Chamber Hypertrophy and Enlargment: Difference between revisions

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In hypertrophy the heart muscle is thicker. This can have different causes. Left ventricular hypertrophy results from an increase in left ventricular workload, e.g. during hypertension or aortic valve stenosis. Right ventricular hypertrophy results from an increase in right ventricular workoad, e.g. emphysema or pulmonary embolisation.  
In hypertrophy the heart muscle is thicker. This can have different causes. Left ventricular hypertrophy results from an increase in left ventricular workload, e.g. during hypertension or aortic valve stenosis. Right ventricular hypertrophy results from an increase in right ventricular workoad, e.g. emphysema or pulmonary embolisation.  
These causes are fundamentally different from [[Miscellaneous#Hypertrophic_Obstructive_Cardiomyopathy|hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HCM)]], which is a congenital misallignment of cardiomyocytes resulting in hypertrophy.  
These causes are fundamentally different from [[Miscellaneous#Hypertrophic_Obstructive_Cardiomyopathy|hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HCM)]], which is a congenital misallignment of cardiomyocytes resulting in hypertrophy.