| This left ventricle is very thickened (slightly over 2 cm in thickness), but the rest of the heart is not greatly enlarged. This is typical for hypertensive heart disease. The ongoing systemic hypertension creates a greater pressure load on the heart to induce the hypertrophy. |
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| The effect of left ventricular hypertrophy on cardiac physiologic parameters is shown above in red, with the normal parameters in black for comparison. |
