Can An Enlarged Heart Be Detected At Birth?
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The exact cause of death and the conditions which lead to those circumstances can best be judged by the doctor who treated her last. Still as you want , I will try my level best to satisfy your queries.
1.Enlarged heart is not a very common finding so if the physician does not look for it specifically he is likely to miss it. This is looked for only if the patient complains of symptoms like shortness of breath, palpitation, bluish discoloration of face on crying, etc. Investigations like chest X-ray are more confirmatory of enlarged heart.
2. Immunization only triggers the response by body's immune system and does not produce any extra load on the heart.
3.Receiving the wrong blood type or excessive amount of blood does increase the cardiac work and if it exceeds the cardiac capacity, it can cause cardiac dilatation followed by heart failure.
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