Sentences with phrase «ventricular wall thickening»

HCM is diagnosed once other secondary causes of left ventricular wall thickening (hypertrophy), such as hyperthyroidism, systemic hypertension, aortic stenosis and others have been ruled out.

In middle aged and older cats with HCM, secondary systemic causes of left ventricular wall thickening should be excluded such as systemic hypertension and hyperthyroidism.

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HCM is typically characterised by thickening of the left ventricular walls.

Ferrets are prone to both hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a thickening of the ventricular walls, and dilated cardiomyopathy, which is a stretching and thinning of the ventricular walls.

The thickened left ventricular walls become less flexible which prevents the left ventricle from relaxing or stretching sufficiently to fill with blood from the left atrium.

This unusual thickening of the heart muscle primarily occurs within the ventricular walls of the heart.

Thickening of the walls of the ventricle is associated with a decreased ventricular chamber volume and abnormal ventricular relaxation (diastolic function) in cats with HCM.