Heart Failure?

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Dear Listmates,

Here I am back again, and I apologize for being so loquacious....

I saw my wonderful neurologist in mid-September, and I told her that I

had been having more falls. In the past, I always attributed them to my

bad right knee. (I broke my wrist twice in six months, and dislocated my

elbow--way before mito).

She knows I have balance problems, along with going deaf. However, she

wants first to rule out a cardiac cause. I always sign to get a copy of

my test results, and as others said here recently, DO this every time.

Several years ago an MDA clinic said I had a cardiac conduction defect

(very common in mito), but did not need treatment yet. I couldn't find

out anything else; not getting info on test results was one of the

reasons I left that clinic.

Well, yesterday I was sent a copy of my echocardiogram, and it said that

I have " a mitral flow velocity consistent with left ventricular

diastolic dysfunction. " Also, my right ventricular systolic pressure is

quite low.

When I did a google, they called this heart failure. Also said that this

usually presents with no symptoms. Yikes. Do any of you have this?

It said that if this condition showed up after a heart attack, the

prognosis is grave. To my knowledge I have not had a heart attack,

though we found out that my father had had two silent heart attacks.

Am still waiting for the Holter monitor results.

Guess I better make an appt. to see the cardiologist. I like all of my

physicians, but he is a bit of a " cold fish, " but I think a very

competent cold fish.

Any feedback would be very appreciated!

Thank you.

S.