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Enlarged Heart
Enlarged Heart (Overview)
The heart is larger than normal, typically greater that 5.7 cm internally during filling phase. A thickened heart muscle (hypertrophy) of greater Than 1.1 cm may give the appearance of an enlarged heart on an x-ray
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Atrial septal aneurysm cause enlarged heart?
atrial septal aneury: Usually doesn't cause enlarged heart unless associated with another cardiac abnormality like atrial septal defect. ...Read more
Enlarged Heart (Overview)
The heart is larger than normal, typically greater that 5.7 cm internally during filling phase. A thickened heart muscle (hypertrophy) of greater Than 1.1 cm may give the appearance of an enlarged heart on an x-ray
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Atrial septal aneurysm cause enlarged heart?
atrial septal aneury: Usually doesn't cause enlarged heart unless associated with another cardiac abnormality like atrial septal defect. ...Read more
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Is an enlarged heart bad?
Possibly: Depending on the cause and severity. See your doctor or cardiologist for further evaluation. ...Read more
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Can an EKG show heart enlargement?
Ecg: Ecg shows electrical activity, it can suggest heart enlargement but isn't an anatomic study. ...Read more
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Living with Congestive Heart Failure (Checklist)
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What's an enlarged heart big from?
Hypertension: Hypertensiom is most common cause but there are many others. An echocardiogram & cardiology consultation should be undertaken. ...Read more
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If you have a high bp, does it mean you have a enlarged heart?
High BP: Untreated and longstanding high BP can cause your heart to "enlarge" - both in thickness of heart muscle and also dilatation of the ventricle and atria. Keep BP less than 140/90 and you can prevent heart failure. ...Read more
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Treating an Abnormal Heart Rhythm (Checklist)
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Enlarged heart --what are symptoms?
Depends: An enlarged heart detected on cxr could be entirely asymptomatic. The most common cause is a thickened heart muscle due to hypertension. Rarer is a cardiomyopathy or a weakened heart. Those could be associated with signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure, namely shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness, swelling in legs. ...Read more
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Can enlarged cardiac valves cause dizziness?
Enlarged valves?: Stenotic valves can cause dizziness but valves don't enlarge they may get stretched & leak but not enlarged. ...Read more
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Improving Heart Health (Checklist)
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A young person that developed an enlarged heart over time due to untreated H BP.Can this persons heart heal back to normall(With treated H BP ) ?
Cardiomyopathy: Hypertensive cardiomyopathy causes thick heart muscles. Control blood pressure will slow the processs but the Herat size doesn't change back to normal size usually. ...Read more
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My grandfather, 83 years old suffered pneumonia and heart enlargement.What is the best way to treat this critical condition?
Need more info: Pneumonia & heart enlargement in his case may or may not have been related to each other. Treatment will depend on the type & severity of lung infection, results from investigations (chest xray, blood tests, echocardiogram etc.), cause of heart enlargement & overall patient's clinical picture. Please discuss it with your doctor to understand how these above factors relate to your grandfather. ...Read more
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Is an enlarged heart harmful?
Possibly: Depending on the cause and severity. See your doctor or cardiologist for further evaluation. ...Read more
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Can right ventricle dilation cause heart palpitations?
Yes: Dilation of any of the heart chambers can cause disordering of the heart's conduction system & cause palpitations or arrythmias. ...Read more
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Can a holt monitor detect enlarged heart or cardiomyopathy?
No: It defeat disturbances in heart rhythm. An echocardiogram would help for the problems you mention. A plain ekg can also help. ...Read more
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I was diagnosed with an enlarged heart when I was younger.... Should I be concerned at 39?
Possibly: It would be nice the exact diagnosis of your cardiomegaly (enlarged heart). Without that, it is really hard to tell on how severe and potentially dangerous your condition is. Please describe your symptoms and if you have any work up data, it would be helpful to review as well. ...Read more
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Could heart ultrasound detect heart damage?
Echo: Cardiac echo can detect heart damage.
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Is there accupressure treatment for enlarged heart valve with breathing difficulty?
Stress/calm/balance: Although you can use acupressure to help calm yourself -it is not a treatment for this condition. ...Read more
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Can an enlarged left atrium cause chf?
Left atrium enlarged: The left atrium gets enlarged when it has a pressure or volume load upon it. It can be associated with various heart abnormalities including CHF but it isn't a cause per se. ...Read more
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What are symptoms and treatments for an enlarged heart?
Cardiomegaly: Read this: http://www.Webmd.Com/heart-disease/guide/enlarged-heart-causes-symptoms-types.
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Can heart ultrasound show heart damage?
Only gross damage: A cardiac ultrasound (echocardiogram) will show the size and function of the heart chambers and valves as well as the great vessels entering and exiting the heart. While the echocardiogram will detect wall motion abnormalities it will not detect small areas of damage or plaque build up in the coronary arteries (heart disease). ...Read more
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My son now has an enlarged heart. Could that be caused by the previous treatment that cured his wpw?
