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Old 6th Jul 2007, 09:13
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chrisyross
 
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Here is a copy of the letter that was sent to the CAA.


I carried out an echocardiogram on Mr Ross and enclose a DVD of this. He had a resting bardycardia of about 45 bpm. His left ventricular endiastolic dimension was about 5.9 cms. Left ventricular ejection fraction was normal. There was no evidence of significant left ventricular hypertrophy though the posterior left ventricular wall was slightly thicker than the inter-ventricular septum. I looked closely for any evidence of hyper-trabeculation of the left ventricle but this is not really a significant feature. No valvular disease was noted.

My feeling is that the increase in the left ventricular endiastolic volume reflects his resting bradycardia.

Best wishes
Yours sincerely,
Does this mean is the murmur is caused by my slow heart rate and is nothing to worry about?
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