Echo Results

[sansom]

I am a 27 year old male and had an echo done last week. This is what the report says:

LVEDD 50 mm
LVESD 33 mm
LVEDV 110 ml
LVEF    65%
LV mass 104 g/m2
LA volume 50 ml
RA volume 55 ml
RVEDD 39 mm
RV diastolic area 18 mm2
RV systolic area 12 mm2
RV FAC 34%

MR grade .6
Mitral E velocity .6cm/s
Mitral A velocity .6cm/s
Mitral E/A ratio 1.0
Peak PASP 37 mm Hg
Strain at base 11%

Th interatrial septum is intact with no evidence for an atrial septal defect. There is trace mitral regurgitation. There is trace tricuspid regurgitation. The pulmonic valve leaflets are thin and pliable. Trace pulmonic valvular regurgitation. Evidence of mild LV and mild RV diastolic dysfunction and possible RV systolic dysfunction.

What does this mean?
Is this dysfuntion something that needs to be looked into?
What would cause this considering my age?
The report says mild, is this something that will progress?
Which numbers on the report are suggesting that my heart is not functioning well?

[Cleveland Clinic]

This is quite a detailed report, and you really should be asking these questions to the person who performed the test. The only abnormality is that there may be some mild RV dysfunction, and I am not sure how they quantitate RV diastolic dysfunction, or what this actually means. As far as I know there is very little in terms of mortality data for people with mild RV systolic or diastolic dysfunction. However, if there is some pulmonary hypertension, then you should be worked up for primary and secondary causes of pulmonary hypertension.

[sansom]

I should say that I have normal blood pressure, do not smoke and have good cholestrol.