Cardiomegaly
Cardiomegaly: Introduction
Cardiomegaly: An enlarged heart from any cause.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of Cardiomegaly is available below.
Symptoms of Cardiomegaly
- Depends on severity
- Symptoms associated with failure of heart to pump properly
- Breathlessness
- Swelling of legs and ankles
- Tenderness in right upper quadrant
- more symptoms...»
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symptoms of Cardiomegaly
Home Diagnostic Testing
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- High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
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Disease Topics Related To Cardiomegaly
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Medical Textbooks Online about Cardiomegaly
Medical Books Excerpts
- Cardiomegaly
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Cardiomegaly: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Cardiomegaly
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder....read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations
and rapid heartbeat.
In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal.
It should be considered for...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned that a...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to...read more »
Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often
misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in...read more »
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Cardiomegaly: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Cardiomegaly
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Cardiomegaly: Rare Types
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Causes of Cardiomegaly
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Treatments for Cardiomegaly
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treatments for Cardiomegaly
Latest Treatments for Cardiomegaly
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News Archives for Cardiomegaly
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Reseach about Cardiomegaly
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Clinical Trials for Cardiomegaly
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Cardiomegaly include:
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Clinical Trials for Cardiomegaly
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Definitions of Cardiomegaly:
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.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
An abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes"
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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