Cardiomegaly: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Cardiomegaly

Chest X-ray showed marked cardiomegaly with cardiothoracic (CT) ratio 0.8 and right side pleural effusion. [synapse.koreamed.org]

In addition they had a longer duration of symptoms and cardiomegaly on chest radiography. [rwjms1.umdnj.edu]

Chest radiograph now revealed multichambered cardiomegaly (Figure 2.) Click here to download Figure 2 Figure 2. [asean-endocrinejournal.org]

Chronic Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure

There is a large cardiac silhouette, which could be the result of cardiomegaly. [radiologyassistant.nl]

Chest x-ray did not show additional changes besides those previously known such as cardiomegaly. Electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation with a normal heart rate. [austinpublishinggroup.com]

[…] open during inhalation, causing rales on exam abdominal exam ascites hepatojugular reflex Imaging Chest radiograph findings pulmonary vascular congestion pleural effusion cardiomegaly [medbullets.com]

Infantile-Onset Pompe Disease

(A)Massive cardiomegaly on chest X-ray, (B)short axis view of the heart demonstrating severe biventricular hypertrophy on echocardiogram. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Obstetricians and fetomaternal specialists should play a pivotal role in suspecting Pompe disease by the identification of cardiomegaly through prenatal screening during pregnancy [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Infantile-onset Pompe Disease (IOPD) occurs within the first year of life, and symptoms include cardiomegaly, respiratory failure, and hypotonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pompe Disease

Cardiomegaly with progressive obstruction to left ventricular outflow is a major cause of mortality. [patient.info]

The clinical presentation of Pompe disease encompasses a wide range of phenotypes but all include various degrees of cardiomegaly. [themedicalbiochemistrypage.org]

The heart may be abnormally large (cardiomegaly), but affected individuals usually do not experience heart failure. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Congestive Heart Failure

The major criteria include: Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Distention of neck veins Crepitations Cardiomegaly Acute pulmonary edema S3 gallop rhythm Increased venous pressure [symptoma.com]

Autopsy showed mild cardiomegaly with microscopic foci of myocardial fibrosis and extensive contraction band necrosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Major criteria: · Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea · Neck vein distention · Rales · Radiographic cardiomegaly (increasing heart size on chest radiography) · Acute pulmonary edema [web.archive.org]

Fungal Myocarditis

CXR: Normal cardiac silhouette but pericarditis or overt clinical congestive heart failure is associated with cardiomegaly. Vascular redistribution. [patient.info]

When it occurs quickly cardiomegaly, severe cardiac arrhythmias, and circulatory failure progresses rapidly comes death. [mybodypain.com]

[…] presence of Q waves or a new left bundle branch block (LBBB) are associated with higher rates of cardiac death or heart transplantation Radiology description Chest Xray: cardiomegaly [pathologyoutlines.com]

Left Ventricular Dilatation

2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 429.3 Cardiomegaly ICD-9-CM 429.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 429.3 [icd9data.com]

Cardiomegaly is a nonspecific symptom seen in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (heart failure) or several forms of cardiomyopathies. [icd10data.com]

DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES ( Table 7 ) The chest x-ray may demonstrate cardiomegaly, pulmonary congestion and sometimes pleural effusion. [brown.edu]

Hypertrichotic Osteochondrodysplasia

Congenital hypertrichosis, osteochondrodysplasia and cardiomegaly (MIM 239850). ... [archive.is]

Cardiomegaly is found in the majority of patients and pericardial effusions have been present occasionally. [orpha.net]

Cantú syndrome ( hypertrichosis, osteochondrodysplasia, cardiomegaly) is a rare condition, previously reported in 13 patients. [archive.is]

Singleton Merten Syndrome

[citation needed] Typical radiographic appearances include skeletal demineralization, expanded shafts of the metacarpals and phalanges with widenend medullary cavities, cardiomegaly [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] systemic and rheumatological Phenotypes Aortic arch calcification ; Aortic valve calcification ; Aortic valve stenosis ; Autosomal dominant inheritance ; Broad forehead ; Cardiomegaly [mousephenotype.org]

Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy

Key features of alcoholic cardiomyopathy are cardiac hypertrophy and ventricular dilatation, and the disease is manifested mainly as cardiomegaly, congestive heart failure [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is characterized by cardiomegaly, disruptions of myofibrillary architecture, reduced myocardial contractility, decreased ejection fraction [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Blood tests will show signs of liver injury and confirm alcohol abuse, while chest X-ray shows pulmonary congestion, cardiomegaly and pleural effusions. [radcliffecardiology.com]

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Investigations Investigations may include the following: CXR: cardiomegaly, pulmonary oedema. [patient.info]

This is called cardiomegaly. Doctors can usually tell if cardiomegaly is present by measuring the size of your heart. [texasheart.org]

Cardiomegaly with marked biventricular dilation and fibrosis were noticeable histopathological findings. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bacterial Myocarditis

