Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

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 3

can an ekg show heart enlargement?

Accepted Answer

Ecg: Ecg shows electrical activity, it can suggest heart enlargement but isn't an anatomic study.

Question 4

what is the cure for heart enlargement, chest pain?

Accepted Answer

Heart enlargement: Chest pain and heart enlargement is not a good combination. If your heart is enlarged you may have congestive heart failure already. But start hurting in the chest you need to be checked for any coronary artery disease.

Question 5

would an ecg show right sided heart enlargement or signs of a problem if the right side was enlarged?

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Yes it could: There are several changes on ECG that might indicate right sided chamber enlargement or strain.  This may be acutely or chronically.   What you may be asking is could these right sided abnormalities occur without ECG changes and yes that might happen too.  An echocardiogram would help clarify,  if there is a significant suspicion of right sided abnormalities.

Question 6

too much cholesterol and high uric acid in the blood can cause heart enlargement? my heart enlarged a liitle bit. im suffering from high blood.130/100

Accepted Answer

No: Uric acid is a marker for heart disease but does not cause heart disease.  Elevated cholesterol at your age ( unless you have an inherited form with very high levels) is probably not the cause.  See a cardiologist.  At your age an inherited valve problem, viral infection, neurologic disease, or autoimmune disease are the likely cause.  This can also be normal if you are athletic.

Question 7

what causes heart enlargement, and what are the risks. i went for my annual checkup at the mine clinic and they told me that they picked up that my heart enlarged a little bit.

Accepted Answer

A little bit?: heart enlargement ( cardiomegaly ) has multiplr causes: congenital, internal heart/valvular disease, viral infection, damage from previous heart failure or MI. More importantly are the dimensions of the heart and the EF ( ejection fraction) as well as the end diastoolic pressure and volume.

Question 8

is cardiomegaly the enlargement of the cardiac tissue or the dilation of the heart (increase in the volume/space)? confused

Accepted Answer

Cardiomegaly: Cardiomegaly is a generic term for enlargement of the heart. It can be associated with dilation, hypertrophy and/or both.

Question 9

can an echocardiogram tell a doctor if someone is at risk for an aortic dissection? such as an enlarged heart or enlargement of aorta?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The dissection is a gradual process over years, the size of the dilation of the artery and its rate of change and somewhat its deformity clearly correlate with risk and a normal sized one doesn't have risk.

Question 10

i've had hyperthyroidism for five years now. my latest ecg sinus tachycardia and slight left heart enlargement...what can i do or need to be aware of?

Accepted Answer

Echo, treat thyroid: Hyperthyroidism for extended time periods can produce both sinus tachycardia and hypertension.  Hypothyroid states typically cause slo heart rates but hypertension can also be seen.  High BP can result in cardiac hypertrophy (lvh), that can show up as heart enlargement.   Over time this process can cause increased risk for arrhythmia/heart failure, and needs to be monitored closely.

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Can an ekg show heart enlargement?

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What is the cure for heart enlargement, chest pain?

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Would an ecg show right sided heart enlargement or signs of a problem if the right side was enlarged?

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Too much cholesterol and high uric acid in the blood can cause heart enlargement? my heart enlarged a liitle bit. im suffering from high blood.130/100

A member asked:

What causes heart enlargement, and what are the risks. i went for my annual checkup at the mine clinic and they told me that they picked up that my heart enlarged a little bit.

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Is cardiomegaly the enlargement of the cardiac tissue or the dilation of the heart (increase in the volume/space)? confused

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Can an echocardiogram tell a doctor if someone is at risk for an aortic dissection? such as an enlarged heart or enlargement of aorta?

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I've had hyperthyroidism for five years now. my latest ecg sinus tachycardia and slight left heart enlargement...what can i do or need to be aware of?

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