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I had an echo six years back recently had another one. lv function decreased and posterior / inferior hypokenis noted. what can cause this?

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Dr. Harold Fields answered

Heart: Heart disease , especially coronary artery disease could be associated. I would ask the physician who ordered the test to explain the differential diagnosis and available treatment. G Luck

Answered 5/4/2019

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A member asked:

I had an echo six years back recently had another one. lv function decreased and posterior / inferior hypokenis noted. what can cause this?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Harold Fields answered

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