What Does Enlarged Heart Mean ?    An enlarged heart
is medically known as cardiomegaly. This is not considered as a
disease by doctors. Rather it is believed to be a symptom of an
underlying health problem. As the name suggests, the heart
appears to be enlarged when images of it are seen in an X-ray.
Enlargement of the heart can occur when a woman is pregnant, or
when a person develops coronary artery disease, the heart gets
weak, there is a problem with the heart valves or when the heart
is beating abnormally.  Primarily, as enlarged heart means that
the muscular wall of the heart has thickened too much or when
the chambers of the heart dilate beyond their normal capacity.
In either case, the heart is unable to pump blood properly and
this can result in heart failure. If the heart muscle thickens,
it always causes elevated blood pressure that cannot be
controlled. At times, the thickening of the heart muscle can
also occur when the aortic valve in the heart is too tight.  On
the other hand, when the heart m