Massive Cardiomegaly (>1000 g Heart) and Obesity.
Journal
The American journal of cardiology
ISSN: 1879-1913
Titre abrégé: Am J Cardiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0207277
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 01 2020
15 01 2020
Historique:
received:
17
08
2019
accepted:
24
10
2019
entrez:
19
12
2019
pubmed:
19
12
2019
medline:
23
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Described herein are certain clinical and morphologic findings in 9 patients who at necropsy had hearts weighing >1000 g, a weight approximately 3 times normal. With the exception of 2 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the common finding in the remaining 7 patients was obesity. None had valvular heart disease, the previously described major cause of massive cardiomegaly. Thus, obesity needs to be added to the causes of massive cardiomegaly, a cause not previously recognized. Electrocardiograms in 4 patients disclosed high total 12-lead QRS voltage on the electrocardiogram in only one despite the massive cardiomegaly.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31847959
pii: S0002-9149(19)31189-0
doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.10.031
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
277-281Informations de copyright
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