Membership: The old 15-member Veterans Committee has been replaced by a group comprised of the living members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (60), the living recipients of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award (12), the living recipients of the Ford C. Frick Award (13) and the current Veterans Committee members whose terms have not yet expired (3).
High blood pressure can cause the left ventricle to enlarge, causing the heart muscle eventually to weaken. High blood pressure may also enlarge the upper chambers of your heart (atria). 1  Heart valve disease.
The left ventricle of the heart pumps blood to the body. Consistent athletic training induces the LV to enlarge. Strength (resistance) trainers mostly sustain increases in the thickness of the LV walls, while endurance athletes adapt by dilating the size the LV chamber.