Diseases

Right Ventricular Hypertrophy

Enlargement of the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart. This increase in ventricular mass is often attributed to PULMONARY HYPERTENSION and is a contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

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Enlargement of the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart. This increase in ventricular mass is often attributed to PULMONARY HYPERTENSION and is a contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

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  • Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular
  • Ventricular Hypertrophy, Right
  • Hypertrophies, Right Ventricular
  • Right Ventricular Hypertrophies
  • Ventricular Hypertrophies, Right

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Heart Hypertrophy (1966-1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Right Ventricular Hypertrophy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017380. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017380
  2. Right Ventricular Hypertrophy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_ventricular_hypertrophy
  3. Right Ventricular Hypertrophy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2014808