Ventricular remodeling may include ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular dilation, cardiomegaly, and other changes. He died of congestive heart failure due to cardiomegaly. Conversely, patients with unexplained new onset cardiomegaly should always be worked up for acute pericarditis. Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common type of cardiomegaly. Chest x-ray may show a large heart (cardiomegaly) or increased pulmonary vasculature. C153G mutation resulted in severe metabolic acidosis, cardiomegaly, and other major symptoms of Barth syndrome. Right atrial enlargement (RAE) is a form of cardiomegaly, or heart enlargement. In the other types of cardiomegaly, the heart's large muscular left ventricle becomes abnormally thick. Occlusive coronary artery disease and cardiomegaly contributed to his death. For many people, cardiomegaly is asymptomatic. In November 1994, Alexander was rushed into hospital and diagnosed with cardiomegaly (an enlarged heart). The actor was reported suffering from enlargement of the heart or cardiomegaly. Cardiomegaly is a medical condition in which the heart is enlarged. Cardiomegaly leads to clinical heart failure and in United States nearly 5.8 million people suffer. Splenomegaly, cardiomegaly and hepatomegaly may occur in the baby.