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[booboo28]

the second part of my stress test showed significant wall motion abnormality the ejection fraction was about 60 lvpd was6mmhg what does this mean?

[kenkeith]

For some insight,  the assessment of left and right ventricular diastolic function (filling phase) at rest in patients with enlarged heart and/or decreased ejection fraction, can be done in an excellent way using Doppler – echocardiographic methods or other imaging techniques (CT scan, MRI,  etc), the assessment of LV diastolic function at Rest & with Exercise in subjects/patients with small LV cavity and normal LV ejection fraction, can at best be done by using an optimal EXTERNAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER.  Your EF is in the normal range (55-75%)

For an initial Screening for asymptomatic/ subclinic myocardial disease (mostly having small + good contracting hearts) in primary care, these techniques appear not effective enough or even useless. In contrast, using an EXTERNAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER at Rest + With Handgrip-Exercise this can optimally be done.

LVPD is a left ventricle pressure derivative.  The stress test involved chamber pressures and volume.  Apparently, your left ventricle functionality is preserved, but there may be diastole non-compliance represented by chamber pressure/volume.