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Doctors told me i have right ventricle hyprotrophy and told me its caused by my anxiety and dont want to treat it for me could it be dangerous to me?

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Right ventricle hypertrophy is not caused by anxiety. If it is a correct diagnosis, at young age it is usually caused by a congenital heart condition. An ultrasound of the heart is needed for diagnosis (2DEcho), otherwise diagnosis is only presumed.

Dr Steiner agreed

Answered 9/19/2021

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