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Your heart muscle cells may get larger in response to some factor that causes the left ventricle to work harder, such as high blood pressure or a heart condition. As the left ventricle's workload increases, the muscle tissue in the chamber wall thickens. Sometimes, the size of the chamber itself also increases. Left ventricular hypertrophy may also develop due to problems in the structure of the heart muscle cell. These changes can be related to a genetic defect.
Abnormal tissue around the heart muscle cells is a result of several rare conditions. Abnormalities in heart muscle cell structure that result in increased heart wall thickness include:. In addition to hypertension and aortic valve stenosis, factors that increase your risk of left ventricular hypertrophy include:.
Left ventricular hypertrophy changes the structure and working of the heart. The enlarged left ventricle can:. The best way to prevent left ventricular hypertrophy caused by high blood pressure is to maintain healthy blood pressure. To better manage your blood pressure:. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products.
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Left ventricular hypertrophy Left ventricular hypertrophy is a thickening of the wall of the heart's main pumping chamber. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic. Share on: Facebook Twitter. Show references McCullough PA, et al. Definition and pathogenesis of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertension. Accessed Oct. Podrid PJ. Left ventricular hypertrophy and arrhythmia. ECG Reviews Save. The typical pattern with LVH includes deviation of the ST segment in the opposite direction of the QRS complex discordance , and a typical T wave inversion pattern is present, as seen in the image here: Enlarge.
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