Finding
cardiomegaly
car·di·o·meg·a·ly
Subclass of:
Heart Diseases; Hypertrophy
Definitions related to cardiomegaly:
  • A clinical finding in which the heart is noted to be larger than normal.
    ACC/AHA Clinical Data Terminology
    American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
  • Abnormal enlargement of the heart.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Increased size of the heart, clinically defined as an increased transverse diameter of the cardiac silhouette that is greater than or equal to 50% of the transverse diameter of the chest (increased cardiothoracic ratio) on a posterior-anterior projection of a chest radiograph or a computed tomography.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • (heart enlargement) Hypertrophy or enlargement of the heart.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • An enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) isn't a disease, but rather a sign of another condition.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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