my echo
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i had a echocardiogram for chestpain and also felling lightheaded i had 2 stents placed in may 2016 for a 80% blockage of mlad i am on palvix and asprain everyday the reason I had the echo was because my pcp heard a heart murmur witch I have never had until now just wanted to see if anyone could help me with the results I will post them now
Conclusions
Summary
All cardiac valve are structurally normal with no hemodynamically
significant stenosis or regurgitation.
Normal biatrial dimension.
Normal Bi ventricular dimensions and function. Estimated left ventricular
ejection fraction of 55-60%.
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Findings
Mitral Valve
Mitral valve appears structurally normal.
No evidence of mitral valve stenosis.
Trace mitral regurgitation.
Aortic Valve
Aortic valve appears trileaflet.
No evidence of aortic stenosis.
Trivial aortic regurgitation is noted.
Tricuspid Valve
Tricuspid valve appears structurally normal.
No evidence of tricuspid stenosis.
Trace tricuspid regurgitation present.
Pulmonic Valve
The pulmonic valve was not well visualized.
No evidence of pulmonic valve stenosis.
Trace pulmonic regurgitation present.
Left Atrium
Left atrium appears normal in size and the left atrial volume index is 26
cc/m^2.
Left Ventricle
Normal left ventricular cavity size.
Increased left ventricular wall thickness.
Doppler flow profile suggests a normal diastolic filling pattern.
Left ventricular ejection fraction of 55 %.
Right Atrium
The right atrium is normal in size and right atrial area is 13.5 cm^2.
Right Ventricle
Normal right ventricular size.
Right ventricle global systolic function is normal.
TAPSE = 2.82 cm.
Pericardial Effusion
No evidence of any pericardial effusion.
Pleural Effusion
No evident pleural effusion identified.
Miscellaneous
Aortic root dimension within normal limits.
The IVC appears dilated.
IVC respiratory change in dimension > 50%.
Valves
Mitral Valve
Peak E-Wave: 0.94 m/s
Peak A-Wave: 0.67 m/s
Tissue Doppler
Septal e' Velocity: 0.08 m/s Lateral e' Velocity: 0.10 m/s
Average e' Velocity: 0.09 m/s Lateral E/e' Ratio9
Septal E/e' Ratio:11
AVE E/E' Ratio10
Aortic Valve
Peak Velocity: 1.37 m/s Area (continuity): 2.58 cm^2
Peak Gradient: 7.51 mmHg Mean Gradient: 4 mmHg
Tricuspid Valve
Estimated RAP: 10 mmHg
LVOT
Peak Velocity: 0.9 m/s
LVOT Diameter: 2.3 cm
Structures
Left Atrium
LA A/P Dimension: 3.9 cm LA Area: 18.55 cm^2
LA Vol/BSA Index: 26 mL/m^2 LA Volume: 58.4 ml
EF Estimated60%
Left Ventricle
Diastolic Dimension: 4.29 cm Systolic Dimension: 3.22 cm
Septum Diastolic: 1.11 cm
PW Diastolic: 0.79 cm
EF Calculated: 55%
Right Atrium
RA Area: 13.5 cm^2
Miscellaneous
Aorta
Aortic Root: 3.2 cm
Ascending Aorta: 2.9 cm
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derek76 nr158wa
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cheryl16499 derek76
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Ask doctor for an angiogram which will give them the information they need to diagnose your heart murmur and why now it's getting more noticeable. I had one done april 2015 and found out I have Hocm which is genetic heart disease on my moms side of the family. Over many years I had many different tests on my heart and none of these diagonised this. As I been told by cardiologist the other tests give them only 50% of the information they need. For most patients this is enough but with my condition it wasn't enough. I'd ask for this test and certainly since now a heart murmur is getting stronger. You already have left ventricle thicken so this maybe a possibly. It's treatable but needs to be diagnosed.
lyn1951 nr158wa
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My husband has heart failure or dialated cardiomyopathy, how I wish he had your report. his EF is 23% or was, little higher recently, but never much over late 30's. Dr told us 50 - 60% is completely normal for a 60 yr old man.
Don't forget to ask questions, get some books from the library and educate yourself, amazing I have found the speciliusts seem to like you asking sensible questions and questions that show you have swatted up on the condition you have, use the correct medical terms for body parts, also i have been able to present to our specilist that I think my husband would do better on different tablets, and why he would do better, speciliats agreed with me and changed his prescription, all because I have made a study of my husbands heart condition.
Even had one Dr ask me to come and work on the heart unit, I said not without a nursing degree, he seemed amazed that I didn't have that degree under my belt.
He commented that my knowledge is very high, all learnt after my husband fell ill suddenly, a crash course i would not reccommend to anybody else, many hours spent studing something I did not understand at first.