Cardiomegaly and diminished systolic function occur due to myocardial damage. Typical signs of CHF occur which may progress to shock,arrythmias and sudden death. 6. [slideshare.net]

Myocarditis should be considered in any HIV-infected patient with dyspnea or cardiomegaly. [intechopen.com]

Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy Cardiomegaly 1040g with hypertrophic and dilated ventricles 'Hypertensive change of coronary arteries and myocardium Morbid obesity BMI 50 Organomegaly Cardiomegaly [medhelp.org]

Chest x-ray shows cardiomegaly, usually of all chambers. [merckmanuals.com]

His chest radiograph showed cardiomegaly [Fig 1]. There are no acute ischemic changes in his ECG apart for sinus tachycardia. [ispub.com]

Toxic Myocarditis

CXR: Normal cardiac silhouette but pericarditis or overt clinical congestive heart failure is associated with cardiomegaly. Vascular redistribution. [patient.info]

Lyme myopericarditis is often self-limited and mild, leading to transient cardiomegaly or mild pericardial effusion. [textbookofcardiology.org]

Fucosidosis

[…] of fucosidase and resulting in accumulation of fucose in all tissues; marked by progressive cerebral degeneration, muscle weakness with eventual spasticity, emaciation, cardiomegaly [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Fucosidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder with the clinical features of mental retardation, cardiomegaly, dysostosis multiplex, progressive neurologic deterioration [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] manifests coarse facies dwarfism and other muscoskeletal anomalies recurrent respiratory infections angiokeratomas organomegaly : glossomegaly, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and cardiomegaly [radiopaedia.org]

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

The literature supports that LVH and cardiomegaly are likely to be common in firefighters based on existing data and studies of LVH risk factors. [hsph.harvard.edu]

2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 429.3 Cardiomegaly 2015 Billable Thru Sept 30/2015 Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015 ICD-9-CM 429.3 is a billable medical code that can be used [icd9data.com]

[…] of left ventricle, Cardiomegaly of left ventricle (disorder), VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY, LEFT, LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY, LV hypertrophy, LVH - Left ventricular hypertrophy [fpnotebook.com]

Cardiomyopathy

In very few people with cardiomegaly and severe congestive heart failure, a heart transplant may be recommended. [m.webmd.com]

Pulmonary venous congestion No or mild cardiomegaly No or mild cardiomegaly Hemodynamics Normal or high EDP, low EF, diffusely dilated hypokinetic ventricles ± AV valve regurgitation [merckmanuals.com]

Pulmonary venous congestion No cardiomegaly No or mild cardiomegaly Hemodynamics Normal or high EDP, low EF, diffusely dilated hypokinetic ventricles ± AV valve regurgitation [merckmanuals.com]

Hypersensitivity Myocarditis

CXR: Normal cardiac silhouette but pericarditis or overt clinical congestive heart failure is associated with cardiomegaly. Vascular redistribution. [patient.info]

Lyme myopericarditis is often self-limited and mild, leading to transient cardiomegaly or mild pericardial effusion. [textbookofcardiology.org]

Her pulse was weak and thready, and she had an enlarged, tender liver, cardiomegaly, and S 3 and S 4 gallops. [nejm.org]

Hypertensive Heart Disease

[…] malignant hypertensive heart disease malignant hypertensive heart disease (disorder) malignant hypertensive heart disease NOS (disorder) hypertensive cardiopathy hypertensive cardiomegaly [wikidata.org]

These cases are regarded as evidence in favour of the hypothesis that many cases of cryptogenic heart disease (cardiomyopathy, congestive cardiomyopathy, idiopathic cardiomegaly [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hypertensive Cardiomegaly, Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy, Hypertensive Cardiopathy, Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease What is Hypertensive heart disease? [nmihi.com]

Heart Failure

Pleural effusion and cardiomegaly were observed. A laboratory analysis revealed anemia with iron deficiency and elevated human parvovirus B19 (B19V) immunoglobulin M. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Major criteria: · Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea · Neck vein distention · Rales · Radiographic cardiomegaly (increasing heart size on chest radiography) · Acute pulmonary edema [medicalcriteria.com]

Perinatal Lethal Gaucher Disease

[…] may be a useful tool for early diagnosis.Case reportAt 36 weeks of gestation, a male infant weighing 2731 g was delivered by cesarean section because of hydrops fetalis, cardiomegaly [deepdyve.com]

[…] skin, sucking/swallowing Phenotypes Akinesia ; Anemia ; Anteverted nares ; Apathy ; Apnea ; Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita ; Ascites ; Autosomal recessive inheritance ; Cardiomegaly [mousephenotype.org]

[…] hemoglobin 0001903 Apathy Lack of feeling, emotion, interest 0000741 Apnea 0002104 Ascites Accumulation of fluid in the abdomen 0001541 Autosomal recessive inheritance 0000007 Cardiomegaly [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Rhabdomyoma of the Myocardium

