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Posted 2/13/2020 5:33 AM (GMT 0)
My echo cardiogram said "mild" hypertrophy on LV. My ejection fraction is 55 to 60% . Wall motion normal.

But my Interventricular Septum is thick, 1.5 cm. normal is 1.2. so I'm wondering how this is "mild"

i've had hypertension on and off over the years. usually under control but sometimes gained weight and it went up.

I am only 46. and I feel like I have the heart of a 60 year old man because of the "thickness" which is bad.

anyone had any experience with this? any advice? this is new to me. I am going to get on top of this and do the best I can with exercise, low salt, BP meds, weight loss. But I don't like being 46 and being told my IVS is way over the top limit of 1.2 normal.
Posted 2/15/2020 7:59 AM (GMT 0)
It aint that bad mate. Mild medical junk for a bit more than average. I have s hard heart, post surgery due to diabetes being clogged smd habing a double by pass.

Yes reduce salt...potassium in canned. Weight drop...mote water exercise...ya got it. My double i was 42.

Keep 💪 and not freak out. HT
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Posted 2/18/2020 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
Did the echo look at aortic valve?
Posted 2/25/2020 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
yes this is what it has on there.

AORTIC VALVE: The valve is trileaflet. The leaflets are mildly
thickened. Cusp separation is normal. Doppler: Transvalvular velocity is
within the normal range. There is no stenosis. No regurgitation. The
LVOT to aortic valve VTI ratio is 0.89. The valve area by the
velocity-time integral method is 2.9cm^2. The valve area index by the
velocity-time integral method is 1.38cm^2/m^2. The ratio of LVOT to aortic
valve peak velocity is 0.85. The valve area by the peak velocity method is
2.8cm^2. The valve area index by the peak velocity method is 1.33cm^2/m^2.
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