what is thickening of the heart
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Abnormal heart muscle thickening - potential treatment Heart muscle thickening (called cardiac hypertrophy) can be a healthy response to exercise and pregnancy; however, it often occurs in people with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart failure and certain genetic conditions.
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cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease of the heart muscle (myocardium), in which the muscle is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened. The weakened heart muscle loses the ability to pump blood effectively, resulting in irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) and possibly even heart failure.
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arteriosclerosis (aertĭr'ärtĭr`ēōsklərō) , sis general term for a condition characterized by, thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the blood. vessels
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What Is An Enlarged Heart? Patients with cardiomyopathy, a stiffening and thickening of the heart muscle that weakens it, may develop an enlarged heart as it labors to pump an adequate supply of blood to the body. Coronary artery disease, in which plaque in the arteries interferes with the flow of blood, can cause the heart to enlarge.
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- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition where the heart muscle becomes thickened. The symptoms that develop depend on the severity of the condition. The treatment depends on the type of symptoms you have and whether complications develop. Some people need no treatment.
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy If you have HCM, the muscular wall of your heart-the myocardium-becomes thickened, making the heart muscle stiff. This thickening makes it harder for your heart to pump blood out of your heart and around your body.How thick your muscle is, and how much of your muscle is affected, varies from one person to another.f you have HCM, the muscular wall of your heart-the myocardium-becomes thickened, making the heart muscle stiff. This thickening makes it harder for your heart to pump blood out of your heart and around your body. How thick your muscle is, and how much of your muscle is affected, varies from one person to another.
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Pleural Thickening This is more serious than pleural plaques as it can cause pain and breathlessness because the lung has difficulty in expanding. This can reduced your quality of life. There is no cure for pleural thickening. Pleural thickening is damage and thickening of the wall between your lung and your rib-cage.
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- A. Septum is part of the muscle of the left ventricle (LV: the main pumping chamber of the heart).Hypertrophy means thickening of the muscle.Unlike concentric hypertrophy where the whole LV is thickened commonly due to high blood pressure, in Asymmetrical Septal Hypertrophy (ASH, which is genetic) only the septum is thickened which may obstruct the blood being pumped out of the heart.nlike concentric hypertrophy where the whole LV is thickened commonly due to high blood pressure, in Asymmetrical Septal Hypertrophy (ASH, which is genetic) only the septum is thickened which may obstruct the blood being pumped out of the heart.
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Overview The cause of cardiomyopathy, a thickening or enlarging of the heart muscle, may depend on the type: 1  Dilated cardiomyopathy. 2  The cause of this most common type of cardiomyopathy often is unknown. 3  It may be caused by reduced blood flow to the heart (ischemic heart disease), infections, toxins and certain drugs.ow the heart works. Your heart is a pump. It's a muscular organ about the size of your fist, situated slightly left of center in your chest. Your heart is divided into the right and the left side.
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Altering Calcium Build-Up In Blood Vessels May Be New Treatment Method For Heart Disease The cells responsible for creating calcium build-up in vessel walls-resulting in heart disease-have now been identified in a new study published in PLOS Biology. Atherosclerosis-or hardening of the arteries-is the main cause of heart disease.It occurs because of calcium build-up in the blood vessels-resulting in hard and narrow arteries. This then leads to problems such as blood flow obstruction and heart issues.therosclerosis-or hardening of the arteries-is the main cause of heart disease. It occurs because of calcium build-up in the blood vessels-resulting in hard and narrow arteries.
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- Many disease processes can present with a 'thickening' of the interstitial components of the lungs, these processes can include, infection (atypical pneumonias), fluid (early pulmonary congestion with CHF), fibrosis, infiltrating diseases (sarcoid, amyloid), metastatic neoplasm.his is the result of both increasing thickness of the chest, as well as the interposition of breast tissue in women. Normal Chest. When moving from the hilum to the periphery, there will be a gradual diminution of the lung markings.
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- 1 Pulmonary valve stenosis, which is the thickening of the pulmonary valve, therefore causing narrowing.  Mitral valve stenosis, which is the thickening of the mitral valve (of the left heart), therefore causing narrowing.
