Enlarged Left Ventricle......Any Docs here?

[Bulldog_10]

Wellbilt...it's true, training can lead to heart emlargement, which is ok. But the doc said it was because of the high BP...which is a different pathological condition.

Guru, don't be concerned with whether or not you can juice again...be concerned with your health. I don't see how juice can even be on your mind at a time like this. Just do what it takes to get that BP down and I'm sure you'll be fine. 140/80 isn't too bad at all...I have a feeling that your doc might have seen the high BP, and just blamed the enlarged heart on that...without asking about your training.

Do you do cardio often? How much, how long?

 

[galaxy]

Did u get an echo?

 

[Mavy]

Bro .. i think that enlargement of the left ventricle is common. I believe that it was godendelicious that explained it to me or something. I will try to bring the post up for you.

Ya, like bulldog said though ... take it easy until you know what the hell is going on for sure. You dont want to jeaprodise your health.

 

[Mavy]

I bumped that old thread up for you, but there is not a whole lot of info on it actually. Might be some more to come. Hope that things work out for the better bro.

Mavy

 

[The_Chemist]

Did u get an echo?

I had an ECG. The electrocardiogram(?) showed that the left ventricle is enlarged. The Doc said that this was FROM chronic high BP.

140/80 isn't that bad. Howevere, it is real bad if left for a long time. She didn't mention anything about my heart dimensions.

 

[tholdren]

Hey,

Left ventricular hypertrophy shown on an electrocardiogram can be normal for strength/resistance training athletes.

During weight training, you transiently generate very high blood pressures (straining etc.). As a consequence, the body compensates by making the left ventricle larger so it can deal with the increased pressure.

"Normal" individuals don't undergo this type of stress (weight training), and therefore do not have large ventricles.

In the absence of other symptoms (eg. syncope/pre-syncope, cardiac chest pain, palpitations etc.), isolated left ventricular hypertrophy in a young strength athlete with no significant health problems is a benign condition. Indeed, if one were to find a 'normal' sized ventricle in a strength athlete, that would likely be more concerning.

However, there is an abundance of literature demonstrating that aas use causes significantly more left ventricular enlargement in strength athletes compared to those who do not use aas. There are no studies demonstrating that this increased left ventricular size is harmful, rather, they merely document the existence of the phenomenon.

We aas users/abusers have to remember, there are many more muscles in the body besides the ones you see in the mirror. Something to think about.

 

[galaxy]

What are the dimesnsions though? I can tell you if they are within normal ranges if I know.

 

[bicepts101]

^^^^

 

[The_Chemist]

What are the dimesnsions though? I can tell you if they are within normal ranges if I know.

I'm sorry, but I don't know any dimensions. I will ask her next time I see her in two weeks.

Thanks to all who replied!

 

[The_Chemist]

Hey,

Left ventricular hypertrophy shown on an electrocardiogram can be normal for strength/resistance training athletes.

During weight training, you transiently generate very high blood pressures (straining etc.). As a consequence, the body compensates by making the left ventricle larger so it can deal with the increased pressure.

"Normal" individuals don't undergo this type of stress (weight training), and therefore do not have large ventricles.

In the absence of other symptoms (eg. syncope/pre-syncope, cardiac chest pain, palpitations etc.), isolated left ventricular hypertrophy in a young strength athlete with no significant health problems is a benign condition. Indeed, if one were to find a 'normal' sized ventricle in a strength athlete, that would likely be more concerning.

However, there is an abundance of literature demonstrating that aas use causes significantly more left ventricular enlargement in strength athletes compared to those who do not use aas. There are no studies demonstrating that this increased left ventricular size is harmful, rather, they merely document the existence of the phenomenon.

We aas users/abusers have to remember, there are many more muscles in the body besides the ones you see in the mirror. Something to think about.

Excellent point. Do you know of any studies that show that weight training can cause a ventrical enlargment? I did a few searches, but came up empty handed.

Cheers