IMy heart is enlarged. What are my possible illness?

enlargement of the heart..it is also known as cardiomegaly right? according to mayoclinic.com Many conditions can cause an enlarged heart, including: * High blood pressure * Heart valve disorders * Weakness of the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) * Severe anemia * Thyroid disorders * Excessive iron in the body (hemochromatosis) * Abnormal protein buildup in an organ (amyloidosis) In some people, an enlarged heart causes no signs or symptoms. Others may have: * Breathing difficulties * Shortness of breath * Dizziness * Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) * Swelling (edema)

I think you have underlying health problems apart from the heart issue. Heart enlargement is a symptom of an illness usually related to blood.

hi,as per my knowledge ,they are very weak..some times can't stand on their foot..they don't have interest on any thing..want to take rest alays..

My ideas are that you have a virus that is attacking the heart muscle or that you have an infection somewhere which might also cause the anemia or the anemia allowed the infection to take hold. Then maybe a parasite is lurking and doing its thing inside you. Also wondering what weight you are at since over weight issues can be a trigger. I hope you have a good doctor and you at least ask him/her these ideas and see where it leads you. Keep us posted!!

When judging whether or not an enlarged heart is healthy or potentially at risk for heart disease, the nature of the physiological stress that produced the enlargement is more important than the duration of the stress, according to a new study led by Duke University Medical Center investigators. In athletes, the heart's pumping chambers enlarge to compensate for the body's increased demand for oxygen-rich blood. But in patients with heart failure, the heart walls themselves become thicker, heavier and less efficient in pumping blood. Their studies demonstrate that intermittent occurrences of cardiac stress in the form of high blood pressure, or hypertension, initiates a cascade of events that eventually leads to abnormalities in heart muscle cells as well as damage to blood vessels. The studies also showed that these potentially harmful responses can begin before the heart itself begins to enlarge, the researchers reported. source: science daily