Unlikely: The typical treatment for wolff-parkinson-white syndrome is radio-ablation of an electrical pathway in the heart. Complication rates for the procedure range from 1.5% - 4% in the literature, but rarely lead to an enlarged heart. More likely however is a genetic association between WPW and congenital hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Talk with your pediatrician or family doctor about genetic testing. ...Read more
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Can "slightly" enlarged heart be normal?
Probably not: Heart size can be over-estimated by imaging such as x-ray. Echocardiography & MRI are the best methods. Enlarged heart is reported based on values from normal individuals. Depending on the size of the person or in athletic individuals, slightly enlarged heart may be normal. Symptoms, other echo findings & coexisting conditions determine importance of this finding. Discuss with doctor. ...Read more
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Heart palpitations? What creates heart palpitations?
Palpitations: These are caused by many things. Stress, excitement, irritants both physical and chemical, pressure like a hiatal hernia or esophageal push or pull, and primary heart things, the causes are very many in number. ...Read more
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Does drug taking cause an enlarged heart ?
Yes: Chemo therapeutic drugs like doxorubicin. Cyclophosphamide, antiarrhythmic drugs, beta blockers for hypertension, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anesthetics like old halothane, anti depressives, and few others. The above categories of drugs can potentially induced or exacerbate chf. ...Read more
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Would blockage in arteries of the heart cause an irregular heart beat?
Yea: It is possible especially if there is some heart damage caused by the blockage. ...Read more
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Does dilated cardiomyopathy = heart transplant?
No: Depending on the cause, medical treatment with beta blockers, an ace inhibitor or acecreceptor blocker can reverse the process. However, some patients are beyon medical therapy and need a transplant. ...Read more
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Ekg left atrial enlargement, nonspecific t wave abnormality, echo done trace mitral regurg, tricuspid regurg. Pericardial effusion global.Is my heart ok?
More info needed: I am assuming echo is showing pericardial effusion and global? Or maybe global hypohypokinesia? Any wall motion abnormalities? Ejection fraction? Do u have any symptoms? At rest or with activities? Any other risk factors? Smoker, overweight, dm, htn, high chol, family history heart attacks, sedentary life etc. Any prior heart attacks? Stress test done. Any recent viral infection? Pericarditis? ...Read more
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What causes heart murmurs, palpitations and a faster than normal heart beat?
Stimulants: Stimulants increase the heart rate and make the heart more irritable and prone to irregular rhythms that would be perceived as palpitations. In addition to increasing the heart rate, some increase the strenght of the hear beat resulting in more blood being pumped that may cause a murmur, even in the absence of a heart defect. These stimulant may be ingested substances or internally produced. ...Read more
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Will exercise, sex, or drug use trigger heart enlargement or cardiomegaly?
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. ...Read more
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Does cardiomegaly cause heart failure?
Possible relation: Cardiomegaly is an anatomical diagnosis which means that the heart is enlarged. Heart failure is a disease state known as congestive heart failure or chf. There are many causes of CHF and cardiomegaly is but one and really not the primary issue. ...Read more
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Small left sided heart with abnormal septal motion in ventricle EF 60-65% heart is normal including thickness. Possible pulmonary hypertension cause?
MRI: If you have severe pulmonary hypertension, you may have Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. This is potentially a serious diagnosis. Intracardiac and intrapulmonary shunting must be ruled out. A cardiac MRI and nuclear shunt test can make this determination. These tests are likely only available at a major referral center - London. Good luck. ...Read more
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Is there any medicines that can prevent an enlarged heart from growing bigger ?
Enlargement: The cause of the enlarged heart is what dictates the outcome from such a situation. If you have a very weak heart with congestive heart failure and both sides of the heart malfunctioning to cause this, that is very serious. If you have some more benign situation which is also possible could be less serious. You need to discuss with your doctor regarding diagnosis and treatment. ...Read more
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Can an athlete get an enlarged heart just by over training?
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. ...Read more
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What causes an enlarged heart? What causes an enlarged heart, and why are people with enlarged heart more at risk with their health?
Many possibilities: Whenever the heart isn't functioning at full capacity, whether due to a bad valve, weakened muscle, scar from heart attack, prolonged and abnormal rhythms, etc, it enlarges to try to compensate for his incapacity. Other things being equal, the larger the heart, the shorter the life expectancy. ...Read more
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My friend was born with an enlarged heart , it was hereditary , ran in the family , the heart is continuously growin.What type of meds can end growth?
HCMP: This is probably hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It's fairly common and the clinical-pathological picture is widely variable. Some people will have no problems, some will need surgery, some will have medical management. It's actually the top of the cardiac septum that tends to overgrow the most, and this is the main problem most of the time. ...Read more
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Is an enlarged heart bad?
Possibly: Depending on the cause and severity. See your doctor or cardiologist for further evaluation. ...Read more
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Is an enlarged heart harmful?
Possibly: Depending on the cause and severity. See your doctor or cardiologist for further evaluation. ...Read more
Heart Enlargement (Definition)
Heart enlargement is a clinical finding in which the heart is larger than normal. This is typically a result of heart failure or ...Read more
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