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ENLARGED HEART
What are possible treatments for an enlarged heart?
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There are many, spanning from medications to coronary stenting, pacemaker therapy, surgery and even transplantation in the severe cases. Becuase there are different causes of ventricular enlargement, there are often different option offered to different patients. Medical therapy, however, is advised in all patients. This includes beta blocker and ace inhibitors or angiotensine receptor blockers.
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