Cardiomegaly 3219051 215606786 2008-05-28T22:46:31Z Arcadian 104523 wik {{DiseaseDisorder infobox | Name = Cardiomegaly | ICD10 = {{ICD10|I|51|7|i|30}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|429.3}} | ICDO = | Image = | Caption = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | DiseasesDB = 30769 | MeshID = D006332 | }} '''Cardiomegaly''' is a medical condition wherein the [[heart]] is enlarged. It is generally categorized in the following manner: * Cardiomegaly due to [[Dilated cardiomyopathy|dilation]] * Cardiomegaly due to [[ventricular hypertrophy]] ** [[Left ventricular hypertrophy]] (LVH) ** [[Right ventricular hypertrophy]] (RVH) ** [[Left atrial enlargement]] ==Associations== {{incomplete-list}} * [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]] * [[hemochromatosis]] * [[anemia]] * [[obesity]] * [[Congestive heart failure]], primary or caused by the other conditions listed here * [[aortic coarctation]] * [[Chagas' disease]] * [[Coxsackie virus|Coxsackie]] viral myocarditis * [[dilated cardiomyopathy]], as in [[alcoholism]] or [[thiamine]] deficiency * [[amyloidosis]] * [[PCOS]], as in [[Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome]] * [[Sickle-cell disease]] * [[Type II glycogen storage disease]] (Pompe disease) * [[hypertensive heart disease]] * [[hypoalbuminaemia]], e.g. [[malnutrition]], [[chronic liver disease]] * [[connective tissue disease]], e.g. [[Lupus erythematosus|SLE]] * [[uraemia]] * [[radiation]] * [[hyperthyroidism]] * [[Morquio's Syndrome]] and other related [[dwarfism]] diseases * [[autonomic insufficiency]] * [[Atrial septal defect]] ==See also== * [[cardiomyopathy]] * [[Organ hypertrophy|hypertrophy]] ==External links== * [http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4517 American Heart Association] * [http://ww3.komotv.com/global/story.asp?s=1230243 KomoTV] * [http://www.fhsu.edu/nursing/cxr/cardiomegaly.htm Distinctions] [[Category:Cardiovascular diseases]] [[de:Kardiomegalie]] [[es:Cardiomegalia]] [[pt:Cardiomegalia]] {{disease-stub}} {{Circulatory system pathology}}