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What Does This Echocardiogram Report Indicate?
Brief Answer:
Means heart is little thicker than normal
Detailed Answer:
Means heart is little thicker than normal. Generally happens when blood pressure is high. Can part of obesity. Could be part some valve diseases but since same is not seen echo it can ruled out. If it's mild than doesn't mean much but thicknesses more than 14-15mm need to look for cause and treat. With treatment there may be stopping of further progression in some there can reversal as well.
Means heart is little thicker than normal
Detailed Answer:
Means heart is little thicker than normal. Generally happens when blood pressure is high. Can part of obesity. Could be part some valve diseases but since same is not seen echo it can ruled out. If it's mild than doesn't mean much but thicknesses more than 14-15mm need to look for cause and treat. With treatment there may be stopping of further progression in some there can reversal as well.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
Patient is suffering from severe chest and left shoulder and lwg pains... Breathing problem, feeling very tired with few sreps of walk and high bp ...
Brief Answer:
We need to do other tests
Detailed Answer:
He needs bp control and other tests like Treadmill test if possible. if not than an angiogram
We need to do other tests
Detailed Answer:
He needs bp control and other tests like Treadmill test if possible. if not than an angiogram
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
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