Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) is only detectable in the electrocardiogram (ECG) if the normally thin wall of the right ventricle (RV) develops hypertrophy up to a grade that more or less balances the left ventricular mass. This alteration always needs time, generally months or years.
Excessive RVH—an RV mass at least as great as the left ventricular mass—can be reliably diagnosed. In less severe RVH, the ECG manifestations allow only moderate suspicion for the presence of RVH. RVH is much rarer than left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and is encountered, in its extensive form, in several congenital heart diseases.
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(2009). Right Ventricular Hypertrophy. In: The ECG Manual. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-171-8_6
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