A friend of mine, named Sterling, has an oddly shaped chest. Its kind of concaved looking. When someone asked him about it he said that his heart was a size too small. I can't find anything about that sort of condition online. Is it a real body defect? He doesn't do alot of running or strenuous exercise as far as I know and he's never complained about being anemic or anything. Can people really have small hearts? What would you call that kind of condition?
2006-09-17 03:42:35 · 10 answers · asked by chikotli 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Pectus excavatum or the opposite, pectus carinum (pigeon breast) can be associated with several different syndromes, some of which also sometimes have cardiac abnormalities but none of which could be described as a "heart two sizes too small". A hypoplastic left ventricle can result in a slightly smaller heart, but maybe that is how he has learned to explain his situation to inquiring minds.
If there were a word it would be something like microcardia or hypotrophic cardiomyopathy, but I have never heard either of those terms.
2006-09-17 06:29:57 · answer #1 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
The condition is called pectus excavatum or commonly "sunken chest." It is cause by the abnormal way the ribs and the sternum grow, and has nothing to do with the size of the person's heart.
As far as I know, only a Grinch can have a heart two sizes too small.
See the reference site below:
2006-09-17 04:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by Richard 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-12 09:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the chest thing is called pectus excavatum, i have 1 myself, it is possible, it an effect lungs, and it can do nothing, depends
2006-09-17 04:06:56 · answer #4 · answered by Eric H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes he can have a smaller size heart.
2006-09-17 03:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by Cableguy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you are referring to Pectus excavatum. Please see the webpages for more details and images on Pectus excavatum.
2006-09-17 04:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pectus excavatum
2006-09-17 10:06:14 · answer #7 · answered by ddyk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not about the matter of the chest it is the size of wirst of their hand
2006-09-17 04:02:34 · answer #8 · answered by ashok reddy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Grinch did...
2006-09-17 05:23:59 · answer #9 · answered by Johnny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really, but sunken chest is a recognized medical syndrome.
2006-09-17 03:46:13 · answer #10 · answered by gzuckier 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