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Descriptor
English
:
Cardiomegaly
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cardiomegalia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cardiomegalia
Synonyms
English
:
Cardiac Hypertrophy
Heart Hypertrophy
Enlarged Heart
Tree Number:
C14.280.195
C23.300.775.250
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
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
History Note
English
:
2000(1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
30921
Unique Identifier:
D006332
Occurrence in VHL
:
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