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What might an enlarged heart indicate? Is this a cause for concern? Could it be just an anatomical defect? What should be done in the case of an enlarged heart? Could an enlarged heart be related to a heart attack? The question is answered by the drug. Katarzyna Darecka.
What does an enlarged heart indicate?
Good day. I would like to ask what it shows enlarged heart? This information appeared in the description chest radiography my dad’s. Both my mother and I got very worried because Dad never showed special heart problems. Occasionally he felt a slight stinging, but there were no major problems with that. Dad is in pretty good shape, he works physically and you could say he is healthy. He gets sick very rarely, so I’m even more surprised that there may be something wrong with his heart.
What does an enlarged heart show? Is this really as big of a problem as it sounds, or is it some sort of anatomical change that you shouldn’t be very concerned about? Of course, my dad is waiting for an appointment with the cardiologist, but we are wondering if something more can be done. Is an enlarged heart a life-threatening situation? Could something bad happen to Dad? Is there a risk that an enlarged heart will lead to more serious problems, such as a heart attack?
The doctor explains the reasons for the enlargement of the heart
Enlargement of the silhouette of the heart or cardiomegaly, is not a disease in itself, but a symptom of another disease, usually of the circulatory system. However, the disease cannot be properly diagnosed on the basis of the chest X-ray, other diagnostic tests, such as heart ECHO and ECG, should be performed. Cardiac enlargement may be caused by short-term stress of high intensity or, more commonly, by a cardiac disease such as, for example, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, valve apparatus disorders, arrhythmias. These diseases cause the heart to make more effort to pump blood around the circuit. This causes the heart muscle to grow larger and the heart’s ventricles and cavities to enlarge. An enlarged heart may shrink once the cause of the condition is identified and treated appropriately.
The main ones symptoms of cardiomegaly there is shortness of breath, arrhythmias, i.e. palpitations, swelling by gravity, most often affecting the lower limbs. You should immediately report to the emergency department if you experience severe pressure-like chest pain, severe breathlessness, fainting.
On the basis of the patient’s interview carefully collected by the doctor and the physical examination, the doctor will be able to order diagnostic, laboratory and electrophysiological tests and on their basis to diagnose the disease manifested by enlargement of the heart and implement treatment appropriate for a given unit, e.g. invasive treatment – in the case of significant valve disease. or second ischemic disease, and / or pharmacological treatment appropriate to the disease entity and patient.
Check the condition of your heart, use the “Heart under control” laboratory test package available on Medonet Market. The test package should be performed regularly once a year by both men and women of all ages.
To reduce cardiovascular risk, you should stop smoking, have a healthy BMI, limit your dietary salt and animal fat intake, control diabetes, maintain normal blood pressure, exercise daily, avoid alcohol and caffeine, and sleep for 8 hours every day.
Before visiting a doctor, it is worth finding out whether there are cardiovascular diseases in the family, death from a heart attack. Always bring a list of medications and dietary supplements the patient is currently taking. It is worth having someone accompany the patient during the doctor’s visit, in case the patient forgets something important, and before the visit, write down the questions that we want to ask the doctor.
– Lek. Katarzyna Darecka
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