Left ventricular hypertrophy causes
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Left ventricular hypertrophy Microchapters |
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Differentiating Left ventricular hypertrophy from other Diseases |
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Left ventricular hypertrophy On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Left ventricular hypertrophy |
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Directions to Hospitals Treating Left ventricular hypertrophy |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Left ventricular hypertrophy |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Disease processes that can cause LVH include any disease that increases the afterload that the heart has to contract against, and some primary diseases of the muscle of the heart.
Common Causes
Causes of increased afterload that can cause LVH include:
Primary disease of the muscle of the heart that cause LVH are known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathies.