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Heart hypertrophy

Heart hypertrophy Definition Cardiac hypertrophy is an increase in the myocardial mass of the heart as a result of continuous pressure or volume load on the heart (Krams 2010). Classification Cardiac hypertrophy is divided into 3 stages: 1. development of hypertrophyIncreased workload on the hear...

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