Understanding test results

[clairegrps]

Hi,

I live in the UK and a 55 year old female, I have a family history of dilated cardiomyopathy & a daughter who is post heart transplant.  Can anyone shed any light on these echo results?  

MMode/2D Measurements & Calculations:

EDV (teich): 96.8 ml
LAA: 20.8 cm 2
RAA: 11.1cm 2

Doppler Measurements & Calculations:

MV E max vel: 65.9cm/sec
MV A max vel: 94.8 cm/sec
MV E/A: 0.69
MV dec time: 0.30 sec
Ao V2 max: 144.1 cm/sec
Ao max PG: 8.3 mmHg
LV V1 max PG: 3.2mmHg
LV V1 max: 89.3cm/sec
MV/EA: 0.69
PA V2 max: 104.7cm/sec
PA max PG: 4.4mmHg

MMode/2D Measurements & Calculations:
RVDd: 3.4cm
Ao Root Area: 8.1cm2
as: Aorta Diam: 4.0cm
ESV(Teich):42.4ml
IVSd: 1.0cm
LVIDs: 3.2cm
Ao root diam: 3.2cm
FS: 29.3%
LVIDd: 4.6cm
LVPWd: 0.62cm

Ejection fraction: 50-55%

Thanks!

[ayl291]

Sorry, I dont know how to read echos.  But you can google a chart for her age and sex and what her results should be.  Her ejection fraction is on the lower end of normal.  Well within normal though.  That is ( stroke volume/edv)×100.

Stroke volume = amount your heart pumps with each beat
Heart rate is= beats per minute
Qt or CO ( cardiac output)= sv×hr ( so total pumped in 1 minutes)

Edv= is end diastolic volume.  So the amount of blood left in the ventricle when it is done filling

Esv= is end systolic volume which is the amount of blood left in the ventricle after a full contraction.

I hope this helps with terminology at least.