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I am diagnosed as hypertensive. Is it causing my LVH?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 40-year-old male with a weight of 216 pounds and a height of six feet. I felt choking last month and I rushed to the hospital. It was there I got to know that my blood pressure was very high. In fact, I have been hypertensive for some time now. I did a series of tests including ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are not likely to drop dead. You are hypertensive for a long time and that is why you are having left ventricular hypertrophy due to left ventricular remodeling. If you control your hypertension there can be reverse remodeling of your heart and your LV (left vent... Read Full »
Can height and weight play a role in aortic regurgitation?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 57 years old. I had a recent echocardiogram to monitor my moderate aortic regurgitation and mildly dilated aortic root and ascending aorta of 41 mm. Both remained stable. My rest echo report indicated the following such as normal left ventricular size, overall low normal systolic... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have evaluated your echocardiography report. In your case, the echo clearly shows that AR (atrial regurgitation) is due to a localized prolapse of the anterior half of RCC (right coronary cusp). So it is not due to coaptation failure. By general rule, tallness ... Read Full »