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What does it mean if the heart is enlarged in transverse diameter with unfolding thoracic aorta?
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U r reading too much: You read technical phrases on an echocardiogram that by itself and without a clinical context has very little meaning. Discuss the whole report with the person who ordered it and DO NOT waste time, energy and anxiety reading technical jargon that may not mean much.
Answered 12/31/2018
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