I read that people having this condition have to wait for a heart transplant
2006-06-29 08:06:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
The heart is a large muscle and if it has to work harder such is the case with high blood pressure,the left ventricle which is the main pump gets larger.this actually causes it to be less effective
once it reaches a certain size.This does not necessarily mean the person will have to have a transplant ,there are medications that will help.There are other reasons people get(cardiomegaly)enlarged heart but this is what most people are talking about when they use the term enlarged heart.
2006-06-29 08:24:41 · answer #1 · answered by Gregory M 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-17 15:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of things can cause one to have an enlarged heart. This can be managed medically with medication and heart transplant but is limited by donor heart supply, u need extensive counselling about the procedure and survival after the procedure. People on medication also do well.
An enlarged heart happens when the heart is over worked and in order to compensate for the work overload enlarges.In this condition the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's need
2006-06-30 01:42:07 · answer #3 · answered by cookie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-18 20:58:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An enlarged heart (also known as a cardiomegaly) is not a condition in itself, but a symptom of an underlying problem that is causing the heart to work harder than normal.
The range of underlying problems falls into two main categories: pathological (linked to actual disease of the heart muscle) and physiological (linked to other causes which are overworking the heart muscle, such as high blood pressure or thyroid diseases).
Older people are usually at increased risk.
2006-06-29 08:43:03 · answer #5 · answered by Magic Gatherer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your heart is just like any other muscle in your body, when it works harder it gets bigger. this can happen for many reasons, for example it can be because there is a weakness in your heart or because you have high blood pressure. It doesn't necessarily mean you are going to have to have a heart transplant. There is medication you can take for most conditions that cause it.
2006-06-29 11:02:04 · answer #6 · answered by rach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a lots of people with a enlarged heart,I have one for over 60 years,not a real bid deal -I was always told people with enlarged are nice people,unless you have other thing wrong?? don:t worry,as for as waiting for over sides heart to replace you ( as they say any old heart will do) Dale
2006-06-29 08:22:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the heart is to large for the body and is constricted in its space as a result.
2006-06-29 08:10:39 · answer #8 · answered by zharantan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-29 08:10:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