Does anyone know what a "small profusion defect" in the heart means...?? For some stupid ass reason.. I can't get on WebMD.

Is it another word for heart murmur? Or minor heart murmur?

I don't know...

Profusion, according to this site is "myocardial profusion, the amount of blood flow that goes through to the heart".

 

So I guess a profusion defect would be constriction of the blood vessels to the heart? I'm just guessin here.

Profusion, according to this site is "myocardial profusion, the amount of blood flow that goes through to the heart".

 

So I guess a profusion defect would be constriction of the blood vessels to the heart?  I'm just guessin here.

Thanks!!!

Steff if it does happen to be a heart murmur don't get too concerned. You just get a test ran and usually its nothing too severe.

 

I have a minor one that was found like a year ago and my doc said their was nothing to worry about. Said a lot of people have them and never even know it.

My mom has had one her whole life. Because she used to be really heavy and had 3 kids, she will need a valve replacement (in part due to the murmur). Doc says it is no biggie. So far she hasn't needed it though.

It's not me.. it's Jim.

 

 

He passed out for no apparent reason last Tuesday night. After test after test.. the stupid ass nurse calls and tells us that he has a "small profusion defect".. that he needs to go see a cardiologist.. but she can't explain what it is.. and continues to say "everything's fine". How in the hell is everything fine if he needs to get further checked out...? And why on earth would they let a stupid idiot who obviously doesn't know s*** about this perticular problem.. call and tell the patient about it.

Steff, if it helps, I may be meeting up with one of my friends tonight and she's a doctor, her dad is also a doctor and she knows her stuff pretty well. She's still really young, but I'll ask her if I see her tonight.

 

Hopefully its nothing serious, sorry to hear about him passing out. It may be one of those things where you have to take a pill the rest of your life but everything works out fine (my grandpa has something like this).

Steff, if it helps, I may be meeting up with one of my friends tonight and she's a doctor, her dad is also a doctor and she knows her stuff pretty well.  She's still really young, but I'll ask her if I see her tonight.

 

Hopefully its nothing serious, sorry to hear about him passing out.  It may be one of those things where you have to take a pill the rest of your life but everything works out fine (my grandpa has something like this).

He got in touch with the doctor.. who basically said it "might" be some "minor blockage" but the test was not conclusive. If you could ask, that would be great, but I'd guess without seeing any of his test results she wouldn't be able to answer. But thank you...

 

The passing out scared the s*** out of me as I was behind the wheel driving when it happened.

Steff if it does happen to be a heart murmur don't get too concerned.  You just get a test ran and usually its nothing too severe. 

 

I have a minor one that was found like a year ago and my doc said their was nothing to worry about.  Said a lot of people have them and never even know it.

I also have a minor heart murmur. I just have to go to the doctor once a year to get it checked out.

I also have a minor heart murmur.  I just have to go to the doctor once a year to get it checked out.

That's not the same as blockage right...?

Steff,

Find a cardiologist you trust. Follow his advice. Diet and exercise will be priority one. The heart is not something that should be taken lightly. Take this as a warning sign and keep it from getting worse.

That's not the same as blockage right...?

No a heart murmur is like a thing with the valve or something like that and when it closes shut it has a little bit of a flex. Don't really know how else to explain it, but somehow it can be bad.

 

Some are more serious then others. I just run and stuff and figure to take care of my heart now just in case its a little weaker.

 

I put a call into her and left a message. I'm in school so I got no signal in the library, but she is pretty sharp so I'm sure I'll have a message about it when I head out later tonight.

Steff, your lack of information on 'small profusion defect' is most likely due to the fact that the nurse really screwed it up - it's supposed to be small PERFUSION defect. And yes, myocardial perfusion refers to the supplying of blood to the heart muscle. There could be a chronic thrombosis-type blockage issue, but there could also be a more accute onset issue like a so-called 'silent pulmonary embolism' at work. Like Tex said, don't mess around with the heart - get Jim to a good specialist and stop listening to lousy nurses... and us quacks at SoxMedTalk.com!

Steff, your lack of information on 'small profusion defect' is most likely due to the fact that the nurse really screwed it up - it's supposed to be small PERFUSION defect.  And yes, myocardial perfusion refers to the supplying of blood to the heart muscle.  There could be a chronic thrombosis-type blockage issue, but there could also be a more accute onset issue like a so-called 'silent pulmonary embolism' at work.  Like Tex said, don't mess around with the heart - get Jim to a good specialist and stop listening to lousy nurses... and us quacks at SoxMedTalk.com! 

