Re: Echo results and a strange question... need some opinions...


Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
petshopqueen...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Ok, so i got my echo results back... and it was after the doc sent me
for one after finding possible LVH in my EKG's and having tachycardia..
of anywhere between 120-158 bpm's, and palpitations.. shortness of
breath.

the echo came back negative for LVH though. now, on some of it, they
couldnt get a "good visualization" of certain parts of the heart. could
this mean a possible ling issue causing problems seeing? or my body
itself? it makes no sense tho, because the other things they could see
okay.. but not these other ones? huh?

It may simply mean that you had an inexperienced echo tech.

I really didnt like how it was done... so yeah.

but they supposely said its due to my habitus. wtf? not sure what. if
they got everything else.. why not that. im 5'2.. 118 pounds.. but am
rather very small framed. breast tissue is rather thick.



heres some of the results i typed up:

*******echo test

echo results:

M-Mode results:
LV Diameter (Diastole) (3.7 - 5.4 cm) = 4.3
LV Diameter (systole) = 2.1

This would be normal fractional shortening which would suggest a normal
ejection fraction.

yup.



Septal Thickness (Diastole) (0.1 - 1.1cm) = 0.4

A bit thin (the normal range given is erroneous).

whats the septal thickness anyway? and could this be a problem?



LV Posterior Wall (Diastole) (0.7cm - 1.1 cm) = 0.4

A bit thin.

again, could this be a problem?




That is a high resting heart rate. Because your LV is reportedly
hyperdynamic, would suspect a chronic high output state such as
thyrotoxicosis or anemia.


yes, they did blood tests.. and im not anemic.. nor do i have any
thyroid problem. they tested me after i had the echo done to make sure.
just got these results given to me today, actually.

they want me to see an electrophysiologist... due to the holter
readings i had, found 117 skipped beats.
and the tachycardia. she seems to think my hearts just hypersensitive
to.. adrenaline, or stress.. or hormones... because i have some
hormonal disorders. otherwise.. at times.. when feeling okay.. and
calm, my BPM will actually be normal. anywhere between 80 and 90.

they wanna try me on toprol for a while, too. 25mg.


thanks for the reply!!

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