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Which medicine, can a heart in normal size from enlarge heart?
Several medicines can help depending on the underlying cause.
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My Father had large heart 1982 . His lungs was full of water. Is this a family history. I have high blood pressure and on blood thinner. This is Family history of large heart. I’m 67. female
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I have just been told i have an enlarged heart. My blood pressure is normal. I dont smoke. I am worried.
Were you given any specifics of the enlargement?
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i just found out my heart is a bit large ,what does it mean? im nearly 62 ,and i was hoping to live a few more years im still young lol .doctor recons its not serious hum .
Did they provide specifics?
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My mom has a enlarged heart. She has had 1 heartattack .But several stents put in. She had her heart attack back in the 90s. She is 80 years old in very bad health
I was diagnosed with borderline prominence of heart size with no significant abnormality. I was told to lose 40lbs due to me being overweight. My blood work came back remarkable no cholesterol issues, diabetes or high blood pressure. Can that diagnoses be reversed?
Don’t be worried I am 46 yrs old and I am awaiting my test
From the Cardiologist my answer to you,is stay positive keep talking to your doctor read up more about your problem and spend as much time with loved ones,relax go out and enjoy life it’s stress & worrying makes us sicker tell your self from today I am going to embrace life and b grateful for all that I have and just move on with your life
.go to farms,go to the beach,swimming pool,and the park anywhere that is relaxing now I am learning to have fun,you have this life live in the present it’s all you have.
Hello, my father has an enlarged heart. He has high blood pressure and his were also filled with liquids. As a result of liquid in his lungs, his right leg is swollen and has an inflated stomach, for a lack of a better description. Is there anyway for him to decrease his heart through surgery, since his doctor recommended?
Depends on the cause. Have any investigations been done?
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My stepfather has just been told his heart is quite enlarged. He has had 2 or 3 strokes in the last 3-5 years due to not taking his blood pressure medicine. Recently his legs have been very swollen and weeping a bit. My mom took him to the Dr and he was told by the internist he has an enlarged heart from the X ray. Next she is taking him to a cardiologist. I’m not sure what to expect and am worried.
Cardiologist told him he has Grade 1 Diastolic Disfunction. I’ll have to find out what that means.
The signs and symptoms may suggest heart failure, maybe from long standing high blood pressure or other reasons. Don’t worry, the important thing is that this is being looked in to. They will likely start with an echocardiogram to evaluate the structure and function of the heart, and address risk factors for heart disease. There may also be some form of stress testing involved to evaluate the blood supply to the heart.
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I was told that I had a slightly in large heart after a echocardiogram. I was told just to continue to take my blood pressure medication which I have only been on approximately three weeks. Originally my blood pressure was moderately high. So is there anything else that I need to do other than diet and exercise? They were very vague.
It depends on the type and pattern of enlargement. In many cases blood pressure is felt to be the driving cause and so that is the focus of treatment however all around risk factor modification is advised which can be summarized as attention to risk factors and lifestyle in general.
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I have been told my chest x-ray has said I have enlarged hear muscle .What does this mean ,please
It means you may have findings on the x-ray that may suggest an enlarged heart however that is not conclusive, further tests such as an echocardiogram would be needed to see if this was truly the case.
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Hi Mustafa, excellent article was very easy to read and informative, I am writing as I have had a heart problem for around 2years since I was 28yo that was brought on by a bad reaction to a recreational drug which I believe caused a heart attack, and have been looking for answers since, it is primarily a very heavy heartbeat which has severely affected my sleep as well as causing fatigue and chest pains.
My tests haven’t yet shown any conclusive evidence of visible damage though I have done some reading into possible causes and narrowed it down to the following possibilities.
Aortic Valve Regurgitation?
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Prolapse or Flail from Ruptured Chordae?
Myocardial Rupture, Laceration of Ventricles or Atria or of Interatrial or Interventricular Septum or Papillary Muscles?
Venticular Hypertrophy?
I know this is a long list of possible causes though I am wondering from your experience what kinds of damage even if minor could cause these type of symptoms?
I was diagnosed with borderline prominence of heart size with no significant abnormality. I was told to lose 40lbs due to me being overweight. My blood work came back remarkable no cholesterol issues, diabetes or high blood pressure. Can that diagnoses be reversed?
My 2.5 years old daughter diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy having 25-30% LVEF. Please tell me if she can be normal as before or not? What’s your observation in such cases.
Assalam o alikum..
My baby is dcmp patient when he was only of four months..
His EF figure only varied from 21 to 29 %
N marked LV dilatation and dysfunction and Mild MR and TR..
Symptoms are controlled but medicine still are not reaponding as it should be ..
He is now of 8 months..
How much critical this is for him??
Is it threatening to his life ???
Is it possible that all these abnormalities goes away as they came suddenly due to viral infection..?
I was diagnosed with an mildly enlarged heart. No high blood pressure, no high cholesterol, no diabetes. lungs filled with fluid and legs would swell easily when standing. They left it at that and told me to quit smoking, exercise and lose weight…I did.
Things are stable, my lungs feel great, and my edema is non existent.
I still have high inflammation markers tho. Now I need to look at my broken teeth and collapsing root canals. This was suggested by an endocrinologist as a pathway to toxic bacteria to enter my body…I dont have thousands of dollars to treat this dental issue and even though it is causing medical complications, I am on the hook to either find the money or it will compromise my health.
I have been diagnosed with moderate mitral valve prolapse, and enlarged heart. cardiologist says that the mitral valve can not close completely due to heart enlargement. Apparently heart enlarged, but valve flaps did not. A surgical procedure can reduce valve opening so valve can close fully. I wonder if an alternative is to reverse the enlargement.
I am finding contradictory info about the heart such as: “The heart is a muscle and when worked harder can become enlarged, just like other muscles.” Other information states that exercise is great for the heart. How come exercise which makes the heart work harder does not enlarge the heart? Can reducing work load of heart using high blood pressure meds, and little to no excercise cause the heart muscle to decrease in size?
A curious thing in my case is that the other heart valves are normal and operating very well.I wonder what could cause only one valve to be having problems? I do have a history of high blood pressure, which has been controlled for several years with lisonipril. I also have had high cholesterol 14 years ago, but it has been controlled with diet changes for past 14 years.
Dear sir, My brother was suffered from heart decease and doctor suggested for stent due to blockage in LAD after 15 days of stent ECG was performed and ECG reported Right ventricle hypertrophy but doctor said it is OK . please suggest me what to do in this case
Thanks & Regards
Anil Singh
I’m really concerned… my boyfriend received his result after having done a mri for his heart, and the result said that he has a enlarged heart. I need to know if the test maybe wrong. He is really healthy. Under BMI fat, Yoga, plant-based etc….
I pray that the result is wrong.