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Undergone ECHO, Suggestive Of Hypokinesia. What Is Hypokinesia?
GOOD AFTERNOON:
I MAY HAVE HYPOKENESIS, WHICH WAS DISCOVERED AFTER HAVING AN ECHO TWO WEEKS AGO.
I HAD QUADDRUPLE BI PASS SURGERY 13 MONTHS AGO, ALSO THE RESULT OF AN ECHO, AND HAVE RECOVERED WELL. I LIKE TO PLAY RAQUETBALL THRICE WEEKLY, PLAY GOLF 4 TIMES PER WEEK (I DRIVE THE CART) AND DO YOGA TWICE WEEKLY. 7 WEEKS AGO, I STOPPED TAKING THE 40 MG OF SIMVASTATIN OWING TO MUSCULAR ACHES. I LIKE SPORTS, AM 72 YRS OLD, AM 30 LBS OVERWEIGHT.
6'0" 220 LBS, NO HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS IN THE FAMILY.
IN LIGHT OF THE ABOVE INFO, WHAT EXACTLY IS HYPOKENESIS--I PLAN TO BE AT MY CARDIOLOGIST TOMORROW AT 10:15 AM.
THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR INPUT,
SANDFORD GALLAGHER
I MAY HAVE HYPOKENESIS, WHICH WAS DISCOVERED AFTER HAVING AN ECHO TWO WEEKS AGO.
I HAD QUADDRUPLE BI PASS SURGERY 13 MONTHS AGO, ALSO THE RESULT OF AN ECHO, AND HAVE RECOVERED WELL. I LIKE TO PLAY RAQUETBALL THRICE WEEKLY, PLAY GOLF 4 TIMES PER WEEK (I DRIVE THE CART) AND DO YOGA TWICE WEEKLY. 7 WEEKS AGO, I STOPPED TAKING THE 40 MG OF SIMVASTATIN OWING TO MUSCULAR ACHES. I LIKE SPORTS, AM 72 YRS OLD, AM 30 LBS OVERWEIGHT.
6'0" 220 LBS, NO HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS IN THE FAMILY.
IN LIGHT OF THE ABOVE INFO, WHAT EXACTLY IS HYPOKENESIS--I PLAN TO BE AT MY CARDIOLOGIST TOMORROW AT 10:15 AM.
THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR INPUT,
SANDFORD GALLAGHER
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
Dear Mr Gallagher,
Hypokinesis means that a segment of the heart is not contracting appropiately, it could be related to a prior insult such as a heart attack, of poor blood flow. Decision on how to proceed depends on the magnitude of the defect, since you underwent bypass less than a year ago, it would have to be something very concerning to "look again" with an angiogram. Optimization of medications might be desirable, particularly other alternatives to the 40 mg of simvastatin.
Hope this helps
Dr Brenes-Salazar
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Hypokinesis means that a segment of the heart is not contracting appropiately, it could be related to a prior insult such as a heart attack, of poor blood flow. Decision on how to proceed depends on the magnitude of the defect, since you underwent bypass less than a year ago, it would have to be something very concerning to "look again" with an angiogram. Optimization of medications might be desirable, particularly other alternatives to the 40 mg of simvastatin.
Hope this helps
Dr Brenes-Salazar
Mayo Clinic Rochester
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