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 5
30s 12
40s 21
50s 24
60s 31
70+ 9

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 40
Female 62