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A member asked:
I went to the cardiologist today and was told i have a thickening of the heart muscle. tell me straight how dangerous is this?
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Depends: The greater the degree of thickness the worse the prognosis. More importantly the thickening of the heart indicates poor blood pressure controll over a long period of time.The longer this goes on the worse the pronosis. Pts can develope heart failure and arrythmias. Strict blood pressure controll is essential (130/80 or less).
Answered 3/30/2016
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