Re: Results of Echocardiogram

[Guest guest]

My rheumy sent me for an echocardiogram to check out a heart murmur. I

had it on Wednesday. It turns out that the murmur is caused by an

aortic valve regurgitation.

The aortic valve doesn't close tightly, so some of the blood pumped out

of the heart leaks back into it. Mine is supposedly very mild, thank

goodness. I've been reading about it, and it seems that if acute, it

can lead to an enlarged heart and congestive heart failure.

I'm sure that my rheumy will monitor it to make sure that it remains

mild.

Sue

[Guest guest]

I have been reading about aortic valve regurgitation, and it seems that

rheumatoid arthritis can cause it. Only one other doctor besides my

present rheumy has ever detected my heart murmur. That was after my

diagnosis of RA.

Sue

On Saturday, June 7, 2008, at 01:55 PM, Sue wrote:

> My rheumy sent me for an echocardiogram to check out a heart murmur. I

> had it on Wednesday. It turns out that the murmur is caused by an

> aortic valve regurgitation.

> The aortic valve doesn't close tightly, so some of the blood pumped out

> of the heart leaks back into it. Mine is supposedly very mild, thank

> goodness. I've been reading about it, and it seems that if acute, it

> can lead to an enlarged heart and congestive heart failure.

>

> I'm sure that my rheumy will monitor it to make sure that it remains

> mild.