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Can left ventricular hypertrophy be genetic?
Query: Hi doctor, My mother died four months ago, due to cardiac arrhythmia which was caused by left ventricular hypertrophy. Can I know whether left ventricular hypertrophy is hereditary as I am frightened for me and for my children? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hypertrophy is a general term and it includes multiple individual diseases. Do you have her echo report or any other medical reports of the heart? The first possibility in her case is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is certainly hereditary and all the first degree... Read Full »
I have high BP and chest pain. What medicines should I take?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 31 years old with a weight of 191 pounds and height of 5 feet 7 inches. I have a problem of high BP. There is little chest pain. ECG report (leftward axis). Echo report (mild concentric LVH and diastolic dysfunction and normal systolic function). LVEF 60 %. Total cholesterol 213. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your reports (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). Your echo is almost normal. Your current medicines appear to control your BP adequately. So, there is no need to change them. But your weight of 191 pounds for your height of 5 feet ... Read Full »
Will quitting alcohol and cigarettes improve my blood tests?
Query: Hello doctor, I am suffering from hypertension since few years, and I am currently on medication Telmisartan. I am an alcoholic and smoker, and I smoke approximately 15 cigarettes a day for the last five years. My current CBC report suggests high RBC, hemoglobin, and PCV. Though it reduced slightly ... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I have gone through your attached reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity).The diagnosis is polycythemia. Polycythemia can be secondary or primary. Secondary polycythemia occurs because of hypoxia, which activates the oxygen sensor and more erythropoietin is... Read Full »
My son's ECG shows left ventricular hypertrophy. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, My son is 12 years old, very active, plays representative basketball and attends a sports high school. Last Sunday, he was knocked over while playing and hurt his arm. After getting up, he fainted. He was fine after that. There were no broken bones, but the medical center did an ECG, and ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The ECG (electrocardiogram) is showing incomplete RBBB (right bundle branch block) or early RBBB and features of left ventricular hypertrophy, and also heart rate is on lower side nearing 60 beats per minute. But as you mentioned, he is a basketball player. So, athle... Read Full »
How to manage high blood pressure and weight?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 32-year-old male and weigh 308 kg. I always have a high blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg while meeting the doctor. The doctor always thought it was due to my anxiety. The echocardiogram results showed normal left ventricular size and function, LVEF 60 to 65 %, grade 1 diastolic dy... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have checked the attached report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The echocardiography report shows mild enlargement of the left ventricle (the chamber responsible for pumping the blood to the body) due to high pressure. It is a mild enlargement an... Read Full »
My ECG reports revealed left ventricular hypertrophy. Help.
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 19-year-old male. I got a whole body checkup done a couple of days ago and all the results came out well. However, the ECG reports revealed left ventricular hypertrophy. I consulted the cardiologist and she said that it was an error and I did not have to worry about anything. I s... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.comI have read and gone through your ECG. I understand your worry. Left ventricular hypertrophy is a normal finding in people who are actively engaged in sports or people with a long history of hypertension and could also be an error during the ECG examination. Nothing you h... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am 33 years old and have been feeling anxious for the past two years. A while ago, I discovered a slight heart condition called borderline left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). I am taking medications like calcium channel blockers and ARB (angiotensin receptor blockers). Knowing about ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. No need to worry; this is just a compensatory change in the heart in response to high blood pressure. It is similar to how bicep muscles hypertrophy in response to exercise. It will gradually improve as your blood p... Read Full »
I was diagnosed with LVH in ECG. Is this disease curable with Diovan?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 40-year-old male. Recently I was diagnosed with LVH in ECG (possible LVH). My cholesterol level was 175, and my pressure was 90/150 mmHg. Now pressure came down to 80/135 mmHg. I am taking Diovan 80 and I have little chest pain. Is this disease curable with this medicine? The sug... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is reversible and is caused by high blood pressure for a long time. When the heart has to exert more against raised BP, it hypertrophies just like an athlete when exercises, his muscles undergo hypertrophy, s... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 27-year-old girl with severe anxiety, especially health anxiety. I had an echocardiogramfor heart palpitations seven years back which was normal. I am worried about left ventricular hypertrophy as I was reading about how it occurs in people who are overweight, and I am overweigh... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. LVH is the hypertrophy of left ventricular muscles. It seems like it is muscle hypertrophy as it occurs when muscle works hard biceps hypertrophy after long workouts in the gym. Similarly, LVH occurs when heart muscles have to work hard... Read Full »
My mother has left ventricular hypertrophy. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, My mother is 47-year-old and is long-term hypertensive. She got diagnosed with diastolic dysfunction grade 1 after experiencing swelling in her feet, cough, and breathlessness three years ago with an E/A ratio of 45/42, mild TR, and concentric ventricular hypertrophy. And the recent te... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I reviewed your query. The concentric left ventricular hypertrophy leading to diastolic dysfunction can be reversed by controlling blood pressure. I suggest you to follow a few instructions mentioned below. Please get basic blood tests, like... Read Full »