Sentences with phrase «ventricle of the heart over»

Elevated thyroid hormones stimulate an increased heart rate and a stronger contraction of the heart muscle, and can cause thickening of the left ventricle of the heart over time.

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Over time, the muscle of one of the major heart chambers (the left ventricle) becomes thickened, as the heart has to work harder to pump the blood when there is high blood pressure.

Over time (typically about eight months) these larvae thrive and develop in the bitten cat's body, initially in the subcutaneous tissues directly beneath the skin, then in the muscle tissues and eventually in the right ventricle of the animal's heart, in its lungs and in the arteries associated with those vital organs.

Over time, cats with hyperthyroidism may develop an enlargement and thickening of the left ventricle of the heart.