs secondary to an increase in wall thickness, an increase in left ventricular cavity enlargement, or both.
Understanding Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a condition where the size of the heart muscle is larger than normal. The left ventricle is the heart’s main pumping chamber. It pumps oxygen-rich blood from your heart to the aorta and out to your body.