Are you out of breath after an hour walk with conversation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I’m the pp who was enlightened by this threat to get my heart checked out. I shouldn’t have read the results of the echo on a Friday night as now I’m wondering what the heck “mild to moderate aortic insufficiency” means! I have the full trans echo as well as the stress echo earlier today. The trans echo resulted in the quote from above, plus some mild regurgitation. I’m not sure what the results of the stress echo mean, but it says my hearts capacity with exercise is “average” (I’m a high achiever who lives a healthy and active life this makes me sad!!)

Google results from Cleveland Clinic:

What does mild to moderate aortic insufficiency mean?
Aortic regurgitation (insufficiency) is when your aortic valve doesn't close tightly, so blood leaks backward with each heartbeat. You may have no symptoms at first, but as the condition worsens, you may have chest pain, shortness of breath or palpitations. Over time, a leaky aortic valve can damage your heart.Oct 31, 2022

Aortic Regurgitation: Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I’m the pp who was enlightened by this threat to get my heart checked out. I shouldn’t have read the results of the echo on a Friday night as now I’m wondering what the heck “mild to moderate aortic insufficiency” means! I have the full trans echo as well as the stress echo earlier today. The trans echo resulted in the quote from above, plus some mild regurgitation. I’m not sure what the results of the stress echo mean, but it says my hearts capacity with exercise is “average” (I’m a high achiever who lives a healthy and active life this makes me sad!!)

Google results from Cleveland Clinic:

What does mild to moderate aortic insufficiency mean?
Aortic regurgitation (insufficiency) is when your aortic valve doesn't close tightly, so blood leaks backward with each heartbeat. You may have no symptoms at first, but as the condition worsens, you may have chest pain, shortness of breath or palpitations. Over time, a leaky aortic valve can damage your heart.Oct 31, 2022

Aortic Regurgitation: Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

Yes I have done my googling of course. Why I come on this board is to see if anyone else has had this and has words of wisdom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was getting out of breath all the time and thought I just wasn't in shape, but I was having heart failure and ended up getting 3 valves replaced. I'm skinny and very active, too.

Go get checked out by a doctor.

Can the pp please come back and elaborate on this? I sound just like u (I’m the thin and “in shape” pp who had always been winded walking up one flight of stairs and have ruled out everything obvious, asthma, anemia, vit D, lungs, treadmill test etc). Help! This is a lifetime issue and annoying. Plus my extremities go numb in like ten minutes in 50 degreee weather, I don’t think my heart is pumping blood well enough to get to them in mild cold weather.

You need to get to a cardiologist, pronto.

I was getting out of breath just standing around talking. Went to a dressage clinic and I could only ride for half an hour. By the time I went to my GP, she took a listen and sent me straight to the surgeon.

I have a friend who has an irregular heartbeat and she also has Reynaud's but I don't know if it's connected to her heart problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was getting out of breath all the time and thought I just wasn't in shape, but I was having heart failure and ended up getting 3 valves replaced. I'm skinny and very active, too.

Go get checked out by a doctor.

Can the pp please come back and elaborate on this? I sound just like u (I’m the thin and “in shape” pp who had always been winded walking up one flight of stairs and have ruled out everything obvious, asthma, anemia, vit D, lungs, treadmill test etc). Help! This is a lifetime issue and annoying. Plus my extremities go numb in like ten minutes in 50 degreee weather, I don’t think my heart is pumping blood well enough to get to them in mild cold weather.

You need to get to a cardiologist, pronto.

I was getting out of breath just standing around talking. Went to a dressage clinic and I could only ride for half an hour. By the time I went to my GP, she took a listen and sent me straight to the surgeon.

I have a friend who has an irregular heartbeat and she also has Reynaud's but I don't know if it's connected to her heart problem.[/quoten]

What did the surgeon repair? I’m my case it seems like there’s nothing specifically weong with the structure of my heart but there’s a mild to moderate aortic insufficiency, so I guess there mild to moderate regurgitation that can maybe be fixed by putting in a new valve I guess. I don’t know I only recently saw the results and haven’t spoken with the cardio yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I’m the pp who was enlightened by this threat to get my heart checked out. I shouldn’t have read the results of the echo on a Friday night as now I’m wondering what the heck “mild to moderate aortic insufficiency” means! I have the full trans echo as well as the stress echo earlier today. The trans echo resulted in the quote from above, plus some mild regurgitation. I’m not sure what the results of the stress echo mean, but it says my hearts capacity with exercise is “average” (I’m a high achiever who lives a healthy and active life this makes me sad!!)

Google results from Cleveland Clinic:

What does mild to moderate aortic insufficiency mean?
Aortic regurgitation (insufficiency) is when your aortic valve doesn't close tightly, so blood leaks backward with each heartbeat. You may have no symptoms at first, but as the condition worsens, you may have chest pain, shortness of breath or palpitations. Over time, a leaky aortic valve can damage your heart.Oct 31, 2022

Aortic Regurgitation: Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

Yes I have done my googling of course. Why I come on this board is to see if anyone else has had this and has words of wisdom.

You indicated in your comment that you would have to wait to find out what this means because you read the results on a Friday night. I guess I misunderstood.