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Originally Posted by swatsurgeon
I'm happy to see this one got picked up quickly, good job. Keep the simple things in mind when you come across symptoms that add up to disaster ; it's not rocket science but there is doing good medicine and not taking signs and symptoms for granted, ie chest discomfort after a long PT, etc. any murmur an 'athlete' should be checked by an echo not some other non anatomic test.
ss
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Doc,
Thanks for the brain tickler. It's always appreciated when you and the others on the board throw these up.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been a study of mine since I was Dx'd with it several years ago. Had a bad case of bronchitis and had a chest x-ray done of my lungs to r/o pneumonia, the ER doc showed me the pics, (he knew me from when I was on the ambulances) and showed my enlarged heart. Last physical I had, was told I have a slight murmur on the left side (probably mitral valve), so I started doing research on this condition. So I'm always aware of not "over doing it" when working out or doing too much strenuous activity.
Here's a couple of pictures I've collected about HCM along with a cool picture of the vessels of the heart.
Thanks again SS