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Although ventricular hypertrophy may occur in either the left or right or both ventricles of the heart, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is more commonly encountered.
LVH
The most common cause is high blood pressure. Other causes are exercise (athletic hypertrophy) and congenital bases (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or HCM).
The diagnosis of LVH is usually made by echocardiography. The walls of the ventricle can be measured and a thickness of greater than 1.5 cm is considered enlarged. Athletic hypertrophy is usually less than this thickness and will return to normal size with cessation of the activity. HOCM may be diagnosed in the absence of other causes of LVH and with the presence of a family history.
RVH
The common causes of right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) are:
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