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Cardiomegaly |
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cardiomegaly /car·dio·meg·a·ly/ (-meg´ah-le) abnormal enlargement of the heart.
Cardiomegaly An enlarged heart. Mentioned in: Kawasaki Syndrome cardiomegaly enlargement of the heart. |
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Chest x-ray showed cardiomegaly and congestive heart failure. Reports associating heart enlargement, or cardiomegaly, with steroid use often ignore the role of natural, non-threatening enlargement brought on by prolonged physical exertion, not to mention the effects of alcohol abuse. Aortic aneurysm, cardiomegaly, and tuberculous sequelae (to name a few) may cause compression of the vagus nerve or the RLN. |
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