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Interventional Cardiology (Expert Forum)
Echo results
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Questions in the Interventional Cardiology forum are answered by medical professionals affiliated with the Truman Medical Center. Topics covered include acute coronary syndrome, angina, atrial fibrillation, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, drug abuse & cardiac disease, echocardiography, heart failure, hypertension & heart disease, lipid management, minorities and heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, prevention, valvular heart disease, women’s heart health, and the warning signs of a heart attack.
Echo results
by willylang, Jun 20, 2008 10:45PM
Hi! I am a 67-year-old man who just had an echocardiography test after my primary care physician noticed a heart murmur. The main findings are 1) moderate aortic valve scierosis with no measurable gradient and 2) stage 1 diastolic dysfunction. What would be your advice at reading these results? I know the key is precenting or delaying this turning into aortic stenosis. What is the typical timeframe for this? In two weeks I face urology surgery. Is there any special info the surgeon should know about this heart valve issue? Thank you.
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by BigBirdinAL, Jun 22, 2008 07:39AM
To: willylang
Do you know what your Ejection Fraction was based on this Echo?
by willylang, Jun 22, 2008 01:04PM
To: BigBirdinAl
My ejection fraction was 69%. I believe that is somewhat on the high side but not sure what that indicates. Thank you.
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