What is left ventricular hypertrophy?

Left ventricular hypertrophy is enlargement (hypertrophy) of the muscle tissue that makes up the wall of your heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle). It develops in response to some factor, such as high blood pressure, that requires the left ventricle to work harder.

How do members experience left ventricular hypertrophy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with left ventricular hypertrophy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for left ventricular hypertrophy*

Who has left ventricular hypertrophy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 13
40s 21
50s 26
60s 34
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 43
Female 67

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What is left ventricular hypertrophy?

Left ventricular hypertrophy is enlargement (hypertrophy) of the muscle tissue that makes up the wall of your heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle). It develops in response to some factor, such as high blood pressure, that requires the left ventricle to work harder.



Common symptoms reported by people with left ventricular hypertrophy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for left ventricular hypertrophy

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Compare treatments taken by people with left ventricular hypertrophy

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Who has left ventricular hypertrophy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 61 say left ventricular hypertrophy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 13
40s 21
50s 26
60s 34
70+ 13
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 7
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 43
Female 67

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 36
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from left ventricular hypertrophy patients who have completed their condition history
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