Left Ventricular Hypertrophy As Protective Factor After Bypass Grafting

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a well established cardiovascular risk factor, accounting for an increase in cardiovascular morbid-mortality, although how much the magnitude and the kind of LVH could affect cardiovascular outcomes is in large part unknown.We speculate that mild LVH in absence of left ventricular (LV) chamber dilation, could play a protective role towards functional capacity, clinical outcome, cardiovascular and total morbi-mortality in conditions in which LV systolic function is generally reduced.

Source: Medical Hypotheses - March 5, 2018 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Gian Luca Iannuzzi, Mauro Maniscalco, Andrea Elia, Anna Scognamiglio, Giuseppe Furgi, Franco Rengo Source Type: research