Cardiomegaly
Cross-source consensus on Cardiomegaly from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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- Endurance training can cause cardiomegaly, an overall enlargement of the heart. — Endurance Exercise Can Damage Your Heart
- One side of the heart may become disproportionately larger than the other depending on training variables, a condition called hypertrophy. — Endurance Exercise Can Damage Your Heart
- One-third of marathoners experience dilated ventricles, where the ventricles on one side become abnormally enlarged. — Endurance Exercise Can Damage Your Heart
- Endurance exercise is associated with heart muscle damage and cardiac fibrosis that can lead to serious cardiac complications. — Endurance Exercise Can Damage Your Heart