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First ever echo so I have no comparisons. BP has been a struggle to control under 145 lately. Dr adjusted some things and I'm into the low 130s now but asked to get an echo if the persistent hypertension would get it covered. He agreed. Just to be sure I'm gonna run the interpretation by one of the critical care cardiologists at work.
EF 54%
Mild to moderate LV hypertrophy w low normal systolic function
Mild atrial dilation
Mild regurg in pulmonic and mitral valves
Increasing CoQ10, adding Arjuna and pycnogenal. Keep cardio in. Maybe add some HIIT. E2 was high (118) but that's baseline when on 500mg test and BP historically was 118-124 SBP. Adding Arimidex when over my prescribed 200mg/week see if that helps control BP via reduced estrogen.
CT calcium next week. EKG is good w resting HR 60s normal sinus. Labs are all good except genetic low HDL and a single bump in AST/ALT that I'm gonna get rechecked in 2 weeks.
Could've been worse but it could've been better. Was hoping to see 60%+ EF. If an echo was as easy to get as blood work I'd have gotten one a long time ago.
EF 54%
Mild to moderate LV hypertrophy w low normal systolic function
Mild atrial dilation
Mild regurg in pulmonic and mitral valves
Increasing CoQ10, adding Arjuna and pycnogenal. Keep cardio in. Maybe add some HIIT. E2 was high (118) but that's baseline when on 500mg test and BP historically was 118-124 SBP. Adding Arimidex when over my prescribed 200mg/week see if that helps control BP via reduced estrogen.
CT calcium next week. EKG is good w resting HR 60s normal sinus. Labs are all good except genetic low HDL and a single bump in AST/ALT that I'm gonna get rechecked in 2 weeks.
Could've been worse but it could've been better. Was hoping to see 60%+ EF. If an echo was as easy to get as blood work I'd have gotten one a long time ago.