Hi !

Just got back from my 12mth cardio' check up & all is well.
I was a little worried because at my last echo they mentioned l had tricuspid valve regurge' which l thought may be to do with the fact l have already had my mitral valve replaced (yonks ago) & thought maybe l just had "rubbish valves". But according to my cardio it is caused by the lead of my PM going through it???
Not heard of this before but then l do tend to concentrate on the really important things on this site like Goldie, Ians staring goldfish :-)
l also asked my "All spanking new cardio'" if l was okay to go up table mountain when l go to SA next month & he said ............................YES !!! Damn, l was relying on him to say "Better not dear" so it looks as though it is time to conquer my fears.
And l have the worst head cold EVER but l am still going off to work in a min' to spread happiness to my nice customers & cold germs to the nasty ones, ha ha!
So, anyone else have their PM lead threaded through their valve?
Sue X

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Hi Sue

by IAN MC - 2013-09-24 02:09:52

I raised the question of tricuspid regurgitation with my cardiologist just last week as he commented that I too have it after looking at the results of an Echo test.

- he said that many people with, or without PMs, have some degree of regurgitation and in my case he said it "was not clinically significant "

I just love that term "not clinically significant " so I quizzed him further and he eventually agreed that if the tricuspid valve is not closing properly, for whatever reason, then it must have SOME effect on the efficiency of the heart . I eventually got him to agree that it must be better NOT to have regurgitation.. which he did rather reluctantly.

It has always seemed a no-brainer to me that if you shove a wire through a heart valve, no matter how narrow the wire is,then it must affect the opening and closing and the emptying of the heart chamber, but don't worry, Sue, it's probably not "clinically significant !"

Hope your head cold gets better soon

Ian x

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by donb - 2013-09-24 11:09:00

Hi Sue, Guess your Cardio didn't mention that your leads are kinda tiny running through your heart valve. It's normal for us to think they're like a lamp cord when in reality they are real small. I have 4 leads in mine & have also some regurge. Hopefully your valve will continue to do it's job. I enjoyed your re-cap of "Goldie" & also spreading your "wealth" to your customers, Kinda like our government, Ha, Ha
DonB

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