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Valves
by Street, Jul 17, 2001 12:00AM
I'm a 32 year old male with no history of major health problems. I do have a histroy of high cholesterol and just went to the doctor for a checkup. After an echo was done nothing serious was found. According to my doctor i do have trace regurgitation in 3 of my valves. What does this mean? I assume that a normal echo would show no regurgitation at all. Could this be an early sign of valve problems? Or is this a universal finding? Why would there be regurge? Does this mean that the valves are not functioning 100%?
Thanks
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Doctor's Answer
by CCF-M.D.-CRC, Jul 17, 2001 12:00AM
Dear Roger,
Regurgitation a means a backwards flow or leak across a valve. Regurgitation is usually ranked in order of severity as: trace, trivial, mild, moderate and severe. Trace regurgitation is so common that it is basically a normal finding. There is no increased risk of developing valvular problems down the road.
Regurgitation a means a backwards flow or leak across a valve. Regurgitation is usually ranked in order of severity as: trace, trivial, mild, moderate and severe. Trace regurgitation is so common that it is basically a normal finding. There is no increased risk of developing valvular problems down the road.
Member Comments (1)
by xynder, Nov 18, 2009 07:16PM
A related discussion, Reg was started.
