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According to ICD-10, hypertensive heart disease (I11), and its subcategories: hypertensive heart disease with heart failure (I11.0) and hypertensive heart disease without heart failure (I11.9) are distinguished from chronic rheumatic heart diseases (I05-I09), other forms of heart disease (I30-I52) and ischemic heart diseases (I20-I25).
It is more commonly referred to simply as "having an enlarged heart". It is usually the result of underlying conditions that make the heart work harder, such as obesity , heart valve disease , high blood pressure ( hypertension ), and coronary artery disease .
It covers ICD codes 259 to 282. The full chapter can be found on pages 215 to 258 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. ... 429.3 Cardiomegaly ...
Right atrial enlargement (RAE) is a form of cardiomegaly, or heart enlargement.It can broadly be classified as either right atrial hypertrophy (RAH), overgrowth, or dilation, like an expanding balloon.
There are several sets of criteria used to diagnose LVH via electrocardiography. [10] None of them are perfect, though by using multiple criteria sets, the sensitivity and specificity are increased. The Sokolow-Lyon index: [11] [12] S in V 1 + R in V 5 or V 6 (whichever is larger) ≥ 35 mm (≥ 7 large squares) R in aVL ≥ 11 mm
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that BRICS member countries commit to not creating a new currency or supporting another currency that would replace the United States dollar ...
Cantú syndrome is a rare condition characterized by hypertrichosis, osteochondrodysplasia, and cardiomegaly. [ 6 ] [ 5 ] Fewer than 50 cases have been described in the literature; they are associated with a mutation in the ABCC9 -gene that codes for the ABCC9-protein.
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