Q: I had and Echo and "EKG" due to having heart "palpitations". The "echocardiogram," showed abnormal ,left ventricular "diastolic function", right ventricular cavity size mildly enlarged, and mildly reduced right ventricular global systolic function, also a trivial pericardial edffusion (that I've know about for a couple of years).
>>>>>I can provide an insight and perspective that can help you wth your scheduled visit with the doctor. Left Ventricle diastolic disfunction indicates there is a problem with the heart's filling phase. Usually, the LV walls are enlarged (thickened) and that condition prevents the wall from relaxing and the inflexibility reduces the filling space resulting...therefore less blood is pumped into circulation with each heartbeat. If the pericardial perfusion is severe, that condition can cause the heart wall not to dilate effectively, and good also cause diastolic dysfuntion. Right side ventricle enlargement is aften due to the high resistance of the pulmonary vessel and/or the lungs. Also, the intra-pressure of the gradient pressure across the valve from right side ventricle to pulmonary vessel causes the rightside chamber to enlarge as well.
Right side systolic represents the pumping phase and that condition may indicate the right ventricle has lost some contractility. Right side functionality is slightly impaired and may not be of any medical significance.
Your doctor can evaluate whether or not your palpitations have anything to due with LVDD. I don't know of any correlation! Thanks for sharing and if you have any further questions or comments you are welcome to respond. Take care.