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Cardiac Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
. Ed(S): Keurs, Henk; Schipperheyn, J. J.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Keurs, Henk; Schipperheyn, J. J. Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJD; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is usually considered to be a compen satory adjustment of heart muscle to an inreased work load. LVH develops in the course of valvular or congenital heart disease, or when part of the myocardium is damaged by long-standing ischemia or infarction. In the hypertrophied heart the muscle fibers increase in size, not in number. The fibers are found to contain a larger number of myofibrils and the cell organelles are larger. From epidemiologic studies it is known that even mild LVH is associated with myocardial ischemia, ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. Most cases of LVH ... Read more
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is usually considered to be a compen satory adjustment of heart muscle to an inreased work load. LVH develops in the course of valvular or congenital heart disease, or when part of the myocardium is damaged by long-standing ischemia or infarction. In the hypertrophied heart the muscle fibers increase in size, not in number. The fibers are found to contain a larger number of myofibrils and the cell organelles are larger. From epidemiologic studies it is known that even mild LVH is associated with myocardial ischemia, ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. Most cases of LVH ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400967618
SKU
V9789400967618
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