Three years ago I was told that I have mitral valve prolapse and i got an echo done at a different doctor's office and it revealed that i dont have that.  How can a doctor misdiangose something from an echo three years ago but this echo say that i dont have mitral valve prolapse?
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I went to med school for 2 years so that is my level of knowledge.  A larger number of people have mitral regurgitation which is an insignificant finding for the most part.  If you have mitral prolapse it is more significant along with other findings along with your age and general health.  You  may want to see another doctor too just to feel comfortable and at ease.  There are different degrees of regurge and bending of the valve that will make some say that you have something significant point it out to you. There are types of exercises that some doctors can recommend that will lessen the strain on your heart and lessen the prolapse as well.  This may even be the case for you that you have actually improved your condition.  The same happened to me on different echos and I am a young man-the doctor said I had regurge.  Hope that helps
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No it does not mean that.  It is possible that it can be alot of different things. Get to a doc.
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The respondant above is largely correct but she is mistaken about 60% of the population having MVP.  The actual number is more like 2%.  \n\nMost people live long lives without complication from this condition.  The main issue for you is with dental cleaning (you should have antibiotics prior to a teeth cleaning and/or procedure)As well as other surgeries that potentially could put you at risk for having bacteria in your blood stream.\n\nCheck out the link to the Mayo Clinic's site.  It gives very good information regarding your condition and prognosis as well as complications.  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mitral-valveprolapse/DS00504/DSECTION=1\n\nAs far as murmurs being present in childhood - those type of murmurs are usually benign and come from children having slightly different shaped hearts and thin chest walls.  The MVP may have been present in you as a child but it took 28 years for it to be present enough to create a murmur.  The real key here is whether the valve works (opens and closes when it ought) as opposed to whether it prolapses as it is doing it.  The reason no one is treating this as a big deal is because it is not a big deal.\n\nHere's a good article about antibiotics, MVP and when and why you need them.\n\nhttp://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/96/1/358\n\nGood luck.
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An echocardiogram will be helpful in evaluating whether your husbands heart is likely to remain in normal sinus rhythm or will readily convert back to afib even after cardioverted.  A month of therapeutic anti-coagulation is necessary by warfarin before a cardioversion should be attempted.  (To prevent stroke)  Often an electrical cardioversion is performed and then a loading dose of IV amiodarone (with a tapered down dosing of oral amiodarone eventually to 200mg daily) is used to maintain the cardioversion.  We often keep this therapy in place for a minimum of six months, with anticoagulation treatment in place for the entire time.  At six to eight weeks after discontinuing the amiodarone we use a 24 hour holter monitor to verify there are no break-through arrhythmias occuring.  If they are not, then we discontinue the warfarin too.  \n\nIf the echocardiogram shows a dilated right atria then we know it is unlikely the cardioversion will stick.  Studies show that people do fine with a controlled rate chronic atrial fibrillation as long as they are anticoagulated.  Why would you do a cardioversion if that is the case?  Simple - the patient doesn't need to take high risk medications chronically when a cardioversion is successful.\n\nMedications typically used to control the ventricle rate with atrial fibrillation are beta blockers such as Toprol, calcium channel blockers such as Diltiazem, and Digoxin.  Sometimes these medications actually do a cardioversion on their own.\n\nI hope this helps.
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Mitral regurgitation is a defect of the mitral valve in the heart. It allows blood to reflux back through the valve. If it is bad enough a cardiac surgeon can preform surgery to replace the mitral valve.
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c) ventricular pressure falls below atrial pressure\n \nThe atrioventricular valves are the tricuspid and the mitral valves:\nThe tricuspid valve opens and the right ventricle fills with blood from the right atrium.\nThe mitral valve opens and the left ventricle fills with blood from the left atrium.\n\nSystole is when the heart muscle contracts diastole is when the heart muscle relaxes.
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Usually the findings/impressions just say what the radiologist sees.  For example, in a chest x-ray, it might say "a smooth, rounded, 2 cm density in the right upper lobe."  Well, that can describe many different processes.  Sometimes, the radiologist will give a differential diagnosis....ie:  "this could be due to X disease" or "Y disease can present this way." \n\nIt is up to the primary care physician to decide what process is causing this.  A MRI or CT scan or x-ray or ultrasound is just a part of a diagnosis of a disease/condition.
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False pregnancy...you should see a doctor.
