Submitted by Dr T on June 9, 2011 – 8:40am
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Hi Dr T,
I recently had an echo scan for chest pain and the only thing to come back was a bav that is functioning normally. Can an echo rule out my chest pain as cardiac, my bp is very good and i am 27 yo. i heard of a person who had chest pain every now and then died from an enlarged heart that turned out to be an abnormality or something ? he was a semi pro football player. i am just too scared to go running or play sports…
I recently had an echo scan for chest pain and the only thing to come back was a bav that is functioning normally. Can an echo rule out my chest pain as cardiac, my bp is very good and i am 27 yo. i heard of a person who had chest pain every now and then died from an enlarged heart that turned out to be an abnormality or something ? he was a semi pro football player. i am just too scared to go running or play sports…
Most patients with BAV do very well and don’t need special treatment:
https://www.cardiachealth.org/ca-blog/is-bicuspid-aortic-valve-disease-
Sudden death in athletes is very different situation and your ECHO would have an enlarged heart:
https://www.cardiachealth.org/heart-information/heart-arrhythmia/sudden
https://www.cardiachealth.org/heart-information/heart-arrhythmia/sudden
None of this applies to you!
Hope this helps,
Dr T
https://www.cardiachealth.org/
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