Anyone who knows/has Left Ventricular Hypertrophy?

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I am diagnosed with Mild Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. They have said the wall (IVS) is 17mm instead of prescribed 11mm. I am a non-smoker / non alcoholic / veggiterian / age 26. What are my risk factors. Doctors told me noting to worry and told me to avoid any streneous activities. i am adviced to take Betolac 50 mg per day. Any one who know about this plz advice? thanks

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Left ventricular hypertrophy is a common condition met in athletes, and therefore physiological, where nothing is to be done if the condition is asymptomatic (when there are no problems detected by the patient). As abnormality, it is then seen in hypertensives, when muscles of the heart do get hypertrophied (bulky) with forceful pumping of blood out of the heart to various organs of the body. It can also be congenital development (by birth) or a genetic trait which is passed in families. Treatment is usually necessary for all the other types of LVH except the first variety. Betaloc is one of the simplest of the medicines prescribed for you, which will slow down your heart rate and would therefore decrease the work load of your heart and therefore prevent further aggravation of the hypertrophy.

I don't know if i can help you. But i know that our heart has 4 chambers. Two (atrium and ventricular) on the right side and two(atrium and ventricular) on the left side. Word "hypertrophy" means-excessive development of an organ or part ; increase in bulk (as by thickening of muscle fibers) without multiplication of parts.
You should talk to your Dr. Good luck and feel good!

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