- Female
- 68 Years
- 22/01/2025
I'm really worried about my mom who's 68. She's been diagnosed with mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and has an overall LVEF of 50-50. They also mentioned grade diastolic dysfunction. I'm just trying to understand, is this something serious that we need to be concerned about?
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An angiogram is advised to the patient and a cardiac opinion..
Dr. Dr Khaleel Suggests...
Consult a Cardiologist
Answered 04/07/2025
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