Re: heart dimensions

Posted By Rita on November 20, 1998 at 22:29:40:

In Reply to: Re: heart dimensions posted by John on November 17, 1998 at 04:15:40:






  what are normal values of aorta (at leaflets), left atrium, left ventricle id(dia), left ventricle id(sys),intraventricle septum, post wall thickness and ejection fraction in cm for a man of 44 years during rest and (exercise) stress? thank you.john
Hi,                                                                                                                    What are normal values of left atrium, left ventricle id(dia) and left ventricle (sys) for a person of 44 years, who use to jog a lot (20-40 miles per week) for the last 20 years? Is left atrium of 4, left ventricle 5.4 and left ventricle id(sys) 3.4 cm within normal range? Do above values mean that I have left ventricle hypertrophy or cardiomapathy? Should I stop  exercising at 85%? What is ideal fit exercise for me? Can I reverse it by stoping exercising? Than you very much. John                                                                                   P.S. All other heart measurements are normal, with ejection fraction being 60 +/-5%.  
I have seen 2 definitions of left ventricular hypertrophy as septal thickness >1.5 cm.  My echocardiogram results (I went in with what turned out to be viral pneumonia with pleurisy pain and had the echo done then) state that the normal range for septal thickness if 0.7---1.1 cm.  Mine measured 1.42 putting it in the normal range for a 1.5 parameter and an abnormal range for a 0.7--1.1 parameter.  I'm confused.