Enlarged Heart & pectus excavatum

[Scott112]

I recently have had Pericarditus and went into hospital and suspected one of my valves were not closing properly and that my heart was abnormally large. But after my echo the results are as follows.

Cavity dimensions.(cm)

Aortic Root 3.4
La              2.6
Ivseptum     1.2
POST WALL (Diast)  0.9
lvedd          5.1
lvesd          3.0

Doppler Measurements

e wave velocity        0.9 m/s
a wave velocity        0.6 m/s
e dec time        234ms
e/e ratio          4
s lateral wall 17cm/s
lvot vti     17cm
av vmax       1.2 m/s
pv vmax        0.9m/s

Right heart

Abnormal shaped rv with thickened free wall, ra not clearly viualised,normal sice ivc with full inspiratory collapse

tricuspid valve       trivial tr    p.a. pressure    19mmhg + cvp


now i havent got a clue what this means, but have been told it could be to do with the shape of my chest. I am haveing an ecg tracker for a week then onto see a cardioloist after. But i may be waiting months.

I am 34 fit and healthy firefighter.

Please any answers to what you see would be greatly recieved.

Thank you

Scott

[Scott112]

LOL THATS MEANT TO SAY 4 INCHES NOT 42.

[Scott112]

Hi there, i will know more once i see the cardiologist, i am in the dark right now and very confused. I keep getting light headed and dizzy on exertion. The doctors i think are tryimg to fob me off saying all is ok. I await my referal from cardiologist and will take it from there.

What is an arched palet? as far as im aware i dont have that. I have been googling my butt off today reading about pectus excavatum and it seems it is related frequently to heart problems. Funny that nothing was ever done when i was younger. My Mum was told that it would not cause me any problems and it was only cosmetic. My sunken chest is quite deep, i think approx 42" maybe more. I didn't realise you could have surgery or anything like that.

I have always been aware of it, i.e shy to go swimming   sun bathe etc.

Take care and my thought and prayers are with you.

Scott

[Sirenet]

Hi Scott, I'm Steve. I don't have much to share as far as info, but I was quite intriques with your post. I have dilated cardiomyopathy myself, and quite a number of problems to go along with it. I have seen many Drs. Do you also have an arched palate?  I happened to be being examined by my Cardio as he had another Dr present and they were disussing my case ( funny, it was as if I wasn't there)....
  I heard them mention a few things regarding pectus excavatum, my arched palate, long fingers, etc....However nothing shared with me as to significance. Upon going home and googling my butt off ;-), I found that certain heart disorders were noted with this condition. Most notably, Aorta problems, which to my knowledge, don't affect me (yet- but give it time, seems most everything else, lol)
  Curious to know if you come up with something. I am assuming that your sunken sternum is suspect for putting pressure on your heart?   Please keep us posted. Be well, Steve