"Cardiomegaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D006332
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.195 C23.300.775.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Cardiomegaly- Cardiomegaly
- Heart Enlargement
- Enlargement, Heart
- Enlarged Heart
- Heart, Enlarged
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| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cardiomegaly" by people in Profiles.
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Atrial natriuretic peptide behaviour and myocyte hypertrophic profile in combined pressure and volume-induced cardiac hypertrophy. J Hypertens. 2007 Sep; 25(9):1940-50.
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Pivotal role of cardiac lineage protein-1 (CLP-1) in transcriptional elongation factor P-TEFb complex formation in cardiac hypertrophy. Cardiovasc Res. 2007 Jul 01; 75(1):129-38.
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Rapidly developing constrictive pericarditis in an infant simulating mitral valve obstruction. Acta Paediatr Scand. 1969 Jan; 58(1):87-90.