Question 1

is cardiomegaly reversible?

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Sometimes: This needs to be confirmed- sometimes the heart just appears large on chest xray, and radiologist calls "cardiomegaly"  need definitive chamber size assessment with echocardiogram (most commonly) or with a cardiac ct or cardiac MRI (not commonly first line tests).
 Depending on the cause of the heart enlargement, there may be treatments which can improve heart function/reduce chamber enlargement.

Question 2

what is the cause of cardiomegaly?

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Many: Many causes :virus or alcohol or obesity or hypertension or clogged coronary arteries to name a few.

Question 3

how bad is fetal cardiomegaly?

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Bad: One publication looked at 93 cases of fetal cardiomegaly. It reported that 50% of the cases were due to heart problems, and 43% were due to genetic-mutation anemias. The perinatal mortality rate (percent of babies that died during the second half of pregnancy or during the first month after birth) was a big 70%.

Question 4

is alcoholic cardiomegaly reversable?

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Yes: Early on, it is. It eventually reaches a point where it is not.

Question 5

what is the treatment for mild cardiomegaly?

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Is it real?: Mild Cardiomegaly is not a reliable diagnosis as the size of heart is variable in otherwise healthy people. If there is real enlargement of heart(cardiomegaly) then we must find the cause and treat it and also check the function of the heart by means of additional testing. The causes may include, high blood pressure, heart Failure due to any cause such as a heart attack due to coronary artery dise

Question 6

what should be the treatment on cardiomegaly?

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Cardiomegaly: This is a generalized term for enlargement of the heart. Treatment depends on the cause of the cardiac enlargement.

Question 7

what's the specific meaning of cardiomegaly atheromatous aorta?

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Big heart : Cardiomegaly simply means a big heart.  If found dictated on an x-ray report, it can be due to the x-ray technique and not an abnormality, per se.  Atheromatous aorta means that there are cholesterol plaques seen in the aorta.  Again, if read from a chest x-ray report, this typically means some calcified cholesterol deposits are present.

Question 8

what will i do since i have a borderline cardiomegaly on my x-ray result?

Accepted Answer

Usually an: Echocardiogram is in order...Until then rest easy.

Question 9

will exercise, sex, or drug use trigger heart enlargement or cardiomegaly?

Accepted Answer

Drugs can: There are many drugs associated with an enlarged heart. Some common ones...Alcohol can cause a dilated cardiomyopathy (the walls of the heart are stretched out and thin). Cocaine can cause heart attacks and "dead" areas of muscle in the wall, making the heart weaker and stretched out too. And any drug that causes high blood pressure can make the muscle wall thickened and the heart bigger that way.

Question 10

i have just been diagnosed with cardiomegaly what are my treatment options?

Accepted Answer

Sort out cause: Cardiomegaly simply means heart enlargement, which is a physiologic compensatory mechanism. It's the cause of the cardiomegaly that needs to be defined, and then the appropriate treatment options become evident. Talk to your doctor.

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