What are the serious consequences of an enlarged heart

Cardiac hypertrophy may lead to heart failure, arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, and in severe cases, cardiogenic shock or even death.
1. Heart failure: due to hypertension, coronary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, myocarditis and other causes of heart enlargement, in order to meet the body’s normal work, the heart will be compensatory enlargement, over time there will be heart failure, such as acute left heart failure may be life-threatening.
2. Enlargement of the heart may lead to heart valve closure insufficiency, so that the contraction force of the heart muscle is reduced, prone to arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia and other diseases.
When the heart hypertrophy need to clarify the cause of the disease as soon as possible, according to the condition of the treatment under the guidance of the doctor, do not delay the condition, so as not to cause adverse consequences.