Cardiologist explains left ventricular hypertrophy

Your heart is a muscle and just like any other muscle in your body, if it’s working harder it becomes more muscular. Your heart muscle responds to high blood pressure by thickening and getting bigger. In this video I will discuss this process of left ventricular hypertrophy and what it means for your heart.

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00:00 Role of the heart in the body
00:15 How the heart responds to high blood pressure
00:22 Left ventricular hypertrophy explained
00:58 Risks of left ventricular hypertrophy
01:26 Causes of left ventricular hypertrophy
01:48 Why is left ventricular hypertrophy dangerous?
02:25 How is left ventricular hypertrophy treated?

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Disclaimer: The content seen in this video is provided only for medical educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please seek advice from your medical practitioner as I do not offer personal medical advice on this platform.

[kimberlybailey]

This is an exceptional and informative video. I was diagnosed with LVH yesterday. I am 49 and both of my parents passed away from heart illness in their 50's. I asked to see a cardiologist as a precaution. I can't state enough how important it is to listen to what your body is telling you. My GP said my shortness of breath and tiredness was age plus anxiety. I pushed and pushed to see a specialist and I am so glad I did. Now onto treatment!

[siobhanferry]

Cardioogist diagnosed LVH. Was treated for HBP for 3 years and getting worse fatigue and dizziness. Finally went for a second opinion and learned I have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Since birth. Am now treated correctly and improvement in exercise tolerance, no shortness of breath. Still fatigued but that is because side effects of Camzyos.

[texjoy]

I’ve been diagnosed with LVH. The pain I get sometimes when I walk up flight of stairs and get to the top, I feel like my heart is trying to pump blood through a narrow artery fast and it’s very painful.
It usually goes away within several seconds, once my heart slows down.

[stellafreeman]

My husband passed away suddenly from Acute left Ventricular failure and Biventricular cardiac hypertrophy.
He had high blood pressure and was on a tablet for it..
So beforehand the. Doctor has said he's doing well clearly not he was only 52

[ramseypietronasser]

Thanks for this, Doctor. Reminds me to go to the gym

[jasishmm]

Me too I was just diagnose with this last week 😢💔

[pinkoceanflower]

I’m really scared. I have chronic resistant hypertension and now have left ventricular heart.

[rkpegu]

Thank you so much for your good advice sir ♥️

[wojak]

I have this but I have low blood pressure and a low resting heart rate. I passed heart stress tests. Do i have "athlete's heart"? I have been lifting heavy weights for near ten years now.

[bobbymafalit]

Doctor I was diagnosed Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy with adequate contractility and normal wall motion? What does it mean po?Is it harmful or not?

[stellasaberon]

Last year i was diagnosed with aorta and mitral stenosis.
Luckily, they found out when i did go to the Emergency room because of the Heart enlargement.
They were on time to fixed it and i was operated this year 5 march 2024. But my baby need to terminated 😔 because its getting worse.

[jamesmorrow]

I have heart failure and coronary disease but I don't have high blood pressure. How is that possible to have heart failure with normal or low blood pressure?

[NightSkySparkles]

Does low blood volume affects the diastolic function in Left ventricle? Or the left ventricle alter its diastolic function according to the volume of blood?

[NightSkySparkles]

Presence of Left ventricle diastolic disfunction but No hypertrophy, No restrictions, No enlarged heart, No thickned walls nor thin walls, No blockages, No EF under 50% but had a chronic heavy menstural bleeding lasting 21 days a month and has a habbit of screen apnea.

Will the Diastolic Disfunction be cured or reversed If this habbit of holding breath is controlled?

[gugulandguguli]

Sir my ejection fraction is 62percent, and my lvh with asmetrical sptal hyprotrophy . I safe or not?

[TanvirHossain-epsm]

What is the remedy if left ventricular hypertrophy happened??

[CleanHeartSettings]

I’m 19 I did an ecg and it came back saying I have sinus bradycardia with Lvh I haven’t Horner with heart problems either is that possible for my age ?😞

[naturalpowerzone]

left ventricular hypertrophy is basically a death sentence, just a matter of time before it stops ticking, Notice how he never mentions the percentage of cases that are corrected or improved, Of course life style choices make a big difference, but once you have this condition does it really make a difference ? the meds they give you may help for some time but in the long run they don't even know how long you have, doctors don't want to tell you that your fucked. i was just diagnosed with this..

[bhaskardeb]

Severe lv systolic dysfunction EF was 27% and before it ARBs and diuretics were you used for long time but lifestyle was sedentary. 9 yr ago she was diagnosed minor coronary artery disease. She died few days back at the age of 70 due to cardiorespiratory failure(initially admitted for AMI), kidney was not functioning, sugar was >300 at that time so no emergency invasive procedure was done, lipid profile was not too bad. What went wrong actually?