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What Does "enlargement Of Heart" Mean?
My mother age 68 has got a cough from last two months, did blood test and x-ray check up , blood test report came normal but in x-ray report it was mentioned "englargment of the heart" what does it mean?? she still keep coughing . Type of cough is (wet cough). Pls explain
Tue, 18 Apr 2017
Dear, your mother has got cough of 2 months duration with the finding of heart enlargement on chest x-ray.
First, you have to tell a little more detail of your mother's symptoms like breathlessness on exertion or at rest or on lying down that relieves on sitting up. In addition any complaints of chest pain on exertion or at rest. Any past history of high BP or diabetes.
Sometimes cough in a patient with heart enlargement is due to weakening of heart. So she should undergo an EKG and echocardiography for assessing the heart function.
First, you have to tell a little more detail of your mother's symptoms like breathlessness on exertion or at rest or on lying down that relieves on sitting up. In addition any complaints of chest pain on exertion or at rest. Any past history of high BP or diabetes.
Sometimes cough in a patient with heart enlargement is due to weakening of heart. So she should undergo an EKG and echocardiography for assessing the heart function.
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