Best Doctors for Heart Enlargement Treatment in Hyderabad

Heart enlargement, also called cardiomegaly, occurs when the heart is larger than usual. Heart enlargement can be caused by excess consumption of alcohol, high blood pressure, family history, sedentary lifestyle, history of heart attacks, and smoking tobacco. The common cause of heart enlargement is known as coronary artery disease. Symptoms of heart enlargement include fluttering of the heart, shortness of breath, edema (swollen legs, abdomen, feet), low energy, and dizziness. The enlarged heart can occur due to many causes, such as arrhythmia, sarcoidosis, hypertensive heart disease, kidney failure, cardiomyopathy, hyperthyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis, myocarditis, pulmonary hypertension, COPD, and hypothyroidism. The diagnosis of heart enlargement can be made using tests such as cardiac CT scan, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, exercise stress test, genetic testing, transthoracic echocardiogram, and MRI of the heart. Heart enlargement can be treated through medications, surgeries, which can include the placement of a pacemaker, repairing damaged heart valves, coronary artery bypass surgery, or the placement of a stent, and lifestyle changes.