AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR
Enlargement of Heart
Cardiomegaly, another name for an enlarged heart, is a disorder where the heart's muscles protrude more than they should. This can prevent your heart from pumping and beating normally. Even if this condition is curable, it can be serious, so see an ayurvedic doctor as soon as possible. Heartbeat irregularities, light-headedness, shortness of breath, and coughing are some of the symptoms of this illness. Some of the predisposing factors for the enlargement of the heart include cardiomyopathy and high blood pressure. The heart's left ventricle stretches out and becomes thin and flabby. As a result, the heart is unable to pump blood as efficiently as a heart in good health.
DCM affects men more frequently than women. This type of cardiomyopathy is the most prevalent among children as well. Most frequently, it begins in middle age.
Cause of cardiomegaly
In most of the cases, there is no apparent cause. It is due to the result of damaged myocardium. Infectious pathogens or metabolic endotoxins are the principal causes of myocardial injury. Cardiomegaly could have been caused on by an earlier myocardial infarction attack.
Alcoholism (alcoholic cardiomyopathy)
Thyroid
Pregnancy (peripartum cardiomyopathy, which is usually reversible)
Autoimmune mechanisms
Severe coronary heart disease and heart valve abnormalities
Toxins from certain chemotherapeutic agents
Inflammatory diseases like connective tissue diseases
Tuberculosis
Diabetes
Muscular dystrophy
Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy
Genetic associations
Signs & Symptoms of cardiomegaly
The symptoms of an enlarged heart can vary from person to person. These develop insidiously. It can be asymptomatic too and may not be initially significant enough to affect the quality of life of the patient. Some of the main symptoms include:
Tiredness & fainting (syncope)
Dizziness & light-headedness
Shortness of breath
Swelling in legs
Palpitations (fluttering in the chest due to abnormal heart rhythms)
Chest pain (angina, but only if ischemic heart disease is present)
A patient suffering from this condition may be characterized by elevated jugular venous pressure, low pulse pressure, or pulmonary edema. Signs of tricuspid and mitral regurgitation may also be present.
The chances for the formation of a thrombus (blood clot) are comparatively high in DCM patients as the blood flow velocity is slowed down. This may again increase the chances of embolism. It may end up in pulmonary embolism (lungs), stroke (cerebral emboli), renal emboli or peripheral emboli (limbs).
Diagnostic Methods for cardiomegaly
Symptoms & family history
Blood tests
Chest X-ray – generalized heart enlargement can be seen. Additionally, pleural effusion brought on by pulmonary venous hypertension is also visible.
On an electrocardiogram, sinus tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, arrhythmia, left atrial enlargement, and other abnormalities can be seen.
An echocardiogram reveals left ventricular dilatation and a decreased ejection fraction.
Genetic testing
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
In rare cases, a biopsy.
Visit our ayurvedic doctor right away at DHAGE HEALTHCARE CARDIO PROTECTIVE AYURVED CENTER if you have shortness of breath, heart palpitations or fluttering, or swelling all over your body.
The right kind of ayurvedic therapy and treatment can help with such conditions and patients to live a normal life.