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What does a swollen heart mean cause and affects and is it treatabke?
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Enlarged heart?: Hypertension?, early heart failure- yes it can be treated. Treat the underlying cause!
Answered 1/12/2014
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Cardiomyopathy: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may cause a swollen heart.Shaving the heart muscle may be needed.
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