Big Heart – not always good

“Big Heart – not always good” reveals the principle of structures that are too big and as a result cannot function optimally.

The left sided image is a an athlete who has a normal sized heart as depicted as a cut out from a normal  CT scan of the heart .  The right image is a photograph of a man whose heart (CT scan of cardiomyopathy) .  He cannot walk far distances, climb stairs, nor sleep flat. His  lungs and legs are filled with fluid because his heart cannot pump out what it receives and hence the backup.

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“Big Heart – not always good” reveals the principle of structures that are too big and as a result cannot function optimally.

The left sided image is a an athlete who has a normal sized heart as depicted as a cut out from a normal  CT scan of the heart .  The right image is a photograph of a man whose heart (CT scan of cardiomyopathy) .  He cannot walk far distances, climb stairs, nor sleep flat. His  lungs and legs are filled with fluid because his heart cannot pump out what it receives and hence the backup.

Culturally we use the word “big heart” to describe a generous person.  In medicine unfortunately a large heart is a diseased heart.  The art piece portrays an educational story but it again reflects the Goldilocks principle about size – just right and not too big!