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Done Echo Test. Is Heart Normal Now? History Of Heart Enlargement
Hello Doctor: Good Morning. During my wife’s second child’s birth(Post delivery), she has effected with Heart Enlargement(in 2009 November). Since 3 years she is using Cardivas CR 10 - one tablet per day & Losar 25 - 2 tablets per day. 1 Week back, Doctor had suggested for ECHO test again& below are test results. Doctor had told that, now everything is ok & heart condition is normal. Please have a look at below reading & please let me know is her heart condition is really normal? Is the Heart size has come to normal position? Or still there is a problem? Please answer for my question. Thanks in advance for your reply. Mitral Valve: Normal Tricuspid Valve: Normal AORTA: 2.7 cm Left Atrium: 3.0 cm AORTIC Valve: Normal Pulmonary Valve: Normal Left Ventricle: IVS: 1.0 cm EDD: 4.5 cm EF: 59% PW: 1.1 cm ESD: 3.1 cm FS: 31% RWMA: No LV RWMA Right Atrium: Normal Pulmonary Artery: Normal Pericardium: Normal Right Ventricle: Normal IVC/SVC: Normal Doppler: PJV: 0.9 m/s AJV: 1.2 m/s E: 0.5 m/s A: 0.6 m/s Color Flow: Normal Conclusion: Follow up Patent of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy . Paradoxical Septal Motion No LV RWMA Normal Valves Normal Chambers Good LV Systolic Function LV Diastolic Dysfunction Regards Ravi Babu(India) YYYY@YYYY YYYY@YYYY
Thu, 25 Oct 2012
Hi
your wife suffered from Peripartum Cardiomyopathy , and now she is doing very well with normalization of dilated heart and normalization of pumping function of heart .
in this condition > 50% of patient get complete recovery .
only thing you need to know is that she shoud not conceive in future ,pregnancy must be avoided in future
Echo report is fine
take care
your wife suffered from Peripartum Cardiomyopathy , and now she is doing very well with normalization of dilated heart and normalization of pumping function of heart .
in this condition > 50% of patient get complete recovery .
only thing you need to know is that she shoud not conceive in future ,pregnancy must be avoided in future
Echo report is fine
take care
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