Yeah, that would explain why I couldn't find much about it. Except for that one site, which I made sure to link to so people wouldn't think I was making it up.

 

But my totally unfounded hypothesis wasn't too far off.

Steff,

Find a cardiologist you trust. Follow his advice. Diet and exercise will be priority one. The heart is not something that should be taken lightly. Take this as a warning sign and keep it from getting worse.

Jim does excercise and watch his diet. His cholesterol is 135!!

 

We made an appointment for next Thursday at 1pm.. it's going to be a loooong week.

Steff, your lack of information on 'small profusion defect' is most likely due to the fact that the nurse really screwed it up - it's supposed to be small PERFUSION defect.  And yes, myocardial perfusion refers to the supplying of blood to the heart muscle.  There could be a chronic thrombosis-type blockage issue, but there could also be a more accute onset issue like a so-called 'silent pulmonary embolism' at work.  Like Tex said, don't mess around with the heart - get Jim to a good specialist and stop listening to lousy nurses... and us quacks at SoxMedTalk.com! 

Thanks Jim... apprciate the further info.

Steff

 

Got your answer last night. Anyway it stems from the heart not getting enough oxygen. She said she would have to see the results to know more and that it can be minor or more serious depending on the size of it.

Steff if it does happen to be a heart murmur don't get too concerned.  You just get a test ran and usually its nothing too severe. 

 

I have a minor one that was found like a year ago and my doc said their was nothing to worry about.  Said a lot of people have them and never even know it.

Me too.

 

I didn't know until I was about 12, and my parents told me when I was really young they had to do a bunch of tests on me, but they said it was no biggie.

 

At least I get out of Military Service, and the recuiters stop calling my house.

Steff

 

Got your answer last night.  Anyway it stems from the heart not getting enough oxygen.  She said she would have to see the results to know more and that it can be minor or more serious depending on the size of it.

Which is exactly what I thought she would say. Thank you for asking. Just going to sit and wait until next Thursday to find out more. I'm guessing more testing that will likely involve some angeo..

 

One day at a time..

Jim does excercise and watch his diet. His cholesterol is 135!!

 

We made an appointment for next Thursday at 1pm.. it's going to be a loooong week.

Wow, I just had my 1st surgery 3 weeks ago, not heart related though and it was a difficult time. Don't be afraid to get a 2nd or even 3rd opinion and do a lot of research and find support groups so you can meet people with similar conditions. I'm sure everything will be fine.

Wow, I just had my 1st surgery 3 weeks ago, not heart related though and it was a difficult time.  Don't be afraid to get a 2nd or even 3rd opinion and do a lot of research and find support groups so you can meet people with similar conditions.  I'm sure everything will be fine.

We're going to see another specialist at Rush next Saturday morning.

 

I'm sure things will work out. It's just confusing with as good of condition as he's in. His dad had issues.. that's what scares us.

 

Thanks.

We're going to see another specialist at Rush next Saturday morning.

 

I'm sure things will work out. It's just confusing with as good of condition as he's in. His dad had issues.. that's what scares us.

 

Thanks.

good plan.

I know what you mean about scared. I went in for a routine eye exam and found out I had a detached retina! I had no symptoms and 30 minutes later an entire team of Dr.s is freaking out and telling me I need major eye surgery THAT EVENING.

Be thankful they caught it, the sooner the better. It will be fine.

So today was the appointment and here's what we learned..

 

The abnormality is a small piece of one of the valves that appears to be "tired". Should be no big deal.. but with heart issues in Jim's past.. it becomes one. Several reasons if could have become "lazy" including a undetected heart attack in the past. He also has a slight murmer, but said that was "no big deal". His BP was a bit high, but the DR said that could be circumstance (meaning that it was elevated because he was there discussing possible health issues). Cholesterol at 135 is a huge plus.. basically that's a mid 20's level.. and since Jim is well past his mid 20's.. the DR was pleased and doesn't suspect any sort of diet change. The next step is a ultrasound of his heart and some other test I can't recall it's name right now. It's something new and not covered by insurance but the DR thinks it would be helpful.

 

Jim.. thanks again for the info. I was able to ask questions based on what you posted.

 

Next visit is the 28th when he'll have both tests.

 

Also thanks to you to LMB.. you calmed me down a lot.

 

 

And thanks to everyone for the really, really nice PM's. They were appreciated more than you know.