Cardiomegaly
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Name = Cardiomegaly |
ICD10 = {{ICD10|I|51|7|i|30}} |
ICD9 = {{ICD9|429.3}} |
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'''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==
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* [[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]]
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{{Circulatory system pathology}}