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  1. Dying Maryland Teen Adjusts Well to Classmate's Heart

    Wed, 8 May 2013

    irregular heartbeat. That is when doctors discovered that the then 44-year-old man was stricken with familial dilated cardiomyopathy , an inherited disease that causes heart failure. The family knew then that Kyle would, one day, also likely

  2. Teen Takes Artificial Heart to School as She Waits for Transplant

    Wed, 27 Feb 2013

    that powers her partial artificial heart , and the looming prospect of a heart transplant. Diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy at age 10, Kyah lived with the slow stretching of her heart until it became too weak to pump. In October

  3. Firefighters Rally for Baby With Heart Defect

    Tue, 26 Feb 2013

    the ABC-owned station in Los Angeles . Paisley Mae was born without a left coronary artery, which caused her to have an enlarged heart , according to KABC. There is no cure, and she will eventually need a transplant. The night of the Feb. 21 diagnosis

  4. The Sixth Sense: '20/20' Viewers' Amazing Premonitions

    Thu, 25 Oct 2012

    disregarded it. That night I was going to go to our school game but decided not to. Gabe died that night on the court of an enlarged heart . When I found out, it really hurt me. --Marcell Rogers Editor's note: In a phone interview with ABC News, Rogers

  5. Baby Saved by Smallest Artificial Heart

    Thu, 24 May 2012

    waited for a heart transplant, Reuters reported . The Italian baby, whose name has not been released, had dilated cardiomyopathy , a disease that stretched the muscular walls of his heart so thin they could no longer contract to pump blood

  6. Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Renew Wedding Vows

    Sun, 29 Apr 2012

    In January, Cannon was hospitalized with kidney problems . He was also found to have blood clots in his lungs and an enlarged heart . Because of his condition, he was forced to cut back on his extremely busy schedule and resigned from his daily radio

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  1. Recovering Nick Cannon's Rx: No More Happy Meals

    Mon, 5 Mar 2012

    Got Talent" host found himself back in the hospital again when doctors discovered he had blood clots in his lungs and an enlarged heart . "My kidneys were in tip-top shape but I started to feel pain again," Cannon said. "And because of my schedule and

  2. Cannon Suffered Blood Clots in Lungs, Enlarged Heart

    Fri, 17 Feb 2012

    revealing he suffered another health setback last week, when doctors discovered he had blood clots in his lungs and an enlarged heart . "The doctors found blood clots in my lungs and said if I don't slow down and stop working so hard then it's a wrap

  3. 10 Things You May Not Know About Your Heart

    Tue, 14 Feb 2012

    is Not a Better Heart Although having a "big heart" is considered an admirable quality, it isn't healthy. Having an enlarged heart or overly muscular heart can be dangerous. An average healthy heart weighs less than one pound, and is roughly the size

  4. Osama bin Laden Health Rumors: Fact or Fiction?

    Tue, 3 May 2011

    vessels of the heart, it could cause an enlarged heart or torn vessels. Those with Marfan few months later," said Weaver. Enlarged Heart and Low Blood Pressure Likely True officials told her bin Laden had an enlarged heart , and she reported that in her New

  5. Heart Health Care Gender Inequality Can Be Fatal for Women: Report

    Mon, 2 May 2011

    be tired anymore," a doctor told her. But she pressed for answers and finally a female doctor diagnosed Burke with an enlarged heart , which makes for a dangerous irregular heartbeat. After the diagnosis, one doctor suggested she go on Coumadin. It was

  6. Florida HS Soccer Star Dies After Second Collapse

    Thu, 10 Mar 2011

    Fennville, Mich., team played their second game without him on the court Monday. Wes was later found to have had an enlarged heart , but Sara's cause of death is still unknown. At Eastside High School, students are struggling to make sense of the

  7. Could ECG Screenings Have Spared Teen Athletes Their Sudden Deaths?

    Mon, 7 Mar 2011

    he died. An autopsy performed Sunday found the cause of Hammerdorfer's death was cardiomegaly and biventricular hypertrophy, which means an enlarged heart and enlarged ventricles. The Larimer County deputy coroner Kari Jones, however

