to understand exactly what Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is, it is important to be able to break down the word. The prefix Hyper- means over or more, and the suffix -trophy means well-fed. Therefore, LVH is the thickening and/ or the enlargement of the left ventricle. Under normal conditions, the left ventricle of the heart is responsible for the big push that sends blood through the aorta and to the rest of the body (Sheir 2015, p.560). When the left ventricle becomes thickened, or enlarged it causes your heart to work harder. Therefore, putting your body under stress or tension. This can be caused, and contribute to other heart issues. Such as, hypertension (high blood pressure). One of the more common reasons for hypertension is…
Left ventricular hypertrophy Summary Left ventricular hypertrophy is a condition wherein the muscle wall of heart’s left pumping chamber (ventricle), which is considered as the main pumping chamber, expands and thickens (hypertrophy). There can be various causes related to this disease, one of them being high blood pressure which stresses left ventricle to work harder. The increasing workload results in the thickening of the muscle tissue of the chamber wall thus lead to increased size of the…
and an electrocardiogram (ECG). ECG testing is the most sensitive routinely performed diagnostic test for HCM, but the ECG abnormalities are not specific to HCM and should prompt further diagnostic evaluation. Left ventricular hypertrophy is nearly universal in symptomatic patients; however, individuals with localized hypertrophy may present with an entirely normal ECG. Typically, the ECG is deemed…
A drop of sweat slowly makes its way from the temple of my head to my clenched jaw. I am holding 180pounds of iron overhead. This amount of weight could shatter my ribs. Every repetition is a like a battlebetween my body and my resolve. Arms and chest on fire, and struggling for air, I continue to push theheavy barbell skyward. Rep after rep, my body screams in desperation; this is too much weight. What am I thinking? All Robert Youngs life, he has always been an athletic person. But it wasn’t…
one of the first in the third Olympics in St. Louis in 1904 to use PED (Crossing the Line). He won the marathon, but almost died from having too much strychnine in his body (Facts about Strychnine). Extracts of this plant are widely used as poison arrow/dart toxins. Strychnine is a totalization poison, and causes convulsive muscle contractions. He kept his medal but risked his life for it (Lee). Another cause is everyone wants to have muscles, but who wants to lift weights? Some people look…
caused from a premature atrial complex. I remember this as “aberrant, randomly present”. There are three hearts blocks that you must differentiate through their similarities. A first-degree heart block, has a p-wave that measure longer through each complex. I remember this as “long, longer, drop”. The second-degree heart block, has two p-waves per complex with equal measurements, it’s the “twin block”. The third-degree heart block is a fatal rhythm it will have non-correlating and multiple…
four related malformations: ventricular septal defect, right ventricular outflow obstruction, overriding aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy, each varying in its severity (Evans 2008). The key anatomical components that identify tetralogy of Fallot include an antero-cephalad deviation of the outlet septum, resulting in a malaligned ventricular septal defect, and an associated abnormal morphology of the septoparietal trabeculations surrounding the subpulmonary outflow tract, together…
disturbances in the brain. Symptoms of this disorder may include loss of consciousness, convulsions, spasms, and sensory confusion. Attacks are frequently preceded by strange behavior and feelings of uneasiness or discomfort. Similarly, meningitis can develop; an infection that causes inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain. Symptoms may include a general feeling of ill health, nausea, abdominal pain, along with stiffness in the back and neck. Others conditions involved with…
Lawrence, the president of Downing Digital Healthcare Partners said, “Customers just aren’t aware of the prevalence of sudden cardiac arrest.” Each year in the United States over 424,000 victims are being affected all ages, in Hawaii, Native Hawaiians are 1.7 times (over 70%) more likely to die from heart disease than other race. To prevent this from happening to all citizens, CFL (Certification for Life) wants to increase funding for more access to an AED. Our goal as the CFL is to train…
The ventricular septal defect is a condition in which there is a hole in the septum of the heart, the structure that separates the left and right ventricles. The hole in the septum allows for oxygen rich blood that comes back from the lungs into the left ventricle, to mix with the oxygen depleted blood that is in the right ventricle. Deoxygenated blood that would normally be pumped from the right ventricle through the pulmonary valve is instead free-flowing into to the left ventricle where it is…