Me too ~ thanks for commenting on my post ~ I was very concerned about the number ~ it wasn't making any sense to me either! The doctor wasn't crazy I think about admitting it was an error but he said it was entered wrong in the paper ~ not sure who types up the reports doctor or sec. But they are only human ~ just glad that it's in the normal range!
As I said, the figure stated didn't make any sense because the symptoms were all wrong. Glad you got it confirmed and glad you can relax now :)
Spoke to doctor today & the number he said was written in error ~ my number was much lower like in the 50's sending me new report with correct range! Thank God!
I think, there is a misunderstanding here. Although I don't know much of the subject, it is clear to me however, that we are not talking about time here, but velocity and what for one is "door slamming" is for me 0.5 miles an hour at 240mm/sec - more like a snail crawling. Just because 50-150mm/sec is indicated as normal doesn't mean that 240mm/sec is bad, just that it is faster than the median (or average, depending on how that is being evaluated).
I just don't think it can be stenosis because if it really is that slow at closing, then it would be open still when the ventricles contracts, enlarging the left atrium. The report says no regurgitation at all which would be impossible if the close was really happening at 240. Blood would be gushing back through the mitral valve quicker than it came in. I would go by what your Doctor said and take it that the report is fine. I'm sure if he believed the 240, he would have you in for surgery by now.
Ok - but 50-150 mm/sec was the normal range ~ I am above normal at 240 ~ would that mean that the blood is slow to get out of my heart ~ as in stenosis??? Or faster ~ I am sorry ~ this just doesn't make sense to me & should I be this worried about this number being so high???
50-150mm/sec? that's a good result, like a door slamming.
the mitral slope is the time it takes for the valve to close I believe, during filling phase of the left ventricle.
But isn't my mitral E~F slope number high at 240 - it's out of the normal range of 50-150 mm/sec ~ doesn't that mean stenois ~ you stated that my mitral valve was opening & closing with good timing - I am just so confused! Is mitral E~F slope different then the ejection fraction ?? My ejection fraction is 0.59 ~ I wish someone would explain this to me ~ my doctor told me everything was great ! Everything else looks great. & within normal range except this .... Just very scared because stenois is not joke!
My Mitral E~F slope is 240 ( normal range next to it says 50-150 mm/sec) mine is way over! What is Mitral E~F slope anyway????
Please respond! Thank you
I can't see how you can have severe mitral stenosis because the signs are all missing. Firstly your left atria is not dilated, which would certainly happen. Secondly the right ventricle is not thickened or enlarged which would be the next stage.The echo says there is absolutely no regurgitation of the mitral valve either. Your mitral valve is also opening/closing in great time which it wouldn't do if stiffened.
I am wondering what Mitral E~F slope??? Isn't that different from ejection fraction???? When I looked up mitral E~F slope with that number. & it said server mitral stenois????
Honey take a deep breathe as you are fine. The study concludes that everything is NORMAL. EF slope varies with the beat. Your ejection fraction is good on both at 59 and 60. Please try to relax. That is the best thing you can do right now for your heart.