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my boyfriend has an enlarged heart and is only 19. He has to have a scan in the next 42 hours to find more about it , this is serius , how will they treat this and how did he get it? he has had syptoms of short breath and bad breathing at night for over 3 months befor he had his first scan, what could it be and what medication is available, does this mean a change of lifestyle? how serious is this?
Hi enlarged heart is medically termed as congestive cardiac failure , most likely this condition starts after 45 years of age but such early onset of chf can be because of congenital heart disease, ther are three types of disorders\ atrial septal deffect ventricular septal defect patent ductus arteriosus.
2 d echo must be done in detail to see the locaton size and anomaly in the heart,once the defect is identified it can be treated medically or corrected surgically. medical treament depends on nature and size of defect , ont do any life style modification till echo is done
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What Causes Having Enlarged Heart?
Hi enlarged heart is medically termed as congestive cardiac failure , most likely this condition starts after 45 years of age but such early onset of chf can be because of congenital heart disease, ther are three types of disorders\ atrial septal deffect ventricular septal defect patent ductus arteriosus. 2 d echo must be done in detail to see the locaton size and anomaly in the heart,once the defect is identified it can be treated medically or corrected surgically. medical treament depends on nature and size of defect , ont do any life style modification till echo is done