I had an echocardiogram in December, 3 days later I had my annual check up with the cardiologist although my blood pressure was high he said I was doing well and to try and get the pressure down from 140/83 to below 120 ( he's been recommending this for the last couple of years but the GP hasn't taken any notice saying that she is happy with it). I did tell him though that one night my reading was 180/ something so he told me to up my Ramapril to 5mg twice a day. Then a week later I receive a copy of my echocardiogram which stated that my Left Atrium was severely dilated and my Sinus of Valsalva was dilated at 4.3cm. Surely I should have been advised by my cardiologist about this and what is the next best course of action as this is my 4th echocardiogram since my opp in 2016 and these points weren't mentioned before. So I am well disappointed the only good outcome is that his sugestion to up my Ramapril has brought my blood pressure down to a regular reading of between 117/73 and 121/76, get a bit dizzy now and again but full of energy and prepared to put up with it.
Echocardiogram report : I had an... - British Heart Fou...
Echocardiogram report
Read more about...
2 Replies
•
Hello yes he refered to the echo saying that there is not much change from last year
Yes thats it, it's not having it explained. I've already had a dissection of the ascending aorta that took out the valve at the same time so at least I know what to expect. Thanks for your reply
Not what you're looking for?
You may also like...
New Recent Life Update
Woke up Friday as normal hubby got up at 10.45am and went to bathroom 11.07am he rang the bell (I...
It's hard right now
Five weeks ago I had a triple bypass. I was discharged after a week in hospital.
When I was...
Extending My Guinness World Record
My story is on here somewhere I am The Longest Surviving Triple Heart Bypass Patient in the...
What should I expect one year post NSTEMI
It’s coming up to a year from my event and stenting, I haven’t seen my GP or a cardiologist since...
Post AVR 3 & 1/2 weeks, Atrial Fibrillation
Surgery on 10th July, generally doing really well on the recovery however, what started as...