Borderline LVH and BP Meds Posted: 03-28-07 18:27pm
what is borderline lvh. I am not
overweight and exercise regularlly. I
have been weening myself off the atacand
for the past 3 weeks and plan this fourth
week to be the end. I have been
monoriting my blood pressure. Does
borderline lvh require medication. Also,
is it possible the test was not accurate
and if I retake it, it will have normal
results. The reason, I believe my blood
pressure even elevated was due to
medication of cymbalta for situational
depression (my brother died). After
weening of the cymbalta, I had no
problems. Can I stop the bp meds and take
another test with possible normal
results?
LVH stands for "left ventricle
hypertrophy". LVH is due to excessive
overload and demand on the left ventricle.
In order to compensate for an excessive
workload, the wall of the left ventricle
becomes thicker (hypertrophy). Thickening,
or hypertrophy, occurs at the beginning
of the onset of LVH. If the factors that
cause the overload continue to persist,
hypertrophy will continue to develop...
but not without limits. Hypertrophy
depends upon the hearts muscle’s ability
to create new blood vessels, which is
limited. All of sudden, in one moment,
hypertrophy won’t be able to sustain the
burden on the heart and the body
experiences heart failure.
Left heart’s ventricle stress can be due
to high blood pressure or a primary
valvular disorder such as aortal stenosis
or regurgitation and mitral regurgitation.
LVH can also be caused by an unknown
reason; LVH can be idiopathic.
LVH can be precisely diagnosed and the
level of development estimated using an
ultrasound cardiography. Blood pressure
measurement is also a part of the
diagnostic procedure.
Therapy of LVH always includes blood
pressure drugs bcecause high blood
pressure can cause AND worsen a poor heart
condition. If a valvular disorder caused
LVH then cardiac surgery can be performed.
You can ask for a second opinion from a
cardiologist.
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