Membership: The old 15-member Veterans Committee has been replaced by a group comprised of the living members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (60), the living recipients of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award (12), the living recipients of the Ford C. Frick Award (13) and the current Veterans Committee members whose terms have not yet expired (3).
High blood pressure can cause the left ventricle to enlarge, causing the heart muscle eventually to weaken. High blood pressure may also enlarge the upper chambers of your heart (atria). 1  Heart valve disease.
Chronic, untreated anemia can also cause an enlarged heart over a long period of time can cause the heart to enlarge, although it is relatively rare. Enlarged Heart Symptoms. Some patients with an enlarged heart report no symptoms of the condition.