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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
Heart issues 10 years in (Left Ventricle Hypertrophy)
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<blockquote data-quote="GA8314" data-source="post: 33504" data-attributes="member: 7454"><p>The most common cause of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is chronic hypertension. Are your blood pressures controlled?</p><p></p><p>You are young to have aortic stenosis and the Echo should have reflected that (even though the "surface" echo isn't the best at looking at the aortic valve), but you could have a bicuspid (versus tricuspid which is normal) valve which could predispose you to earlier onset aortic stenosis.</p><p></p><p>I don't think it's a valve issue, as even the surface (called transthoracic) echo would have at least commented on that to some extent. Also, any significant valve issue would produce a murmur which would likely be detectable with some ease via stethoscope.</p><p></p><p>The lower EF can also be caused by ischemic cardiomyopathy. Meaning, yes, it's plausible that you have some coronary artery disease. Do you have risk factors for coronary arterial disease?? (things like age greater than 50, obesity, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, lack of activity). Are you symptomatic? Can you climb a flight of stairs without having any chest pain or shortness of breath?</p><p></p><p>Have you had a recent EKG? I'm suspecting you DO since an Echo would typically follow that, not precede that. Have you had any stress testing?</p><p></p><p>What did your doctor say?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GA8314, post: 33504, member: 7454"] The most common cause of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is chronic hypertension. Are your blood pressures controlled? You are young to have aortic stenosis and the Echo should have reflected that (even though the "surface" echo isn't the best at looking at the aortic valve), but you could have a bicuspid (versus tricuspid which is normal) valve which could predispose you to earlier onset aortic stenosis. I don't think it's a valve issue, as even the surface (called transthoracic) echo would have at least commented on that to some extent. Also, any significant valve issue would produce a murmur which would likely be detectable with some ease via stethoscope. The lower EF can also be caused by ischemic cardiomyopathy. Meaning, yes, it's plausible that you have some coronary artery disease. Do you have risk factors for coronary arterial disease?? (things like age greater than 50, obesity, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, lack of activity). Are you symptomatic? Can you climb a flight of stairs without having any chest pain or shortness of breath? Have you had a recent EKG? I'm suspecting you DO since an Echo would typically follow that, not precede that. Have you had any stress testing? What did your doctor say? [/QUOTE]
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