A 60-year-old female with long-standing hypertension shows increased thickness of the left ventricular wall. This is an example of:
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Correct answer: Hypertrophy
Myocytes are permanent cells and cannot undergo division (hyperplasia). Therefore, the increased muscle mass in response to increased workload (hypertension) is achieved through hypertrophy, which is an increase in the size of individual cells.
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