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Borderline enlarged heart
A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. ARMAN Askarianswered
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 26 years experience
Don't worry: It's a good idea to see a heart specialist. However, athletes (including runners) may have a mildly enlarged heart that is normal. It is best to be ... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Gaboranswered
Diagnostic Radiology 35 years experience
The xray: finding was likely spurious, a chest xray is not the most accurate way to evaluate heart size unless it is grossly abnormal. A "borderline" enlarged ... Read More
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676 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Borderline: The heart size by chest xray is very often inaccurate. Your echocardiogram would give accurate heart chamber dimensions and, I assume they were normal... Read More
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Dr. Jeffrey Juchauanswered
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Echo Results: I would certainly discuss your concerns with the physician who ordered the tests, that is always the best policy as he/she knows the whole clinical pi... Read More
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676 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Szawalukanswered
Cardiology 33 years experience
Possibly: Depending on the cause and severity. See your doctor or cardiologist for further evaluation.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rick Kochanswered
Cardiology 24 years experience
Hypertension: Hypertensiom is most common cause but there are many others. An echocardiogram & cardiology consultation should be undertaken.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Cynthia Thaikanswered
Cardiology 33 years experience
Depends: An enlarged heart detected on cxr could be entirely asymptomatic. The most common cause is a thickened heart muscle due to hypertension. Rarer is a ca... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mario Matos-Cruzanswered
Thoracic Surgery 41 years experience
Depends on cause.: You may not feel anything other than excercise intolerance, shortness of breath on excertion when the ejection fraction is low or the pulmonary artery... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Enlarged heart: In general an 'enlarged heart' implies something is wrong with the heart. This can be because of genetics, infection, high blood pressure, valve disea... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
CHF: The cause of the enlarged heart and pleural effusion is what dictates the outcome from such a situation. If you have a very weak heart with congestive... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bennett Werneranswered
Cardiology 46 years experience
Many things: Any disorder that results in impaired pumping capacity of the heart (reduced ejection fraction) or end-diastolic volume overload (such as mitral or ao... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Warren Fosteranswered
Cardiac Electrophysiology 22 years experience
Enlarged heart: An abnormally enlarged heart is called a dilated cardiomyopathy. Symptoms are typically those of heart failure, such as shortness of breath, fatigue,... Read More
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