page_title: Hypertrophy
section_title: Gallery
hierarchical_section_title: Hypertrophy / Gallery
caption_attribution_description: فارسی: فارسی: تصویری از هایپرتروفی ماهیچه قلب نشان دهنده نارسایی قلبی پیشین English: An image showing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as the likely cause of heart failure.
context_page_description: Hypertrophy is the increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells. It is distinguished from hyperplasia, in which the cells remain approximately the same size but increase in number. Although hypertrophy and hyperplasia are two distinct processes, they frequently occur together, such as in the case of the hormonally-induced proliferation and enlargement of the cells of the uterus during pregnancy.
  Eccentric hypertrophy is a type of hypertrophy where the walls and chamber of a hollow organ undergo growth in which the overall size and volume are enlarged. It is applied especially to the left ventricle of heart. Sarcomeres are added in series, as for example in dilated cardiomyopathy.
caption: Forensic post-mortem examination of a case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, showing thickening of the cardiac muscle.
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