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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
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Cleveland Clinic - Heart
Cleveland - OH
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Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
by nativegirl01, Dec 18, 2008 02:13PM
My son who is 7 years of age had a EKG done on 10-31-08 for a follow up for his heart murmur. The EKG came back with a reading of "Probable Right Ventricular Hypertrophy." He still has his murmur. He is scheduled for a Echo the first week of January 2009. Should I be concerned? He has no symptoms of weakness, being tired, dizziness or any symptoms. If he does have this conditon, what is the treatment, if any? Could it be due to his heart murmur?
Doctor's Answer
by Cleveland Clinic, Dec 18, 2008 10:53PM
, Dec 18, 2008 10:53PM
This is not a diagnosis in itself simply an observation. There are many causes of this condition, some of which are serious and some of which aren't. You need the echocardiogram to tell you first if this is in fact accurate and secondly if it is present ( that is the right ventricular enlargment) the cause of this EKG finding.
