Question 1

home come the walls of the atria are thinner than the walls of the ventricles?

Accepted Answer

Atria: it's the same reason why Arnold Schwarzenegger got bigger than I did when we went to the same gym. He like the ventricles was working out harder and doing more work.

Question 2

what is the difference betweens the walls of the veins entering the atria and the walls of the arteries leaving the ventricle?

Accepted Answer

Veins: the arterial walls are thicker and have more muscle to accommodate the higher pressures in arteries than veins

Question 3

d dimer 0.93, found 4.5 taaw/ct angio/w/contrast, echo, mildthickening of left ventricle&atrium, slight regurgitation of all heart valves.mean?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: Making a diagnosis is more than looking at numbers. It takes physical exam and knowing the medical history. The best person to give you the answer you seek is the cardiologist.

Question 4

what differentiates the atria from the ventricles?

Accepted Answer

Anatomy: Between the atria and the ventricles are the atrioventricular valves and their structures. These valves are the mitral and tricuspid.

Question 5

echo: 'markedly enlarged l-atrium & r-atrium'; 'moderately-severe enlarged r-ventricle'...where does "markedly" fall on the 'scale' (mild/moderate/sev?

Accepted Answer

Abnormal echo - markedly: Markedly is not specifically as defined of a size terminology as mild, mild-to-moderate, moderate, mod-to-severe, severe.
Typically would use markedly as a severe range descriptor.

Question 6

1-3 times/month i notice atrium beats, with no ventricle beat (so a paroxysmal av block).  never showed up on 2-week holters. worth more appointments?

Accepted Answer

Blocked apcs: How do you know you have blocked apcs? If you have them and they are rare, I would repeat the holter periodically to see if their frequency increases or if other problems arise.

Question 7

does a pump in the heart move blood from the atria to the ventricles?

Accepted Answer

The heart muscle: The heart is a muscle and it is the contraction of that muscle which propels the blood.

Question 8

my echo showed i have a small left atrium and ventricle ( esv 1.1cm) (not hypoplastic left heart) is this normal?

Accepted Answer

No not normal : Please see a cardiologist ASAP . Preferably one trained and certified to care for adults with congenital heart disease.

Question 9

i had an echo and its stated that i had a borderline mild dilation of the left atrium and a diagnostic dysfunction of the left ventricle?

Accepted Answer

Echo : There could be several reasons you can consult one of us if you have test results

Question 10

a small left atrium and left ventricle normal thickness along with abnormal septal motion and good systolic function significant finding or not?

Accepted Answer

Significant: Significant taking into account your symptoms of Breathlessness, Hypotension

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D dimer 0.93, found 4.5 taaw/ct angio/w/contrast, echo, mildthickening of left ventricle&atrium, slight regurgitation of all heart valves.mean?

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What differentiates the atria from the ventricles?

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Echo: 'markedly enlarged l-atrium & r-atrium'; 'moderately-severe enlarged r-ventricle'...where does "markedly" fall on the 'scale' (mild/moderate/sev?

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1-3 times/month i notice atrium beats, with no ventricle beat (so a paroxysmal av block). never showed up on 2-week holters. worth more appointments?

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Does a pump in the heart move blood from the atria to the ventricles?

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My echo showed i have a small left atrium and ventricle ( esv 1.1cm) (not hypoplastic left heart) is this normal?

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I had an echo and its stated that i had a borderline mild dilation of the left atrium and a diagnostic dysfunction of the left ventricle?

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A small left atrium and left ventricle normal thickness along with abnormal septal motion and good systolic function significant finding or not?

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