Enlargement of the HEART, usually indicated by a cardiothoracic ratio above 0.50. Heart enlargement may involve the right, the left, or both HEART VENTRICLES or HEART ATRIA. Cardiomegaly is a nonspecific symptom seen in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HEART FAILURE) or several forms of CARDIOMYOPATHIES.
Also Known As:
Heart Hypertrophy; Enlarged Heart; Heart Enlargement; Cardiac Hypertrophies; Enlargement, Heart; Heart Hypertrophies; Heart, Enlarged; Hypertrophies, Cardiac; Hypertrophies, Heart; Hypertrophy, Cardiac; Hypertrophy, Heart; Cardiac Hypertrophy