Publisher Summary This chapter reviews the changes that occur during development,
hemodynamic overload, and after administration of various hormones. Cardiac hypertrophy
results from various patterns of growth of the multiple-cell types which constitute the heart.
Cardiac hypertrophy is an integral part of normal development. Cardiac myocytes are
heterogeneous and include three main types, which differ by their phenotype and their
function: atrial, ventricular, and conductive cells. Hypertrophy results from an increase in the …