Cardiologist Email Response

Angela,

Thank you for your email. Regarding your questions, we do not see any evidence that he has early onset DCM. He does not have any irregular rhythms of the right side of the heart. His EKG shows what is called possible right ventricular hypertrophy but this in not seen on his ECHO. In other words, there are no concerns. His Holter was normal. However, given the concerns of the fast heart rate at the last visit and his increasing age, we felt that a cardiac MRI was the right thing to do. The ECHO test has limitations that we can overcome with MRI to give you the best information possible about him.

I understand some of your confusion from the visit. We will make sure to give you more concise and clear information in the future.

Hope this helps

Best regards,
John Lynn Jefferies, M.D., M.P.H.