Chamber Hypertrophy and Enlargment: Difference between revisions
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==Right ventricular hypertrophy== | ==Right ventricular hypertrophy== | ||
[[Image:RVH.png|thumb|left]] | [[Image:RVH.png|thumb|left]] | ||
[[File:E000004.jpg|thumb|left|An example of right ventricular hypertrophy (and right atrial enlargement) in a patient with chronic pulmonary hypertension due to peripheral embolisation.]] | |||
[[Image:E_rvh.jpg|thumb|450px|Right ventricular hypertrophy, the R wave is greater than the S wave in V1]] | [[Image:E_rvh.jpg|thumb|450px|Right ventricular hypertrophy, the R wave is greater than the S wave in V1]] | ||
Right ventricular hypertrophy occurs mainly in lung disease or in congenital heart disease. | Right ventricular hypertrophy occurs mainly in lung disease or in congenital heart disease. | ||