Heart size

Posted By Bob  on November 24, 1998 at 23:56:06:







                                                          I did not undertand what you meant by "The measurement will change depending on when in cardiac cycle you measure it". Will there be any significant change if I repeat echo measurement of left atrium and left venricle(diastolic), two months after the first echo.If I decrease exercise intensity and duration for two months will that have any effect on heart dimension? Does left ventricle end diastolic diameter mean the same as left ventricle id(dia)? Up to what top normal number can left ventricle id(dia) and left ventricle end diastolic diameter go in mm? Thank you very much for your time?Bob