Ventricular hypertrophy
Definition: general increase in bulk of the myocardium not due to tumor formation, nor to an increase in the number of cells, but due to chronic pressure overload; enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart is often attributed to pulmonary hypertension; enlargement of the left ventricle of the heart is attributed to sustained abnormal pressure or volume loads.
Synonyms (terms occurring on more labels are shown first): ventricular hypertrophy
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