Causes of Cardiomegaly
Causes of Cardiomegaly (Diseases Database):
The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Cardiomegaly
that are listed by the Diseases Database:
Source: Diseases Database
Cardiomegaly Causes: Book Excerpts
Cardiomegaly as a symptom:
Conditions listing Cardiomegaly
as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Cardiomegaly.
Our database lists the following as having
Cardiomegaly as a symptom of that condition:
Related information on causes of Cardiomegaly:
As with all medical conditions,
there may be many causal factors.
Further relevant information on causes of Cardiomegaly may be found in:
Causes of Cardiomegaly: Online Medical Books
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Cardiomegaly:
Differential Diagnosis
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
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Congestive heart failure
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Ischemic heart disease
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Hypertension (with left ventricular hypertrophy)
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Valvular disease (primarily MR, AS, AR)
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Congenital heart disorders (e.g., ASD, VSD, PDA, coarctation of the aorta, Ebstein's anomaly, tetralogy of Fallot)
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Idiopathic cardiomyopathy
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Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
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Lung disease (leading to right-sided enlargement)
–Pulmonary embolus
–COPD
–Cor pulmonale
–Primary pulmonary hypertension
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis
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Myocarditis
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Renal failure (risk of pericardial effusion)
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Anemia
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Scleroderma
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Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Sickle cell disease
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Marfan's syndrome
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Pregnancy
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Drugs (numerous drugs are cardiotoxic)
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Postradiation
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Normal, “athletic” heart
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Mediastinal mass
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Kyphoscoliosis
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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Less common etiologies include infiltrative diseases (e.g., amyloidosis, hemochromatosis, atrial myxoma, endocardial fibroelastosis, Fabry's disease, Hurler's syndrome, Pompe's disease), epicardial fat pad, carcinoid, acromegaly, hyper- or hypoparathyroidism, and severe cases of hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, and/or hypophosphatemia
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Source: In a Page: Signs and Symptoms, 2004
Cardiomegaly/Congestive Heart Failure:
Differential Overview
(Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
❑ Congestive heart failure
❑ Hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy
❑ Anterior myocardial ischemia
❑ Athlete’s heart
❑ Mitral regurgitation
❑ Aortic stenosis
❑ High output
❑ Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
❑ Pulmonary hypertension
❑ Cor pulmonale
❑ Dilated cardiomyopathy
❑ Endocarditis
❑ Pericardial effusion
❑ Left ventricular aneurysm
❑ Mitral stenosis
❑ Amyloidosis
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Source: Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis, 2007
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