Susie

I was havening some test done and I heard the guy telling the student I had a vertical heart just what is a vertical I cant find any information on it..Thanks

[va_tony]

Probably depends on the type of test being performed. If it were an ekg, vertical heart is a term to describe the heart's electrical axis:

"vertical heart -- Loosely descriptive of the heart's electrical axis when this is directed at approximately +90°. As a cardiac position, recognised in the electrocardiogram when the QRS complex in lead aVL resembles V1 while that in aVF resembles V6. "

If the test involved imaging the heart (CT-A, x-ray), it probably refered to the shape - long and narrow. Hearts can be characterized as vertical, oblique or transverse.

"During deep inspiration when the diaphragm is drawn inferiorly, the heart within the pericardium appears long and narrow. This is called a vertical heart. During expiration the heart is shorter and broader. This is called a transverse heart. The transverse heart is also seen in infancy, pregnancy, obesity and mesomorphic (muscular) persons. Vertical hearts are also seen in ectomorphic (relatively "thin") persons. However most hearts are vertical and transverse. These are called oblique hearts."

Are you relatively thin?