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Overview Illustrations of a normal heart (left) and a heart with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Note that the heart walls (muscle) are much thicker (hypertrophied) in the HCM heart. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disease in which the heart muscle (myocardium) becomes abnormally thick (hypertrophied).The thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood.owever, in a small number of people with HCM, the thickened heart muscle can cause shortness of breath, chest pain or problems in the heart's electrical system, resulting in life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
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Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease Hypertensive cardiovascular disease also known as hypertensive heart disease occurs due to the complication of hypertension or high blood pressure. In this condition the workload of the heart is increased manifold and with time this causes the heart muscles to thicken.
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Blood Thickness A blood clot forming in the arteries of the heart can result in a heart attack. Blood clots cause problems in the affected organ by cutting off oxygen flow. Thick blood is caused by heavy proteins, or by too much blood in the circulation.Too many red cells, white cells, and platelets will result in blood thickening.Another cause is an imbalance in the blood clotting system.hick blood is caused by heavy proteins, or by too much blood in the circulation. Too many red cells, white cells, and platelets will result in blood thickening. Another cause is an imbalance in the blood clotting system.
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Right Ventricular Hypertrophy Can Often Be Prevented Untreated, RVH can lead to a weakened heart or even heart failure. When the muscle thickens around one of the hearts lower chambers, it is a condition known as ventricular hypertrophy. The thicker heart muscle loses elasticity over time, causing the heart to work harder to effectively pump blood to the lungs, brain and the rest of the body.
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Cocaine Health Risk Gradually, as more cocaine is used, the heart responds to this stress by thickening certain parts of the heart. A thickened heart is less flexible and pumps blood poorly. This thickened heart tissue can prevent the flow of blood to the heart muscle itself.
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Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy, or heart muscle disease, is a type of progressive heart disease in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened. As a result, the heart muscle's ability to pump blood is weakened, often causing heart failure and the backup of blood into the lungs or rest of the body. The disease can also cause abnormal heart rhythms. There are three main types of cardiomyopathy: Dilated cardiomyopathy.
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- - Patients seek confirmation of a diagnosis of HCM. For example, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate HCM from the athlete's heart syndrome, a mild thickening of the heart due to exercise conditioning or from hypertensive heart disease.
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Causes of Pleural Thickening Causes of Pleural Thickening. Pleural thickening is a condition of the lungs that is most often caused by the long term exposure and inhalation of asbestos particles which then settle on the pleura, or pleural membrane (the thin area surrounding the lungs) causing the area to thicken, calcify and/or scar.
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Heart Disease and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is associated with thickening of the heart muscle, most commonly at the septum between the ventricles, below the aortic valve.ymptoms of HCM can occur at any age and may include: 1  Chest pain or pressure (occurs usually with exercise or physical activity, but can also occur with rest or after meals). 2  Shortness of breath (dyspnea) , especially with exertion. 3  Fatigue (feeling overly tired).
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- Thickening of the heart muscle (myocardium) occurs most commonly at the septum. The septum is the muscular wall that separates the left and right side of the heart. Problems occur when the septum between the heart’s lower chambers, or ventricles, is thickened.tiffness in the left ventricle occurs as a result of cellular changes that occur in the heart muscle when it thickens. The left ventricle is unable to relax normally and fill with blood. Since there is less blood at the end of filling, there is less oxygen-rich blood pumped to the organs and muscles.
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Overview 1 Poor diet. 2  A diet that's high in fat, salt, sugar and cholesterol can contribute to the development of heart disease. 3  High blood pressure. 4  Uncontrolled high blood pressure can result in hardening and thickening of your arteries, narrowing the vessels through which blood flows. 5  High blood cholesterol levels.
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What is Pleural Thickening? Some diseases can cause these membranes to thicken, often as a result of inflammation. Pleural thickening is commonly linked to mesothelioma and asbestosis, which are caused by asbestos exposure. The condition can also be caused by other diseases such as sarcoidosis and tuberculosis.