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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY RESULTS
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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY RESULTS
by GLADEYES53, Jan 20, 2003 12:00AM
I JUST REIEVED THE REPORT OF MY ECHOCARDIOGRAM. COULD YOU TELL WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN?
MILD CONCENTERIC LEFT-VENTRICULAR HYOPERTROPHY
MITRAL DOPPLER IN FLOW REVEALS MILD RELAXATION ABNORMALITY CONSISTENT WITH SOME DEGREE OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION.
TRACE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION IDENTIFIED.
WHAT IS LEFT-VENTRICULAR HYOPERTROPHY?
WHAT IS YOUR DIASTOLIC? AND WHAT KIND OF RELAXATION IS THAT?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TACE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION? I GUESS IT MEANS A LITTLE BIT, BUT WHAT DOES PERICARDIAL MEAN?
I HAVE PITTING EDEMA IN MY LEGS AND A ENLARGE RIGHT LOBE OF MY LIVER. DOES ALL THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT?
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CARDIO DOCTOR ON THE 29TH.
THANK YOU FOR ANY IMFO YOU MIGHT GIVE ME.
JEAN
MILD CONCENTERIC LEFT-VENTRICULAR HYOPERTROPHY
MITRAL DOPPLER IN FLOW REVEALS MILD RELAXATION ABNORMALITY CONSISTENT WITH SOME DEGREE OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION.
TRACE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION IDENTIFIED.
WHAT IS LEFT-VENTRICULAR HYOPERTROPHY?
WHAT IS YOUR DIASTOLIC? AND WHAT KIND OF RELAXATION IS THAT?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TACE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION? I GUESS IT MEANS A LITTLE BIT, BUT WHAT DOES PERICARDIAL MEAN?
I HAVE PITTING EDEMA IN MY LEGS AND A ENLARGE RIGHT LOBE OF MY LIVER. DOES ALL THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT?
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CARDIO DOCTOR ON THE 29TH.
THANK YOU FOR ANY IMFO YOU MIGHT GIVE ME.
JEAN
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-M.D.-KE, Jan 20, 2003 12:00AM
Dear Jean,
I hope everything works out well during your next appointment.
The echocardiogram you recently had showed some abnormalities.
1. Mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH): Abnormal thickening of the muscular walls of the heart. The most commmon cause of this is hypertension.
2. Diastolic dysfunction: Under normal circumstances the heart fills with blood during the relaxation phase (diastole) of the heart beat. However, if a person has LVH the heart may not be able to fill as it normally does, therefore resulting in some degree of inefficiency. If left untreated this can lead to heart failure. The most common cause of this is hypertension.
3. Pericardial effusion: The heart sits inside of a sac, called the pericardial sac. A pericardial effusion is when fluid accumulates within the sac. Your echocardiogram showed a small amount of fluid present.
4. The pitting edema and enlargement of the liver may be related to the findings on your echo. Heart failure can result in edema and congestion of the liver which can manifest as lobar enlargement. Discuss with your doctor.
These are all great questions, your cardiologist will have more information regarding your medical history and will likely be able to provide more indepth answers to your questions.
Thanks for your question,
CCF-MD-KE
I hope everything works out well during your next appointment.
The echocardiogram you recently had showed some abnormalities.
1. Mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy(LVH): Abnormal thickening of the muscular walls of the heart. The most commmon cause of this is hypertension.
2. Diastolic dysfunction: Under normal circumstances the heart fills with blood during the relaxation phase (diastole) of the heart beat. However, if a person has LVH the heart may not be able to fill as it normally does, therefore resulting in some degree of inefficiency. If left untreated this can lead to heart failure. The most common cause of this is hypertension.
3. Pericardial effusion: The heart sits inside of a sac, called the pericardial sac. A pericardial effusion is when fluid accumulates within the sac. Your echocardiogram showed a small amount of fluid present.
4. The pitting edema and enlargement of the liver may be related to the findings on your echo. Heart failure can result in edema and congestion of the liver which can manifest as lobar enlargement. Discuss with your doctor.
These are all great questions, your cardiologist will have more information regarding your medical history and will likely be able to provide more indepth answers to your questions.
Thanks for your question,
CCF-MD-KE
just wondering why thickening of the heart wall would be a bad thing. seems that a thicker heart would be stroger no? or is it more like a scar tissue thing?
thanks
Another consequence of excessive thickening is that the heart muscle itself creates an architectural barrier by obstructing the outflow tract from the left ventricle , thus reducing the cardiac output.
I`m not a doctor,but I think I`m at least mostly right about this.
THANKS TO ALL WHO ANSWERED.
GLADEYES