my 18 month granddaughter has an enlarged heart. the dr. s say she has bronchitus, she also has a very bad sore throat, soars all in her little mouth, & has a fever of 104.9 for a week now. she is in the hospital at this moment, i worry she will not get the proper medical care because her mother has her on medicaid, & lets face it, i know as well you know that thats not the greatest insurance to have & that your choice of dr. s is so very limited. they just discovered the enlarged heart today. i am worried about her like crazy!!! she was hospitalized about 9 months ago for rsv. & she has been on a nebulizer having to do breathing treatments since she exited the hospital for the rsv. no=one smokes that she lives with nor that she is ever around. what can you tell me about this?
Hi, The condition you described seems to post viral myocarditis may be associated with heart failure. She requires anti heart failure treatment with ace inhibitors like April, beatboxer carvedilol and diuretic furosemide and Anderton along with lanolin. Restrict fluid intake as per 24 hrs urine output. Better is consult with a cardiologist and have regular followup with adequate management most cases of enlarged heart have good response and becomes normal. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.