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  2. Cardiomegaly - Wikipedia

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    Chest X-ray: X-ray images help to visualize the condition of the lungs and heart. If the heart is enlarged on an X-ray, other tests will usually be needed to find the cause. A useful measurement on X-ray is the cardio-thoracic ratio, which is the transverse diameter of the heart, compared with that of the thoracic cage. [24]

  3. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM, or HOCM when obstructive) is a condition in which muscle tissues of the heart become thickened without an obvious cause. [8] The parts of the heart most commonly affected are the interventricular septum and the ventricles . [ 10 ]

  4. Concentric hypertrophy - Wikipedia

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    Concentric hypertrophy is a hypertrophic growth of a hollow organ without overall enlargement, [1] in which the walls of the organ are thickened and its capacity or volume is diminished. Sarcomeres are added in parallel, as for example occurs in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy .

  5. Dr. Hersh: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy occurs when heart ...

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    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition where some of the heart muscle becomes too thick, (a.k.a., hypertrophied, a typical diagnostic criterion is a 15 millimeters or greater left ...

  6. How Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Progresses in Adults - AOL

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    H ypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common form of genetic heart disease worldwide. Researchers have estimated that up to 1 in 200 people have the condition, which is characterized by an ...

  7. Ventricular hypertrophy - Wikipedia

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    Eccentric hypertrophy is generally regarded as healthy, or physiologic hypertrophy and is often termed "athlete's heart." It is the normal response to healthy exercise or pregnancy, [6] which results in an increase in the heart's muscle mass and pumping ability. It is a response to 'volume-overload', either as a result of increased blood return ...

  8. Cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    Cardiomyopathy is a group of primary diseases of the heart muscle. [1] Early on there may be few or no symptoms. [1] As the disease worsens, shortness of breath, feeling tired, and swelling of the legs may occur, due to the onset of heart failure. [1]

  9. Left ventricular hypertrophy - Wikipedia

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    Primary disease of the muscle of the heart that cause LVH are known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathies, which can lead into heart failure. [citation needed] Long-standing mitral insufficiency also leads to LVH as a compensatory mechanism. [citation needed] LV mass increases with ageing. [4] Associated genes include OGN, osteoglycin. [5]