How can an enlarged heart be detected? - Heart Disorders Message Board

Shakira · 11-26-2006, 02:14 PM

Can it be detected by an ECG?

MAD MAZ · 11-26-2006, 02:46 PM

I think you need to have a heart scan....I hope all is well....Mandy

Toneman · 11-26-2006, 06:42 PM

Shakire,

It is possible to get a result from an EKG that would suggest an enlarged heart or even from a chest xray. The only real way to know for sure is with an echo.

Good Luck

Tony

Shakira · 11-27-2006, 09:42 AM

Thanks. What's an echo? Is that not an ECG?

started04 · 11-27-2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Shakira

Can it be detected by an ECG?

An EKG measures the time an impulse pass through an area and if there is any abnormal tissue that presents a resistance to the impulse...longer time than normal range could indicate an enlargement, higher amplitude measured in mini volts could indicate possible tissue damage.

An echocardiogram is transmitting and receiving ultra sound signals with a transducer (small object manually moved over the heart), and it provides a visual display of the heart as it is beating.

Provides a view and ability to measure heart wall motion, blood pasing through valves, dimensions of heart chambers and wall thickness and functionality for adequate pumping.