Right Ventricular Hypertrophy: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
2022年7月5日 · Right ventricular hypertrophy, also known as right ventricular enlargement, is a thickening of the heart’s right lower chamber wall when there is pressure overload due to lung disease. As the muscle thickens, it becomes more difficult …
Dilated cardiomyopathy - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2022年5月4日 · Dilated cardiomyopathy is a type of heart muscle disease that causes the heart chambers (ventricles) to thin and stretch, growing larger. It typically starts in the heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle).
Understanding Right Ventricular Hypertrophy - Healthline
2018年9月18日 · Right ventricular hypertrophy (also called right ventricular enlargement) happens when the muscle on the right side of your heart becomes thickened and enlarged. When your heart gets larger,...
Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Symptoms and Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Dilated cardiomyopathy causes tissue in your heart’s main pumping chamber to expand (dilate) and thin out. This makes it unable to pump as strongly as it should. Genetics or heart attack damage can cause this, but often, the cause is unknown.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) - American Heart Association
2024年5月28日 · Dilated cardiomyopathy affects the heart's ventricles and atria, the lower and upper chambers of the heart. The American Heart Association explains dilated cardiomyopathy and the potential causes of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Right ventricular hypertrophy: Causes and complications
2023年7月12日 · What is RVH? Causes. Signs and symptoms. Complications and risk factors. Diagnosis and ECG findings. Treatment and prevention. Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) is a heart disorder...
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2024年3月16日 · Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) is an abnormal enlargement or pathologic increase in the right ventricular muscle mass as a maladaptive response to chronic pressure overload. RVH most commonly arises from chronic, severe lung disease.
How to Image the Dilated Right Ventricle | Circulation: …
2017年5月11日 · A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) was performed to assess for structural heart disease given his episode of atrial flutter, physical examination, and ECG findings. His TTE demonstrated a moderately dilated right ventricle (RV) based on qualitative assessment .
Approach to evaluation of the right ventricle in adults
2023年6月13日 · Evaluation of the right ventricle (RV) is a key component of the clinical assessment of many cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders. There are many ways to evaluate the RV, most of which can be accomplished noninvasively and without radiation exposure. This topic will discuss the approach to evaluation of RV structure and function.
Dilated cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
2022年5月4日 · Echocardiogram. This is the main test for diagnosing dilated cardiomyopathy. Sound waves produce images of the heart in motion. An echocardiogram shows how blood moves in and out of the heart and heart valves. It can tell if the left ventricle is enlarged.