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Had a ecg normal and stress test normal recently.  However my echo results showed a thickening on the septal wall of left ventricle of a avrge 1.32 ??? what does this mean ?  I have had symptoms both tachycardia and brachycardia and pvc's and pac's, should i worry ?  I am a 5ft 6 male 12 stone (76kg ) who regularly trains in the gym and my cradioligist told me the thickening may e due to my weight training ?  I have read that thickiening of left ventricle can be serious should i worry or be reassured ?
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367994 tn?1304953593
I don't believe you have a heart problem based on your stress test result.  In fact to complete 15 minutes without exceeding the your exercise heart rate (220 minus age) is very good...My stress test was halted after 7 minutes due to vital sign monitoring that indicated too much stress.

It is possible to have a respiratory disorder but that usually gets worse (shortness of breath) with exercise!.

The 1.32 dimension should not be of any concern.  If that were a problem, other signs and symptoms should be apparent!.



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Hi Ken
My cardioloigist says don't worry but i have symptoms of feeling breathless, how do i determine if my condition is pathological or not ?  i compeleted a 15 min strees test quite easily do u recomend any further tests ?i am on beta blockers as i suffer from sinus tachcycardia so i am unsure what my resting puklse is ?  sometimes it is in the late 40's early 50's but i no longer know what my resting pulse is.  Is 1.32 a worry ???
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367994 tn?1304953593
An "athlete's" left ventricle can enlarge and the heart pumps very efficiently and is not pathological.  Almost everyone that has a non-pathologically enlarged heart will have a pulse rate below normal (60 bpm) sustained at rest.

The septal wall is the wall that separates the left and right heart chambers.  If pathologically enlarged (normal is 0.6 - 1.1 cm), the condition can impede the chamber's filling volume as the wall is less flexible and the size begins to crowd out the normal capacity.  It can be serious when the condition reduces blood volume to the extend there is a lack of oxygenated blood pumped into the system and heart failue.  Also, an enlarged septum can cause arrhythmia.

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