Over time, repetitive injury may lead to changes that resemble right (or less often) left ventricular (LV ... The pure LV volume overload was associated with hypertrophy based on myocyte length ...

The hearts were classified as being normal or having left ventricular hypertrophy, right ventricular hypertrophy, biventricular hypertrophy, or were placed in a borderline category. These ...

This review focuses on the available data regarding the utility of advanced left ventricular (LV) imaging in aortic stenosis ... enlargement and increases in LV wall thickness. Concentric hypertrophy ...

4D model-guided cardiac resynchronization lead placement improved left ventricular function ... nonischemic and the presence of [right ventricle] dysfunction. Intraprocedural as well as ...

association between BP and left ventricular hypertrophy (determined by left ventricular mass or relative wall thickness on echocardiography or by voltage criteria on ECG). All data were extracted by ...

Now, a study published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences has identified a new factor linked to the development of pathological hypertrophy. The results of the study suggest that ...

A 46-year-old woman with type 1 myotonic dystrophy (DM1) presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and palpitations.

Adolescent hyperglycemia and worsening insulin resistance are associated with an increased risk for worsening structural and functional cardiac damage.

During this test, doctors see thickening (hypertrophy) on the heart’s left lower chamber (ventricle), even though the patient has no other disease that could cause this thickening. Most patients with ...

Since many of the observed benefits of PDE5 inhibition with regard to left ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular-vascular stiffening, renal dysfunction, and pulmonary hypertension may be ...