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Videos

  1. Dealing With an Enlarged Heart

    Tue, 14 Aug 2007

    story. Of how he found out he had an enlarged heart and how that discovery did not stop abnormal heart. We hear about in his enlarged heart but we also know that he has a history the heart will progress. That is an enlarged heart we'll get larger over time and subsequently

    Enlarged Heart found at 0:05, 3:58, 5:39

    to one man's story. Of how he found out he had an enlarged heart and how that discovery did not stop his love of boxing. -- can -- competitive sports associated big. -- -- -- --
    and what is an abnormal heart. We hear about -- in his enlarged heart but we also know that he has a history. As a competitive athlete. And there is a -- -- or range from normal to abnormal. When we talk about enlarged hearts. If left untreated. Abnormal enlargement of the heart will progress. That is an enlarged heart we'll get larger over time and subsequently weaker over time. Lead to this syndrome that we call congestive heart failure. Where patients
    medical attention. The specific medications that -- strengthen weak hearts and make enlarged heart smaller again. Include classes of drugs called ace inhibitors or -- tense and receptor blockers. Beta blockers and all -- -- attacked
  2. Hazing Death Investigation

    Thu, 12 Jul 2012

    I heard about it after step you'd never her efforts have before them. Champions full autopsy shows he at a slightly enlarged heart . But this diagram included in the autopsy shows contusion marks in tissue damage consistent with the enduring a beating

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    efforts have before them. Champions full autopsy shows he at a slightly enlarged heart . But this diagram included in the autopsy shows contusion marks in tissue damage consistent with the enduring a beating. A judge has
  3. Dangers of Diet Pills

    Tue, 8 Nov 2011

    with someone like Bubba Smith being on it is that he's very large man an underlying heart disease. heart disease in an enlarged heart his heart was twice the size of my So to put someone like that on a medication like that. Plus he overdosed on it right

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    large man -- an underlying heart disease. -- heart disease in an enlarged heart his heart was twice the size of my -- So to put someone like that on a medication like that. Plus he
  4. 13-Year-Old Raises Money for Sick Friend

    Fri, 20 Jan 2012

    be dealt. In November 12 year old Kristen hicks had a lingering cough and went from her doctor to duke diagnosed with an enlarged heart . went ten testing. To echo. Which is different look at your heart and won't. And down state I see it. When I first

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    cough and went from her -- doctor to duke diagnosed with an enlarged heart . -- went ten testing. To echo. Which is different look at your heart -- and won't. And down state I see it.
  5. The Man With Two Hearts

    Tue, 22 Feb 2011

    bigger and as a hard gets bigger it can't home as effectively. This is a normal about the size of your fist next to an enlarged heart you can see from the X rays how big Smiths dot. This is in his heart he's got about three fists or four worth of heart

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    a normal -- about the size of your fist next to an enlarged heart you can see from the X rays how big Smiths dot. This is in his heart he's got about three fists or
  6. Teen Collapses After Winning Basketball Game

    Fri, 4 Mar 2011

    in disbelief. Leonard later died at the hospital doctor said it was sudden cardiac arrest due to an enlarged heart . In an enlarged heart the electrical signal can short circuit. Stopping the heart from beating the condition often goes undetected

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    the hospital doctor said it was sudden cardiac arrest due to an enlarged heart . In an enlarged heart the electrical signal can short circuit. Stopping the heart from beating the condition often goes undetected. Well Lenard suffered from a relatively
  7. High School Athlete Dies Suddenly

    Sat, 5 Mar 2011

    called for new. The cheering fans fell silent effort to revive him failed. Cause of death. Sudden cardiac arrest due to an enlarged heart where the electrical signal can short circuit stopping the heart from beating. It's a condition that often goes unnoticed

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    revive him failed. Cause of death. Sudden cardiac arrest due to an enlarged heart where the electrical signal can short circuit stopping the heart from beating. It's a condition that often goes unnoticed. According to friends
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