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  1. Aug 8, 2023 · Objectives: Identify the etiology and epidemiology of left ventricular hypertrophy and its complications. Outline the appropriate history, physical findings, and evaluation of left ventricular hypertrophy. Summarize the treatment and management options available for left ventricular hypertrophy.

  2. Mar 30, 2022 · Left ventricular hypertrophy increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The asymptomatic nature of LVH may lead to delayed treatment. Creating awareness about LVH and searching for underlying etiologies facilitates initiation of early treatment.

  3. Oct 2, 2001 · It has been well recognized that the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an adverse feature in hypertension, with such patients having a substantially higher risk of cardiovascular events, including mortality and morbidity from heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and sudden death. 1 Indeed, LVH is probably the most visible ...

    • Gregory Y.H. Lip
    • 2001
  4. Nov 7, 2023 · Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is frequently seen in association with arterial hypertension and indicates poor prognosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of LVH and associated factors in a multiethnic population from Mauritius.

    • 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002495
    • 2023
    • Open Heart. 2023; 10(2): e002495.
  5. The importance of left ventricular hypertrophy in cardiovascular disease has gained wide recognition. Left ventricular hypertrophy is a highly important risk factor associated with major cardiovascular events, including symptomatic heart failure, particularly in patients with systemic hypertension. Over the past years much has been learned ...

  6. Dec 19, 2017 · Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), a common pathway in health and disease, occurs because of cellular hypertrophy and expansion of extracellular matrix. Myocardial biopsy can identify extracellular matrix expansion (fibrosis, amyloid) from cellular hypertrophy and disarray and infiltration (iron, amyloid, inflammatory cells), but its invasive ...

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  8. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a common pathologic finding, occurring in about 20% of a population of 50-year-olds, and more in older people. It represents an independent predictor of premature death that is as important as frequent ventricular premature...

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