Hi Ya
Thanks for your post, it was great to read.
I have been on beta blockers befor butt i ended up putting weight on and still had PVC they didnt help at all, so my doc took me off them.
As for anxiety, i dont think it would be as iv been incontrol with these PVC,I only worry about them when i have a run of them in a day! i dont stress when i only have one or 2.
I asked the doc about anxiety and said i dont need meds.
This is what the ECHO man says:
FINDINGS
Satisfactory imaging. sinus rhythm. Normal aortic root, maximum
diameter 30mm. Naortic valve with no gradient or incompetence (vmax 1.4m/sec). Structurallynormal mitral valve with minor laxity of anteriormitral valve leaflet with no frank prolapse or incompetence. vmax 1.0/0.46m/sec, E:A 2.2,E:E?8. Normal left ventrical with LVIDD 53mm,LVISD 34mm, Derived EF 70%. Minor thickening of the inter-ventriclar septum 14mm, posterior wall 10mm,derived 114g/m2. Moderately dilated left atrium with with derived volume 34ml/m2. DCT 251ms.
Normal right valve with no incopetence so RVSP not measured. Normal pulmonary Valve, IVC, inter-atrial septum. No shunt, coarctation, pericardial effusion.
SUMMARY: Moderately dilated left atrium, left ventricular mass upper limit normal otherwise normal heart.
SOOOOOOOO
Thats about all they have said with no review after it and refered me bsck to my doc!!
Im not sure about the dizziness or feeling nauseated has anything to do with this ECHO, Butt it would be nice to have someone elses opinion.
Cheers
Heather d
Are you on any heart rhythm medications, such as a beta blocker? If not it seems to me a reasonable try. The problem may also be driven by anxiety. Have you discussed trying any anxiety medication to see if it can get you over the "hump" to being better, under control?
Many on the Community have ended up just "living" with their heart rhythm problem, I am one with permanent atrial fibrillation...with mild symptoms.
Did you doctor say anything about how the heart enlargement happened? Any valve problems? No suggesting anything, a stable enlarged heart (could be congenital) should not be a problem, but is left atrium it can contribute to atrial fibrillation - I have an enlarged left atrium (5.4 cm diameter), which is at the root of my AFib problem.