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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Hypertrophy > Cardiomegaly
Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Cardiomegaly

Preferred term

Cardiomegaly  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Enlarged Heart
  • Enlargement, Heart
  • Heart, Enlarged
  • Heart Enlargement

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR or HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; note entry term CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY: do not confuse with CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CARDIOMEGALY, EXERCISE-INDUCED is also available

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2000(1963)

In other languages

  • kardiomegalia

    Finnish

  • cardiomegalia
  • dilatatio cordis
  • dilatatio ventriculi
  • dilatatio ventriculorum
  • hjärtdilatation
  • hjärtförstoring
  • hjärthypertrofi
  • hypertrophia cordis
  • iso sydän
  • kammardilatation
  • suurentunut sydän
  • suuri sydän
  • suurisydämisyys
  • sydämen hypertrofia
  • sydämen kammion laajentuma
  • sydämen kammionlaajentuma
  • sydämen laajentuma
  • sydämen liikakasvu
  • sydämen paksuuntuminen
  • sydämen suurentuneisuus
  • sydänhypertrofia
  • Hjärtförstoring

    Swedish

  • Hjärthypertrofi
  • Kardiomegali

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006332

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