虽然左心室变得很厚（厚度在2厘米以上），但是心脏的其它部分并没有相应地增大，这是高血压性心脏病的特点。高血压引起心脏的压力负荷增大，从而导致心肌肥大。
This left ventricle is very thickened (slightly over 2 cm in thickness), but the rest of the heart is not greatly enlarged. This is typical for hypertensive heart disease. The hypertension creates a greater pressure load on the heart to induce the hypertrophy.