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freejack
Hi all. Such a great community here! It's such a relief to be able to read about other people's experiences with BAV.
I was diagnosed with a BAV two months ago during a routine physical. My cardio estimated an aortic valve area of 1.6cm/2 based on an echo done in his office. Had a TEE done afterwards where the only abnormal findings were the BAV of course and mild regurgitation. My aorta looked normal atleast in the thoracic region as all the numbers fell within means (thinking about scheduling an echo to check abdomen eventually).
The doc told me to avoid strenuous activities and prescribed Metoprolol succinate for life.
What I'm wondering is, just how bad is my condition? I did a quick aortic valve index calculation based on readings on the web where my BSA is 2.0 and came up with 0.8. My doctor did not mentioned anything about this index so I have no idea if .8 should be a concern or not. Can anyone provide some info on this value?
Thanks!
I was diagnosed with a BAV two months ago during a routine physical. My cardio estimated an aortic valve area of 1.6cm/2 based on an echo done in his office. Had a TEE done afterwards where the only abnormal findings were the BAV of course and mild regurgitation. My aorta looked normal atleast in the thoracic region as all the numbers fell within means (thinking about scheduling an echo to check abdomen eventually).
The doc told me to avoid strenuous activities and prescribed Metoprolol succinate for life.
What I'm wondering is, just how bad is my condition? I did a quick aortic valve index calculation based on readings on the web where my BSA is 2.0 and came up with 0.8. My doctor did not mentioned anything about this index so I have no idea if .8 should be a concern or not. Can anyone provide some info on this value?
Thanks!