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echo questions
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echo questions
by Jade, Jan 27, 2003 12:00AM
I have idiopathic cardiomyopathy and would like your opinion on these echo numbers. Ejection fraction-30%, LV internal dimension-diastolic-6.5cm-Systolic-5.3cm, LA Internal dimension-4.4cm. Wall Motion-score-49, segments-22, Index-2.2. I have dyspnea and extreme fatigue, and my doctor said I can't work, and I agree. I have put in for a disability but was denied, they feel these numbers are not severe enough?
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-M.D.-RCJ, Jan 27, 2003 12:00AM
Jade,
The echo numbers don't tell the whole story. Some people with an EF of 30% don't have any symptoms; others are troubled terribly. The dyspnea and fatigue are more germane to whether you should or should not be working.
The only comment that I can make about the numbers is that they show evidence of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Hope that helps.
The echo numbers don't tell the whole story. Some people with an EF of 30% don't have any symptoms; others are troubled terribly. The dyspnea and fatigue are more germane to whether you should or should not be working.
The only comment that I can make about the numbers is that they show evidence of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Hope that helps.
