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- Left ventricular hypertrophy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Left ventricular hypertrophy is thickening of the walls of the lower left heart chamber The lower left heart chamber is called the left ventricle The left ventricle is the heart's main pumping chamber During left ventricular hypertrophy, the thickened heart wall can become stiff Blood pressure
- Dilated cardiomyopathy - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a type of heart muscle disease that causes the heart chambers (ventricles) to thin and stretch, growing larger
- Tool: BMI and waist circumference calculator - Mayo Clinic
Body mass index (BMI) uses weight and height to estimate body fat A high BMI and large waist size may signal an increased risk of heart disease
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome - Symptoms and causes
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a rare heart condition that a child is born with That means it's a congenital heart defect In this condition, the left side of the heart doesn't develop fully and is too small So it can't pump blood well Instead, the right side of the heart must pump
- Cardiac catheterization - Mayo Clinic
Overview Cardiac catheterization (kath-uh-tur-ih-ZAY-shun) is a test or treatment for certain heart or blood vessel problems, such as clogged arteries or irregular heartbeats
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): More than . . .
Early diastolic LV "untwisting" Elastic recoil induced by contraction to a smaller end systolic volume in the preceding contraction cycle Each of these four elements is impaired in patients with HFpEF, especially with stress, so filling becomes dependent on high LA pressure to actively push blood into the left ventricle, as opposed to the
- Heart failure - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Heart failure Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should Blood often backs up and causes fluid to build up in the lungs and in the legs
- Heart failure - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Clinical trials Explore Mayo Clinic studies testing new treatments, interventions and tests as a means to prevent, detect, treat or manage this condition
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