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I lift weights 2-3 days a week but slack on cardio. I have cut about 10 pounds since my knowledge of my leaky valves and lvh. I need to get my diet straightened out as well. I was prescribed I low dose of testosterone for having such low numbers but just stopped taking that since the news...

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One of my major concerns is they have me on 3 bp meds and still my diastolic pressure hovers around 88-90. I try and monitor salt intake as well but I'm on valsartan 80mg, amlodapine 10mg and diltiazem 120mg. Some are to control the irregular beats which seem to be helping.

Do you think they will look over my results through a virtual consult? I don't know many good cardiac surgeons in Houston.

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I appreciate the information and your real life experiences. I will do these further tests and see what recommendations I get and then do some research and get a second opinion. Do you feel better since having the mechanical valve put in and what restrictions do you have besides drinking a ton...

Just picked up test results and the Dr failed to mention I had several leaky values. He seemed very lost when going over the eccentric jet regurgitation like he's never seen it before. I am attaching my echo conclusions and also looking for a better Dr in the Houston area so any suggestions or...

Thank you for the information, much appreciated. I am about to request my test results to have and plan on going through them in detail on my own and with another cardiologist that has some sense of urgency not scheduling me a month out for tests. I have pulmonary ct with contrast scheduled for...