What changes can you expect ot see in an overworked heart?

Question

what an overheart would look like, the compliacations when a heart becomes overworked

Answer 1

Right from left ventricular hypertrophy to CCF, Cardiomyopathy to cardiac arrest, and death.

Answer 2

well that's a pretty broad question, but basically when the heart is "overworked", it can look enlarged on xray. the patient could have congestive heart failure or coronary atery disease or both. some symptoms would be shortness of breath, perhaps chest pain {but not always}, tachycardia (faster than normal pulse) and tire easily. you may also see discoloration of the nailbeds of their fingers if it is gone long without treatment. after a while, the body starts to compensate for all of these so you may not see extremes of the above, however, this person should be under the care of a good internist.