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Had a lung ct scan which indicated that i had a slightly enlarged heart. i had the scan because i've had a chronic cough for some months now.

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Dr. George Mathew answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Consult MD: There are multiple reasons for mild cardiomegaly .Your md should be able to diagnose your condition and treat it!

Answered 12/6/2012

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31 m Heart rate / beat takes longer to to accelerate feels heavy now and my pulse feels weak past 5 months seen lung and heart doc chest ct / bronchoso / vq scan / echo / stress nuclear / holter / ekg / pft showed + methanine airway dise can do that?

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Would you see an enlarged right heart on a chest CT scan without contrast and CT scan x ray?

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Had a chest CT scan for breathing issues which was normal. Would you be able to see an enlarged right heart on a CT scan? I can see the heart.

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A member asked:

I was diagnosed by CT scan with mild cardiomegaly. However, every chest x ray shows neggative cardiomegaly. When I look at the photo my heart is visibly enlarged? How are they missing the enlargment? I've had at least 6 x rays all neggative?

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I have cad. Have had well over a dozen CT scans chest xrays and heart caths. Now I have lots of pain in my joints and bones. Any relation?

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