An enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) is not a sickness, however rather a symbol of another condition.
The term "cardiomegaly" refers to an enlarged heart seen on any imaging check, together with a chest X-ray. Other tests are then needed to diagnose the condition causing your enlarged heart.
You may develop an enlarged heart quickly thanks to a stress on your body, like physiological condition, or because of a medical condition, such as the weakening of the heart muscle, coronary artery illness, heart valve issues or abnormal heart rhythms.
Certain conditions could cause the center muscle to thicken or one in all the chambers of the heart to dilate, creating the heart larger.
Depending on the condition, an enlarged heart may be short term or permanent. An enlarged heart is also treatable by correcting the cause. Treatment for an enlarged heart will embody medications, medical procedures or surgery.