Question 1

i've been diagnosed with lvh. is heart enlargement reversible?

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Sometimes: If the reason for the hypertrophy (thickening of the heart muscle) is controlled, such as lowering your blood pressure, the hypertrophy may improve. If you lift weights, your biceps will get bigger. Stop lifting and the biceps will get smaller again.

Question 2

is an enlarged heart bad?

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Possibly: Depending on the cause and severity. See your doctor or cardiologist for further evaluation.

Question 3

what's an enlarged heart big from?

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Hypertension: Hypertensiom is most common cause but there are many others.  An echocardiogram & cardiology consultation should be undertaken.

Question 4

enlarged heart --what are symptoms?

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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 cardiomyopathy or a weakened heart. Those could be associated with signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure, namely shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness, swelling in legs.

Question 5

what are the symptoms of an enlarged heart i might feel?

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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 pressures are high. Your heart may be enlarged on echocardiography because of cardiomyopathy. That is not a good finding with or without symptoms. In many occations symptoms occur too late.

Question 6

please tell me, could a person die from an enlarged heart?

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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 disease, ischemic heart disease, poisons, etc.  It is certainly possible to die from an enlarged heart depending on the cause and the severity of the abnormalities.

Question 7

what are the physcial symptoms of an enlarged heart please?

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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 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 8

need expert help here. what are the causes an enlarged heart?

Accepted Answer

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 aortic insufficiency) can result in left ventricular enlargement. Cardiac enlargement can also follow enlargement of other chambers - for other reasons, too numerous to list here.

Question 9

what are the symptoms of an enlarged heart? how is this treated?

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Enlarged heart: An abnormally enlarged heart is called a dilated cardiomyopathy.  Symptoms are typically those of heart failure, such as shortness of breath, fatigue, weakness, fluid retention, and sometimes chest pain or palpitations.  You should see (and be followed by) a cardiologist, if you have an abnormally enlarged heart.

Question 10

how is heart enlargement treated?

Accepted Answer

Enlarged Heart: Treatment depends on the cause of enlargement. Common causes of an enlarged and weakened heart include high blood pressure (control blood pressure), coronary artery disease/heart attacks (treat coronary artery disease), valvular heart disease (usually repair valve), arrhythmia (control rapid heart beating), and alcohol. Sometimes, no specific cause can be found for an enlarged weakened heart.

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