What causes ventricular hypertrophy? LVH? Posted: 03-20-07 08:06am
The UTI with renal CT indicated benign
phleboliths in pelvis area - What does
this mean? Also witht he Hypertension an
Echo was done in May 2006 which indicated
LVH , with Doppler indicating trace mitral
and tricuspid regurgitation. What does
this mean? I was denied a Health
Insurance plan due to these findings. Can
you help me by explaining what these mean.
I did look on the interned re: LVH
hypertrophy and it did indicate it could
be due to exercise. I cycle 2 - 3 times a
week doing up to 100 miles per week
(approx 5 - 8 hrs of exercise per week)
could this be a cause of ventricular
hypertrophy. Am I a high risk for
something going wrong medically with me.
Also with the benign phleboliths in the
pelvis area is this high risk. Any
information you can give me would be
sincerely appreciated.
Thank you in advance for you help.
vicki
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General Q&A Answer A2518 Posted: 04-02-07 08:11am
A "UTI" is the medical abbreviation for a
urinary tract infection. UTIs can be
accompanied by kidney stones, but no
stones were observed during the pelvic
CT-scan you experienced. The mineral
shadows that observed were probably not
due to stones, but are caused by carbonate
deposits in the walls of the pelvic veins,
or phlebolits.
LVH is the medical abbreviation for a left
ventricle hypertrophy. During LVH, the
wall of the left ventricle thickens. Left
ventricle hypertrophy can be due to an
increased load on the heart, specifically
to the left ventricle.
Heart hypertrophy can be physiological
only in people who play sports regularly.
Sporty people can develop left ventricle
hypertrophies to compensate for the
increased physical effort required during
exercise.
In most people, LVH is a pathological
condition that is usually due to high
blood pressure (HTA) or some type of heart
valvular disorder such as regurgitation or
stenosis. Left ventricle hypertrophy can
also be idiopathic in nature, or have an
unknown reason. At the beginning of the
condition, LVH compensates for the
increased heart load but if a primary
disorder (HTA or valvular disorder, for
example) continue to exist, hypertrophy
won’t be able to compensate forever. In
time, hypertrophy can develop into
ventricular dilatation and heart failure.
In your case, the LVH you are experiencing
is probably due to mitral regurgitation.
The physical efforts you’ve mentioned
can’t cause LVH.
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