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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 .
Other considerations for causes of enlarged heart are athlete's heart and hypertension (high blood pressure). [10] Making the diagnosis of HCM often involves a family history or pedigree, an electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and stress testing. [7] Genetic testing may also be done. [7]
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.
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 ...
The 28-year-old actor suffered from cardiomegaly and complications of the aortic valve. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
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.
Six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler isn't going anywhere, Miami Heat team president Pat Riley announced Thursday. "We usually don't comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction ...