1.0Best Heart Surgery Hospitalshttps://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blogdrheartcarehttps://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/author/drheartcare/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7mQ3d3oXP8"><a href="https://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/cardiomegaly-definition-clinical-significance-and-overview/">Cardiomegaly: Definition, Clinical Significance, and Overview</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/cardiomegaly-definition-clinical-significance-and-overview/embed/#?secret=7mQ3d3oXP8" width="600" height="338" title="“Cardiomegaly: Definition, Clinical Significance, and Overview” — Best Heart Surgery Hospitals" data-secret="7mQ3d3oXP8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.bestheartsurgery.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Cardiomegaly means an enlarged heart. It is a descriptive clinical finding used in cardiology and internal medicine. It most commonly appears in imaging reports (especially chest radiography) and is confirmed or characterized with echocardiography. It can reflect normal adaptation, a structural heart disease, or an imaging limitation.