"Cardiomegaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Enlargement of the HEART, usually indicated by a cardiothoracic ratio above 0.50. Heart enlargement may involve the right, the left, or both HEART VENTRICLES or HEART ATRIA. Cardiomegaly is a nonspecific symptom seen in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HEART FAILURE) or several forms of CARDIOMYOPATHIES.
| Descriptor ID |
D006332
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.195 C23.300.775.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Cardiomegaly- Cardiomegaly
- Heart Enlargement
- Enlargement, Heart
- Enlarged Heart
- Heart, Enlarged
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cardiomegaly" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical and radiological findings for the new multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19. Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2021 Jul-Aug; 63(4):334-344.
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New Mexico's COVID-19 Experience. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2021 Mar 01; 42(1):1-8.
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COVID-19 Cardiac Injury: An Important Cause of COVID-19 Related Morbidityand Mortality. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2021 Mar; 51(2):156-162.
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Atypical Endovascular Cells in SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2020 Dec; 41(4):e61-e63.
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Signs suggestive of congenital SARS-CoV-2 infection with intrauterine fetal death: A case report. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2021 Jan; 256:508-509.
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Quantifying and reporting cardiac findings in imaging of COVID-19 patients. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 Nov 09; 90(4).
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Noncoding RNAs implication in cardiovascular diseases in the COVID-19 era. J Transl Med. 2020 10 31; 18(1):408.
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First reported case of unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot complicated with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Cardiol Young. 2020 Sep; 30(9):1339-1342.
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Cardiomegaly on chest radiographs as a predictor of heart disease in the pediatric population. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 05; 38(5):855-859.
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Quantitative trait loci associated with angiotensin II and high-salt diet induced acute decompensated heart failure in Balb/CJ mice. Physiol Genomics. 2019 07 01; 51(7):279-289.