Question 1

will an enlarged heart return back to normal without medication?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: Once the process starts, an ongoing phenomenon called "remodeling" tends to keep things going in the wrong direction. Good medical therapy can often (but not always) halt or sometimes even reverse this process.

Question 2

if you have an enlarged heart will it shrink back to a normal size if you change your lifestyle to a healthy one, including back to normal weight?

Accepted Answer

Yes: An enlarge heart is a condition that could be treated with medications and life style changes. 

Please find the helpful article from mayo clinic. 

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/enlarged-heart/ds01129.

Question 3

can "slightly" enlarged heart be normal?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Heart size can be over-estimated by imaging such as x-ray. Echocardiography & MRI are the best methods. Enlarged heart is reported based on values from normal individuals. Depending on the size of the person or in athletic individuals, slightly enlarged heart may be normal. Symptoms, other echo findings & coexisting conditions determine importance of this finding. Discuss with doctor.

Question 4

is it possible to deacrese enlarged heart to more. normal?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There is studies showing that depending on the cause some hypertrophic heart disease or enlarged heart can regress if cause is corrected such as stop drinking, treat blood pressure, stop using Cocaine or treat thyroid problems and irregular heart rhythms such tachycardia.

Question 5

is an enlarged heart dangerous? could someone live a normal life?

Accepted Answer

CHF: The cause of the enlarged heart is what dictates the outcome from such a situation. If you have a very weak heart with congestive heart failure and both sides of the heart malfunctioning to cause this, that is very serious. If you have some more benign situation which is also possible could be less serious. You need to discuss with your doctor.

Question 6

a young person that developed an enlarged heart over time due to untreated h bp.can this persons heart heal back to normall(with treated h bp ) ?

Accepted Answer

Cardiomyopathy: Hypertensive cardiomyopathy  causes thick heart muscles. Control blood pressure will slow the processs but the Herat size doesn't  change back to normal size usually.

Question 7

i have an enlarged heart and it keeps skipping a beat but at hospital all test showed normal. is this still something to worry about?

Accepted Answer

Skipped beats: U need an event monitor, medication reviewed, thyroid blood tests to start.

Question 8

x-ray shows borderline enlarged heart, with slight curvature of spine. my heart echo looked good with rest hr 58-68, ef was 64-71. should i be concern?

Accepted Answer

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 heart on chest xray is usually normal, which was confirmed on your echo.

Question 9

can obstructive sleep apnea cause a mild right heart enlargement? with everything else normal on the echo. just slightly enlarged but i have osa...

Accepted Answer

Yes: Sleep apnea, if untreated, can cause right heart pressure to go up and eventually cause enlargement. Make sure that you are following up with your doctor's treatment plan.

Question 10

my daughter in law went for a 33 week sonogram of her baby's heart due to a previous child's heart defect (from a previous marriage).  showed enlarged heart, but all function and formation of the heart normal.  should they be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Contradictory: If the baby's heart is significantly enlarged, then the formation of the heart isn't entirely normal.  Perhaps her OB means that, while the baby's heart is enlarged, the structure is otherwise normal.  The question of concern should be addressed with your daughter-in-law's obstetrician.  Serial sonograms may be indicated to follow the development of the baby's heart.

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I have an enlarged heart and it keeps skipping a beat but at hospital all test showed normal. is this still something to worry about?

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X-ray shows borderline enlarged heart, with slight curvature of spine. my heart echo looked good with rest hr 58-68, ef was 64-71. should i be concern?

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Can obstructive sleep apnea cause a mild right heart enlargement? with everything else normal on the echo. just slightly enlarged but i have osa...

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My daughter in law went for a 33 week sonogram of her baby's heart due to a previous child's heart defect (from a previous marriage). showed enlarged heart, but all function and formation of the heart normal. should they be concerned?

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