Question 1

can an athlete get an enlarged heart just by over training?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Competitive athlete's typically get a particular type of heart enlargement called "athlete's heart."  it is usually a benign adaptation to the athletic endeavors, and typically reverts to normal with either age or cessation of competitive activity.

Question 2

iam athlete run/bike weightlift and i have an enlarged heart following a paleolithic diet, since the hearts a muscle does this mean my heart is strong?

Accepted Answer

Need Cardiac consult: How was your enlarged heart diagnosed? If from an chest Xray for some other reason, you should get a referral to a cardiologist who would do an echo to determine your heart health. In general, athletes have stronger hearts..Good luck

Question 3

36m who is a track athlete and extremely healthy and fit.  recent ekg showed that i have athlete's heart.  is this the same as an enlarged heart?

Accepted Answer

Normal: Athlete's heart is the denomination of an enlarged heart of people who perform physical activity regularly. Not to be confused with the enlarged heart of people with medical conditions such as htn, alcoholism, heart attacks, etc.

Question 4

which layer of the heart is affected by pericarditis?

Accepted Answer

Pericarditis: In short, it is the pericardium that is affected by pericarditis.  This is the thin sac-like membrane, protective covering of the heart.

Question 5

what causes the heart to enlarge?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: All very fit athletes have big hearts, which is good, and all fat people have bit hearts which lets them carry the extra weight. The heart bulks like a bodybuidler's biceps when worked extra hard. High blood pressure and anemia are easy to understand, some hearts are malformed with dangerous enlargement as bumps in bad places. Many others. Clinical correlation required!

Question 6

so double pneumonia can cause the heart to become enlarged?

Accepted Answer

No: It takes time for the heart to enlarge. Chronic lung disease can cause pulmonary hypertension with enlargement of the right ventricle and right atrium, but even a severe acute pneumonia won't do this.

Question 7

i'm 24 and 170kgs how does your heart enlarge during pregnacy?

Accepted Answer

Normal vs abnormal: Some increase in heart size is normal during pregnancy because blood volume increases 1and half times from pre-pregnancy level. These all return to baseline 6 weeks after delivery. Abnormal increase in heart size associated with weakening of the heart muscle is a rare disease that can develop at the end of pregnancy called postpartum cardiomyopathy. This needs specialized care and follow up.

Question 8

what is the medical tem for enlarged vain from your testical to your heart?

Accepted Answer

Unclear: That type of anatomy/physiology doesn't exist. Perhaps you're thinking of an enlarged artery from your heart to to your testicle? This is the aorta which can be aneurysmal (enlarged).

Question 9

how big will my heart enlarge?

Accepted Answer

Not sure: Your heart will grow as long as your body growths through the puberty and then will stop. Its size is roughly that of your fist. However, there are health conditions that will cause your heart to expand, but that's nothing to take loosely. It weakens your heart and predisposes you to complications. The larger the worse and it some point it will give just as a stretched gum gives when overstretched.

Question 10

how do you know if you have enlarge heart?

Accepted Answer

If this is a concern: For you would discuss with your physician. If medically warranted he or she can refer to a cardiologist to make a formal assessment. Take care.

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I'm 24 and 170kgs how does your heart enlarge during pregnacy?

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