Enlarged Heart | Cardiomyopathy | The Michigan 16-year-old, Leonard, Dies of Enlarged Heart

The Michigan 16-year-old, Leonard, a star athlete at Fennville High, died Thursday night suffered cardiac arrest due to his enlarged heart. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition where the heart's ability to pump blood is reduced because the pumping chamber of the heart, the left ventricle is enlarged and weakened. An autopsy shows that Wes Leonard died of a heart attack brought an enlarged heart.

The condition may be inherited or acquired, and could be the result of a virus. Associated symptoms include shortness of breath and heart failure significantly. The state can’t necessarily be detected during a routine health examination unless the patient is symptomatic.