Echocardiogram

[vader922]

I had an echocardiogram and it only showed Left Ventricle  upper normal in size and a trace tricupspid regurgitation. It indicated that this was a suboptimal Mmode2-D echo. I had previously had an ekg with q's in v1 and v2 and another showing slow r wave progression. I had been told at age 20 that my heart was enlarged and this was after a long period of illness from disseminated histoplasmosis. Later other doctors say the heart was not enlarged.

My question is I noticed on the echo report that AV was listed at 2.1(norml 1.5-2.0). What does this slight increase indicate and should there be some other test peformed since the Mmode was suboptimal due to my weight at the time. I have lost weight since then.
The Echo report did normal valvular structures.

I have chest pain that has been attributed to esophageal spasms, but I have irregular heart beats with this and nurses complain they have a hard time getting my blood pressure reading during these times.

[kenkeith]

Aorta valve (AV) or left ventricle outflow tract has a normal range of 2.0-2.2 cm.  The echo's dimension is an estimate and the result of 2.1 should not be a concern.  Normal valvular structure means there are no damaged or malformation.

Sometimes an oversized structure can be an aneurysm or stenosis (decreased size of opening) and may require treatment as it effects the cardiac output with each stroke.