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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is a condition that affects the heart muscle, causing it to become enlarged, thick, or rigid. Excessive Alcohol or Drug Use Long-term abuse of alcohol or certain drugs can weaken the heart muscle, resulting in cardiomyopathy and eventually cardiomegaly.

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Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

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It is apparently fortunate that she had a cardiac arrest; otherwise, her ECG would have been ignored. by making it clear to everyone that this is NOT an EKG that one sees with takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The impact of ST-segment elevation on the prognosis of patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Lindahl et al.

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