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==Overview==
==Overview==
Disease processes that can cause LVH include any disease that increases the [[afterload]] in which the heart has to contract against. Some primary diseases of the heart muscle can also give rise to left ventricular hypertrophy.
Disease processes that can cause LVH include any disease that increases the [[afterload]] in which the heart has to contract against e.g. [[hyhertension]].  Some primary diseases of the heart muscle can also give rise to left ventricular hypertrophy known as [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy|hypertrophic cardiomyopathies]].


==Causes==
==Causes==
===Life Threatening Causes===
===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===
Causes of increased afterload that can cause LVH include:
* [[Aortic stenosis]]
* [[Aortic stenosis]]
* [[Aortic insufficiency]]
* [[Aortic insufficiency]]
* [[Hypertension]]
* [[Hypertension]]


Primary diseases of the heart muscle that can cause LVH are known as [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy|hypertrophic cardiomyopathies]].
===Causes by Organ System===
 
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===Other Causes===
 
===Causes in Alphabetical Order===
* [[Acromegaly]]
* [[Acromegaly]]
* [[Alcoholic cardiomyopathy]]
* [[Alcoholic cardiomyopathy]]
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==References==
==References==
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Overview

Disease processes that can cause LVH include any disease that increases the afterload in which the heart has to contract against e.g. hyhertension. Some primary diseases of the heart muscle can also give rise to left ventricular hypertrophy known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathies.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic No underlying causes
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Infectious Disease No underlying causes
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Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
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Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes


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