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What Causes Enlarged Heart Despite Doing Work Out Regularly?

Hi,I am a 42yr old female recently found out I have an enlarged heart. What s shocking is I have always exercised and worked out regularly from as early as age 16. I do not abuse alcohol nor have I ever abused drugs, in the past my blood pressure has always been on the lower side, also low blood count . I guess i am just confused as to how this is now my situation.I am sorry I really can t afford to pay at this time for the answer. I was mistaken, I thought it was free advice.Thank you for your time though.SC
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Hello..
First of all enlarge heart is a very vague terminology. Size of hear increases in two fashion. One is increase in thickness of wall called Hypertrophy and other is increase in cavity of heart called Dilatation. Again Hypertrophy is subdivided into two types inward enlargement called concentric hypertrophy of heart and another is outward enlargement of heart called eccentric hypertrophy. Whereas Dilatation of heart is called Cardiomyopathy. And Cardiomyopathy has various sub types depending on etiology
In short, the enlargement of heart including Hypertrophies and Cardiomyopathis; in both cases, the cause is not sure always. Any person at any age of life can be developed theses disease.
So in my opinion, better to go for diagnosis of which type of heart disease you are suffering and upto what extent having this disease then start the treatment that depends on condition and etiology.

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What Causes Enlarged Heart Despite Doing Work Out Regularly?

Hello.. First of all enlarge heart is a very vague terminology. Size of hear increases in two fashion. One is increase in thickness of wall called Hypertrophy and other is increase in cavity of heart called Dilatation. Again Hypertrophy is subdivided into two types inward enlargement called concentric hypertrophy of heart and another is outward enlargement of heart called eccentric hypertrophy. Whereas Dilatation of heart is called Cardiomyopathy. And Cardiomyopathy has various sub types depending on etiology In short, the enlargement of heart including Hypertrophies and Cardiomyopathis; in both cases, the cause is not sure always. Any person at any age of life can be developed theses disease. So in my opinion, better to go for diagnosis of which type of heart disease you are suffering and upto what extent having this disease then start the treatment that depends on condition and etiology. Thank You