Biventricular Hypertrophy: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Biventricular Hypertrophy

Persistent Truncus Arteriosus

hypertrophy Cardiomegaly Increased pulmonary vascularity Hypocalcemia (if associated with DiGeorge syndrome) The most well-known classification was the fourfold system developed [en.wikipedia.org]

hypertrophy Cardiomegaly Increased pulmonary vascularity Hypocalcemia (if associated with DiGeorge syndrome ) Treatment Treatment is with neonatal surgical repair, with the [ipfs.io]

Electrocardiogram showed features of biventricular hypertrophy. Chest X-ray showed features of cardiomegaly and right aortic arch. [annals.in]

Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease

AR, Aortic regurgitation; ASD, atrial septal defect; BP, blood pressure; BVH, biventricular hypertrophy; CDG, congenital disorders of glycosylation; CHD, congenital heart [unboundmedicine.com]

hypertrophy and signs of pulmonary HPT  right ventricular enlargement and hypertrophy(if not treated) 12. [slideshare.net]

hypertrophy by 2 months of age Superior axis in AVSD Echocardiography Demonstrates the anatomy of the defect, haemodynamic effects and pulmonary hypertension (due to high [rcemlearning.co.uk]

Acquired Ventricular Septal Defect

With further progression of the defect, the ECG shows biventricular hypertrophy; P waves may be notched or peaked. [ukessays.com]

With large VSDs the ECG shows biventricular hypertrophy (BVH) with or without LAH. [patient.info]

Restrictive VSDs usually produce a normal tracing, a wide notched P wave due to left atrial overload is the characteristic of Medium-sized VSDs produce, and large VSDs shows hypertrophy [ukessays.com]

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

With a larger degree of shunting, there may be biventricular hypertrophy. [youtube.com]

A large PDA may be associated with signs of biventricular hypertrophy (BVH) and in those with pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) may be present. [patient.info]

ECG is often normal in small or moderate PDA but there may be signs of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). [patient.info]

Endocardial Cushion Defect

hypertrophy Chest X-ray Cardiomegaly with increased pulmonary vascular markings Treatment Close the atrial and/or ventricular septal defects with patch material and repair [echocardiology.org]

three leaflets with cleft in left atrioventriular valve Cardiac Auscultation Pulmonary flow murmur Atrioventricular regurgitation Electrocardiogram Left axis deviation Biventricular [echocardiology.org]

Cardiomyopathy

[…] or biventricular hypertrophy. [lifeinthefastlane.com]

In both patients, echocardiography showed LV hypertrophy, biventricular systolic dysfunction, and a large amount of pericardial effusion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The mean heart weight was 393 g (range, 240-590 g), and 10 cases had relative heart hypertrophy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Atrial Septal Defect

Biventricular cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure in the presence of a pre-existing atrial septal defect (ASD) are a rare association of primary aldosteronism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Typical electrocardiographic findings consist of peaked P waves, a prolonged P-R interval, rSR pattern in the right precordial leads and biventricular hypertrophy. [ajconline.org]

hypertrophy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ostium Primum Atrial Septal Defect

Katz-Wachtel phenomenon (biventricular hypertrophy pattern) is observed. Dr. Mahmut Gokdemir has donated this ECG to our website. [metealpaslan.com]

Ventricular Septal Defect

With large VSDs the ECG shows biventricular hypertrophy (BVH) with or without LAH. [patient.info]

The electrocardiogram may show features of either left or right ventricular hypertrophy, but often shows features of biventricular hypertrophy (Figure 12). [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

With a moderate VSD, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and occasionally left atrial hypertrophy (LAH) may be seen. [patient.info]

Pompe Disease

Before MAD, the ECG revealed biventricular hypertrophy and abnormalities in repolarisation with a ST-elevation of 0.5 mV. [ojrd.biomedcentral.com]

ECG showed biventricular hypertrophy, although the PR intervals were not significantly shortened. [doi.org]

hypertrophy Glycogen: Increased in myocardium Phosphorylase kinase activity: Absent in myocardium Respiratory Failure Pulmonary edema Macroglossia : Some patients Death: [neuromuscular.wustl.edu]

Corrected Transposition of the Great Vessels

hypertrophy. [springerplus.springeropen.com]

The electrocardiogram (ECG) at rest showed a normal sinus rhythm with precordial ST- segment depression (V2 to V4), T-wave inversion (V2 to V3) and signs of biventricular [springerplus.springeropen.com]

Amyloidosis

hypertrophy. [msdmanuals.com]

[…] involvement is suspected because of symptoms, ECG, or cardiac biomarkers, echocardiography is done to measure diastolic relaxation and systolic function and to screen for biventricular [msdmanuals.com]

Eisenmenger Syndrome

Sometimes, these alterations are superimposed by ECG signs of the underlying cardiac defect (e.g. left or biventricular hypertrophy in univentricular hearts, transposition [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tetralogy of Fallot

[…] the muscular ventricular septum, obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract, and right ventricular hypertrophy [ 2 ]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Kuehne et al. used CMR and conductance catheter techniques to investigate the effects of PR on biventricular mechanics in a growing swine model [ 19 ]. [jcmr-online.biomedcentral.com]

The cardinal features (Figure 1 ) consist of an interventricular communication, or ventricular septal defect, biventricular connection of the aortic root, which overrides [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Heart Disease

Right ventricle is small and hypertrophied at 27 weeks, with tricuspid valve size 3 standard deviations below normal for gestational age. [emedicine.medscape.com]

The role of intervention is to promote right heart functional development and to improve the possibility of postnatal biventricular circulation (see the video below). [emedicine.medscape.com]

