I play lacrosse at a D1 school and have excersised year round for the past two years straight...meaning when i wasnt in season i took no more than 5 days off from my conditioning and only took that many days off 1 or 2 times...my heart has always palpitated a little even since was about 10(im 18 now) recnetly my heart was fluttering a little durring the hard conditioning we do here i told the trainer and i ended up having to see a docotor about it, even though ive told my doctor many times that my heart palpitates(they always say its nothing) anyway, this new doctor that my athletic program uses did an EKG and it was abnormal he said somthing about an enlarged heart and how it might be normal for me since im an athlete but i still have to get more test done. Does any one know anything about this? do you think i will still be able to paly lacrosse, considering ive never had a serious problem excersising? do you think its likely that this is just an athlete thing or somthing worse?
2006-11-17 02:46:58 · 5 answers · asked by hopskotch 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Outside of watching "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," I have to admit I don't know much about enlarged hearts. However, when I need to know something medical, I go to the mayo clinic website. They have tons of information.
2006-11-17 02:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
An enlarged heart is common in athletes, however it is possible it could lead to health problems later in life. It sounds like you're healthy and active so try no to worry too much. I found a couple websites that might help. Good luck!
2006-11-17 03:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by vkb354 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cardiomegaly is a medical condition wherein the heart is enlarged. It is generally categorized in the following manner:
Cardiomegaly due to dilation
Cardiomegaly due to ventricular hypertrophy
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH)
Left atrial enlargement
It is not always negative; athletes often have enlarged hearts. However, it can often be associated with other serious medical conditions.
2006-11-17 02:52:15 · answer #3 · answered by Naomi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you do too many pills or too much cocanie, where your heart is pumping sooo much and soooo hard, people have been found to have hearts twice the size as anyone else.
thats all i know - you don't do drugs do you?
2006-11-17 02:52:18 · answer #4 · answered by speedball182 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's big and causes many problems later in life, if not even death.
2006-11-17 02:51:07 · answer #5 · answered by bor_rabnud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