hello doctor my son is 10 yr old and as he has cough regularly and end up vomitting we took a chest xray where the impression was MILD CARDIOMEGALY .....I am very much worried as i got i appointment to a cardiologist too......an u pls suggest whta it is and is it a major problem...my son 10 yrs and weighs 44kg......yhank you
Hi Chairman a parent I can very well understand your concern and I would like to say that don't worry x-ray films can some time show false shadows as it depends on lot of things like how well it was taken, whether the child moved while clicking the X-ray pic and more. So don't worry and stay positive. Cardiomegaly is enlargement of the heart and being a cardiology practitioner I would like to prefer doing a 2 echocardiography of your son before making any diagnosis of heart enlargement. He will be fine don't worry. Wish him good luck and health you are satisfied with my reply please let me know in my profile review section. Thanks