Cardiomegaly
Enlargement of the HEART, usually indicated by a cardiothoracic ratio above 0.50. Heart enlargement may involve the right, the left, or both HEART VENTRICLES or HEART ATRIA. Cardiomegaly is a nonspecific symptom seen in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HEART FAILURE) or several forms of CARDIOMYOPATHIES.
Year introduced: 2000(1963)
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Tree Number(s): C14.280.195, C23.300.775.250
MeSH Unique ID: D006332
Entry Terms:
- Enlarged Heart
- Heart, Enlarged
- Heart Enlargement
- Enlargement, Heart
- Cardiac Hypertrophy
- Cardiac Hypertrophies
- Hypertrophies, Cardiac
- Hypertrophy, Cardiac
- Heart Hypertrophy
- Heart Hypertrophies
- Hypertrophies, Heart
- Hypertrophy, Heart