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OK, the short answers:\n\nQ: My hand is tingling and is sore too what happened?\nA: You probably subluxated your shoulder, meaning it popped slightly out of the socket, but not fully. This being said, any one of several things could have happened to your hand, injury or subsequent pain are quite common with this type of injury. More than likely you've strained a nerve or pinched one.\n\nQ:The doc x rayed and said it is back in place and he said i have rotary cup damage what does that mean?\nA: Your rotary cup is the collection of muscles binding and holding your shoulder into the socket. Some tearing or stretching (straining) of these muscles are common with this type of injury.\n\nQ: He said i may need surgery why is that?\nA: If you have actually torn some or all of your rotary cup, surgery will be required in order to reconnect the muscle tissues and ensure proper healing.\n\nQ: I am supposed to check the circulation in my hand every once in awhile by checking my finger nails why do I have to do that?\nA: This is called "capillary reaction". What you are doing is pushing all the blood out of the capillaries under your nail and ensuring it fills back up in good time. You were asked to check this to ensure that your loosened shoulder is not pinching off any veins and that you haven't damaged any during the injury, which would probably result in you loosing your arm (the capillary reaction under normal circumstances for most people turns white when pinched and red within a couple seconds afterward).\n\nQ: Do i have to wear the collar and cuff that he gave me?\nA: If you want to heal, yes. Attempting to move the arm retards the healing process greatly and can cause improper healing.\n\n\nFinal Thoughs: To speed your healing, do EVERYTHING your doctor tells you. Wear your cuff, avoid moving/jarring your shoulder, maintain appointments with doctor and call him/her if you have questions or something seems wrong.\n\n\nAdditional Questions:\n-Your chiro is not a MD.\n-Muscles tears generally will not show up in Xray\n-Your doc should make that descision with you.
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TMT is nothing but  taking your ECG while you are walking on a TREAD MILL at various speeds and resistant. If Echo has shown valve expansion TMT will help you to know the exact condition of your heart and the chances of attack during stress full situations. Better than MD consult A CARDIAC SURGEON. GOOD LUCK
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I am sorry to hear of your misfortune, but I am sure that your doctor is giving you the correct information. If you feel that his response is not acceptable then go for a second opinion, it wouldn't hurt. I wish you all the best!
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I'm not a doctor but I've seen this on one of those shows like ER & Grey's Anatomy. You can bring her to the doctor and ask him to tell you. They can find out by using a machine.
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I understand your concern.  I have been where you are.  It may be nothing at all.  They just might see something in the mammo that is not clear enough for them to know what it is.  This has happened to be 3 times already, now I get both the mammo and ultrasound done the same day TO AVOID this issue.
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Go to another doctor.
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Mitral valve prolapse is generally a non lethal finding in a patient. It usually does not require prophylaxis unless a regurgitation is present. The reason why you give prophylaxis in the first place is to prevent endocarditis and damage to the heart. Even if your family member did have a seed of bacteria such as an abcessed tooth there is no reason to believe that he/she suffered heart complications from it. The death certificate said "Cardio Pulmonary" which is a pretty broad category. It's like saying your car broke because either the engine or transmission went bad. So long story short the abcessed tooth probably didn't cause your family member to die. Some further advice. Abcessed teeth generally don't add to anyone's health or quality of life, get em treated. Get a better report on how your family member died if possible. Family history of cardiac events is an important thing your doctor should know about when he is taking care of you.
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Could be a cyst, they usually resolve themselves but sometimes you have to have surgery to remove them. If they rupture believe me you'll know, this hurts really bad.If I was you, I would insist that the doctor run more tests (ultrasound). Keep on him until you feel satisfied, if he doesn't want to help you find a new doctor. You should not be in pain all the time.
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First I would ask for an echocardiogram with & without saline (water bubbles); this will show any & hopefully all holes in your heart. I had it done & they found I was missing a chamber and had holes on the opposite side of my heart which required them to "cath" my heart. They make a small slice in the groin area & go through a main artery in your leg up to your heart. I'm only 5' & 100 lbs & they couldn't knock me out with morphine (I watched the entire procedure & ticked off my cardiologist -lol). My personal opinion would be 1. ask questions, make a list if you have to, 2. check out the surgeons & their history, & 3. if they are as good as they check out to be the procedure will be a cakewalk for you. I was 38 when they found all of this & now I'm 43 and alive to see my baby (23) get married this coming August to a wonderful young lady. My Dad had 2 triple arterial bypasses & he lost a leg in Korea and God bless him, he'll be 79 this July. Yes, I had a good role model but it is normal to get upset when a Dr mentions a prob w/the heart & that you have to face surgery. I now know how a lobster feels having its chest cracked but thorasic & cardiac surgery is so advanced that I can promise you that you'll be fine. Try to keep a positive attitude and have faith; they told me after 3 days that if I could walk up & down a flight of stairs 4 times, I could go home..........I bolted & got my boney butt outta that hospital & back into my own home in no time. My thoughts & prayers are with you (Navy brat here) but above all : keep the faith.\nBeth