Cardiac rhabdomyoma is frequently multiple and asymptomatic, but the tumour may cause cardiomegaly, heart failure by causing outflow obstruction, arrhythmias, thromboembolic [histopathology-india.net]

Chest X-ray was suggestive of gross cardiomegaly with a cardiothoracic ratio of 90%. The left lung was not visualized [Figure 1]. [jcnonweb.com]

Figure 1: Chest X-ray showing significant cardiomegaly (cardio-thoracic ratio 90%) Click here to view After counseling the parents, the infant was taken up for surgery on [jcnonweb.com]

Primary Cardiomyopathy

Pulmonary venous congestion No cardiomegaly No or mild cardiomegaly Hemodynamics Normal or high EDP, low EF, diffusely dilated hypokinetic ventricles ± AV valve regurgitation [msdmanuals.com]

[…] cardiac muscle (= myocardium)心筋 cardiac output 心拍出量 cardiac rupture心[臓]破裂 cardiac silhouette心陰影 cardiac standstill心静止 cardiac tamponade 心タンポナーデ cardiogenic shock 心原性ショック cardiomegaly [tokyo-med.ac.jp]

Cardiomyopathy Pathophysiology Systolic dysfunction Diastolic dysfunction ± outflow obstruction Diastolic dysfunction Clinical findings LV and RV failure, sudden death, Cardiomegaly [msdmanuals.com]

Carnitine Transporter Deficiency

Chest radiograph showed cardiomegaly; electrocardiogram showed left ventricular hypertrophy and echocardiography revealed dilated cardiomyopathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

He initially presented at 3 months of age with hypoketotic hypoglycemic encephalopathy, hepatomegaly, and cardiomegaly, and was later documented to have less than 5% of plasma [medlink.com]

[…] asymptomatic to lethal cardiac manifestations. [7] Early cases were reported with liver dysfunction, muscular findings (weakness and underdevelopment), hypoketotic hypoglycemia, cardiomegaly [en.wikipedia.org]

Cardiac Metastasis

The chest roentgenogram showed a massive right pleural effusion with apparent cardiomegaly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A chest X-ray posteroanterior view showed right-sided pleural effusion and cardiomegaly [Figure 1]. [jacpjournal.org]

Plain radiograph Findings are non-specific on chest x-ray, but may include: cardiomegaly (e.g. indicating pericardial effusion and/or cardiac congestion) gross mediastinal [radiopaedia.org]

Apathetic Thyrotoxicosis with Thyrotoxic Crisis

His chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly but no pulmonary oedema. [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

Most patients will have weight loss, evidence of cardiomyopathy, myopathy and may have atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, cardiomegaly and muscle weakness. [ocw.tufts.edu]

The chest radiographic finding noted in some of these patients was essentially that of increased cardiothoracic ratio suggestive of cardiomegaly. [pjms.com.pk]

Left Cardiac Ventricle Disorder

[…] panhypoadrenocorticism and associated heart disease due to rheumatic fever and coronary atherosclerosis has recently been observed in whom the dominant clinical features were cardiomegaly [annals.org]

Chest x-ray shows cardiomegaly and pulmonary venous congestion or pulmonary edema. [msdmanuals.com]

(i) Cardiomegaly is present when: (A) Left ventricular diastolic dimension or systolic dimension is greater than 2 standard deviations above the mean for the child’s body [ssa.gov]

Rheumatic Fever

Chest X-ray: Chest X-ray will either be normal or will show signs of cardiomegaly, pulmonary edema and/or increased pulmonary vascularity. [symptoma.com]

Plain radiograph pericardial calcification pulmonary edema pulmonary ossification : due to mitral valve disease 4 cardiomegaly global cardiomegaly from a dilated cardiomyopathy [radiopaedia.org]

A 7-y-old girl presented with prolonged fever, arrhythmia and cardiomegaly during the treatment course of group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acromegaly

[…] sweating Tiredness, fatigue, depression Impotence, loss of libido Interrupted menstrual cycle (amenorrhea) Lactation (galactorrhea) Heart disease and heart enlargement (cardiomegaly [acromegaly.org]

Chest X-ray – may show cardiomegaly and osteoporosis. [myvmc.com]

[…] may be noted Hands Enlarged Fingers widen and rings no longer fit Carpal tunnel syndrome is common Feet grow, particularly as change in shoe width Hypertension (50%) and cardiomegaly [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Lymphocytic Myocarditis

Cardiomegaly with biatrial enlargement. Abnormal hyperintense signals involving the myocardium on T2 DIR, as compared to the skeletal muscle, the ratio is 3:1. [radiopaedia.org]

[…] hypertrophic cardiomyopathy male patients 20-50 years old what gross and histological changes are seen in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Gross: Lack of LV compliance, LA dilation, cardiomegaly [quizlet.com]