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Dears ,i had an echo forheart with ivsd 14mm / lvpwd 15mm .doctor say i have concentriclvh & grade 1 diastolic dysfction. i am 33 yrs,should i worry?

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I don't want you to: worry, but you should be concerned enough to follow your doctor's advice. Your heart has to last a lifetime & you want that lifetime to be as long as possible. Your echo suggests that your heart is working harder than normal. The next steps are: medication to lessen the strain on your heart and identifying & treating any underlying problem (like high blood pressure.) I wish you the best.

Answered 10/11/2016

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Dr. answered

Healthy lifestyle: concentric LVH had many causes most commonly due to high blood pressure or heart valve problems, in rare instances can be genetic. High blood pressure mainly affects 3 organs: heart, kidneys and the brain. to manage high blood pressure it is important to adopt a healthy lifestyle, healthy low salt diet, and regular exercise http://patient.info/health/high-blood-pressure-hypertension

Answered 2/10/2017

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Dr. Elden Rand answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Some concern: The most common cause for a concentric pattern of LVH is hypertension, so it is important for you to have an excellent level of blood pressure control. Diastolic dysfunction of that degree means that it takes your heart a few more thousandths of a second to relax between beats. It is quite common in the setting of LVH. Again, blood pressure control is important. For a higher degree or symptomatic diastolic dysfunction, beta-blocker medication is often recommended to slow the heart between beats.

Answered 2/10/2017

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