Patent Foramen Ovale

Int J Stroke. 2017 Dec;12(9):998-1004. doi: 10.1177/1747493017701152. Epub 2017 Mar 24. Author information 1 1 Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 2 2 Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. 3 3 Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen,[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Biventricular Hypertrophy

RESULTS: Biventricular hypertrophy was found in 21% of the study population. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] by, last update November 25, 2018 Biventricular Hypertrophy Hypertrophy of both left and right ventricles. [lifeinthefastlane.com]

However, the ECG may show features characteristic of biventricular hypertrophy. [ecgwaves.com]

Right Ventricular Hypertrophy

[…] determinants of biventricular hypertrophy are still undefined. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

hypertrophy are still undefined. [doi.org]

RVH is commonly found in systemic hypertension and is associated with LVH (i.e., biventricular hypertrophy ) in approximately one-fifth of the patients seen in a specialist [journals.lww.com]

Common Ventricle

Abstract Common ventricle is a rare congenital anomaly in which the ventricular chamber receives blood from two separate atrioventricular valves or from a common atrioventricular valve. We used contrast echocardiography during cardiac catheterization to confirm ventricular anatomy and to characterize blood flow[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Launois Syndrome

We report the first description of a Launois-Bensaude syndrome involving the orbit. Launois-Bensaude syndrome was diagnosed in a 70-year-old-man who presented with severe bilateral proptosis (Hertel value 26mm). We performed a bilateral transpalpebral orbital decompression by resection of intraorbital fat without[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Left-to-Right Cardiac Shunt

Abstract Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects roughly 8/1000 live births. Improvements in medical and surgical management in recent decades have resulted in significantly more children with left-to-right cardiac shunts surviving into adulthood. Surgical care of these patients for their original cardiac defect(s) or[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Right Atrial Hypertrophy

There is a biatrial enlargement in diseases causing biventricular hypertrophy: certain congenital heart diseases, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, chronic cor pulmonale, aortic [ecgforum.com]

Biventricular hypertrophy with only mild midprecordial voltages of 45 or 50 mm; this may need further evaluation Ectopic atrial rhythms; right atrial, left atrial, wandering [aafp.org]

Biventricular Hypertrophy : There are certain conditions in which both the ventricles are hypertrophied. The various conditions are mentioned in Box 5.7. [yourarticlelibrary.com]

Cardiac Hypertrophy

Biventricular cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure in the presence of a pre-existing atrial septal defect (ASD) are a rare association of primary aldosteronism. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We describe in two brothers an apparently novel syndrome comprising obesity, congenital hypothyroidism, neonatal colitis, cardiac biventricular hypertrophy, craniosynostosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Topics for study: Introduction Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) Right Ventricular Hypertrophy (RVH) Biventricular Hypertrophy Introductory Information: The ECG criteria [ecg.utah.edu]

Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy

KEYWORDS: Biventricular hypertrophy; Hypertension; Pulmonary stenosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lakdawala : The echocardiogram demonstrates moderate systolic dysfunction in the setting of severe biventricular hypertrophy and restrictive diastolic filling. [circ.ahajournals.org]

We report a case report of male patient with biventricular hypertrophy coexisting with pulmonary valve stenosis and systemic hypertension. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Familial Visceral Neuropathy Type 3

They had systolic murmur, 3 with left ventricular hypertrophy and 2 with biventricular overload. [scielo.br]

In one of them, biventricular dilation and myocyte hypertrophy was evidenced, with the presence of vacuolated subendocardial myocytes, as well as subendocardial and epicardial [scielo.br]

Transposition of the Great Vessels

In those with a large VSD biventricular hypertrophy may be seen. [patient.info]

After a few days right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) is usually present and additionally right atrial hypertrophy may be present in some. [patient.info]

Left Ventricular Noncompaction

Twenty-seven patients (75%) had ECG abnormalities, most commonly biventricular hypertrophy (10 patients, 28%). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ECG demonstrates severe biventricular hypertrophy in a patient with LVNC. Note extreme QRS complex voltages. TABLE 2. [dx.doi.org]

The most prominent feature was marked biventricular hypertrophy in 10 patients (28%), with extreme QRS voltage similar to that seen in Pompe’s disease ( Figure 1 ). [dx.doi.org]

Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis

The biventricular hypertrophy that accompanies these lesions increases myocardial oxygen consumption and compromises oxygen delivery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Figure 1: (a) Biventricular hypertrophy leading to moderate cardiomegaly. [annalspc.com]

[…] outflow obstruction, biventricular hypertrophy or stenosis or occlusion of coronary ostia. [annalspc.com]

Hepatosplenic Amyloidosis

Transthoracic echocardiography showed massive biventricular hypertrophy compatible with infiltrative disease and thickened mitral and tricuspid valve without significant dysfunction [revespcardiol.org]

Figure 2 Cardiac MRI images of a patient with hereditary transthyretin (TTR) amyloid cardiomyopathy with (A) significant biventricular hypertrophy and biatrial enlargement [acc.org]

[…] with diffuse late gadolinium enhancement involving all cardiac chambers on a four chamber image and (B) a short axis, two chamber image with diffuse biventricular late gadolinium [acc.org]

Truncus Arteriosus

hypertrophy Cardiomegaly Increased pulmonary vascularity Hypocalcemia (if associated with DiGeorge syndrome) Classification[edit] A well-known classification is the fourfold [en.wikipedia.org]

Heart failure may occur within weeks Systolic ejection murmur is heard at the left sternal border Widened pulse pressure Bounding arterial pulses Loud second heart sound Biventricular [en.wikipedia.org]