What Does My Echocardiogram Report Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 23 Jun 2017

Question: Kindly opine on 59/M Echo report. Please let us know future complications, treatment, whether surgery required or not, frequency of hospitalization.

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Sir i need full report

Detailed Answer:
Hello

After going through your medical report i came to know that there is mitral valve prolapse. I need to know few thing before i could answer your question properly

1. Need full Echo report for assesment of valvular regurgitation
2. What type of symptoms you are experiencing like breathlessness or chest pain or palpitations
3. Do you smoke?
4. Do you have diabetes?
5. Any medicine you are on?

Kindly provide me the required details to answer the query throughly.

Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Bhanu Partap (2 days later)

Hi Dr,

This is only copy of ECHO we have received.

I do not have any symptoms such as chest pain etc.

I do not have any habits, Diabetes, BP etc. Not taking any medicine.

Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
hello again

Detailed Answer:
Its important to know how much is the degree of MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION in order to predict the severity of disease. However if you dont have the detailed ECHO report then my opinion would be on general basis.

Complication include Development of rhythm abnormality like AF, Congestive Cardiac Failure on a later stage, Stroke due to Uncontrolled AF.

Treatment will be medical unless prolapse and regurgitation become severe of LV function deteriorates.

No hospitalizations as of now.

Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana