Heart enlargement

Introduction: Heart enlargement

Description of Heart enlargement

Heart enlargement: Enlargement of the HEART, usually indicated by a cardiothoracic ratio above 0.50. Heart enlargement may involve the right, the left, or both HEART VENTRICLES or HEART ATRIA. Cardiomegaly is a nonspecific symptom seen in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE) or several forms of CARDIOMYOPATHIES.
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Heart enlargement: hypertrophy or enlargement of the heart.
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Heart enlargement: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Heart enlargement:

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• Heart symptoms (2927 causes)
• Heart disease (106 causes)
• Heart disorder
• Heart pain
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Heart enlargement as a Symptom

Heart enlargement (symptom): Increased thickness of muscular walls of heart causing an...more »

Heart enlargement (symptom): See Heart enlargement (symptom information).

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Terms associated with Heart enlargement:

Terms Similar to Heart enlargement:

• Cardiomegaly
• Cardiac hypertrophy

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More specific terms for Heart enlargement:

• hypertrophic myocardiopathy
• ventricular hypertrophy

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Broader terms for Heart enlargement

• heart disorder
• hypertrophy

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The term Heart enlargement can be used for:

• cardiomegaly
• enlarged heart

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The description of Heart enlargement may also be used for the following terms:

• cardiac hypertrophy

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• Cardiac hypertrophy - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files

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