2d echo report

@ramyapriya Hello, and welcome to Connect. Is this the first time that you have a report about your heart? Your report says the back flow is trivial from the mitral valve. Only a qualified medical expert can tell you if your condition is serious or not, and your doctor said not to worry. I am the daughter of a heart patient and I remember seeing the ultrasound on my dad's heart as they did it and saw his valve not closing very well. As we age, imperfections happen, and that's OK. It is best to accept this and not be stressed because the stress from worry can affect the heart. Heart disease isn't all doom and gloom, but it must be manged by a physician.

The mitral valve is actually kind of interesting. It reminds me of a parachute held by strings...the "heart strings". If you imagine that the parachute has a slit that opens and closes dividing it in half, that is what it is like. When there is a little bit of prolapse, the valve is bending instead of keeping the straight flap shape.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mitral-valve-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20355107
I know that my mitral valve has a slight bit of calcification and a little bit of back flow. I don't even think about it and the doctors were not concerned at all.

Jennifer

@jenniferhunter thanks for the reply I have asked this question with two three cardiologist they said it's very normal report no need to worry but the thing is even though I'm taking medicines i can't able to sleep properly and im having chest pressure and poking pain in chest it makes me worry and lack of sleep causing me stress

I can tell you what I do: I read....everything I can find on the subject. Eventually my mind agrees with what the doctors have told me and I can unlax. Try it. We're talking about 5-10 hours of research and reading, and some videos on Youtube by channels like York Cardiologist or the two Canadian guys, I forget,... At some point your fears won't have a leg to stand on and you'll know you're okay.

Looks good to me.

I have mild regurgitation in my Mitral Valve and I have been told by multiple Cardiologists that this is normal. I have had yearly Echos for my other heart issues for the past 5 years and my Mitral Valve regurgitation has not changed.

Did you have other cardiac testing, such as an ECG, Holter, Stress Test, CTA, or a Sleep Study ( sleep apnea).

Stress and worry can make heart issues worse, but symptoms need to be followed up.

I did ECG it has sinus tacy i was very much scared at the time so heart rate increased

Hi Ramya,

I’m 26 years old. It's really surprising to hear my current exact situation from another person. For more than one and a half years, I have been experiencing chest pain (which doesn’t last more than a few seconds), chest tightness, palpitations, imbalance while walking or sitting, dizziness, breathing difficulties, stress, and anxiety. These symptoms have been severe enough to impact my daily activities, leading me to quit my job in March 2024.

I underwent numerous tests, including blood tests, ECGs (3-4 times, which showed sinus tachycardia), a Brain MRI, Audiometry test (suggested by ENT), and ECHOs (4-5 times). All the results were normal, but my symptoms persisted. Two days ago, after experiencing palpitations, dizziness, and breathing difficulties while walking in a nearby park, I decided to consult a new cardiologist.

Upon hearing my symptoms, the cardiologist suggested that I might have Mitral Valve Prolapse. An echo confirmed that I have Mitral Valve Prolapse involving the Anterior Mitral Leaflet, Mild Mitral Regurgitation, and Trivial Tricuspid Regurgitation with Normal Pulmonary Artery Pressure.

The doctor assured me that these findings are normal and nothing to worry about. He prescribed Inderal for two weeks and asked me to return for a follow-up. Despite this, I still experience mild chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, and breathing difficulties. I am very concerned about my health and future.

Let’s hope that we will both lead a normal life soon.

Palpitations are the term that is understood by the medical community to be 'what the patient feels', almost always during PACs and atrial arrhythmia. The term is important to a physician because that's usually one of the key and initial indicators of cardiac electrical disorder.

So, if what you feel could correctly be characterized as 'palpitation's, then it probably means you are experiencing paroxysmal fibrillation, maybe just two or three PACs. But............................. one of the ECGs ought to have picked up at least one run of whatever it was. The alternative is an implantable loop recorder or wear a Holter Monitor for maybe two-four days and try to maintain your typical routine and diet.

Okay, you have mitral valve prolapse, and this DOES sometimes cause atrial fibrillation. If it truly is paroxysmal, then it is quite possible an ECG, for all its runtime, usually 10-15 seconds, is not going to record a single blip.

An electrophysiologist, or EP here for short, is the specialist who can 'challenge' your heart chemically, even with just caffeine or theobromine, and perhaps get it to enter into the typical arrhythmia. But, that has to be done in the same operatory where they do angiograms and catheter ablations. So, it probably won't happen next week, if you follow.

I'm sorry to see that you felt you had to quite working, Ramya. That's a tough one.

What are you eating and are you taking any caffeine or stimulants.