Monthly Archives: June 2011

Subsequent to the TEE procedure the cardiologist also had me do a stress test.  I was hooked up to a electrocardiogram monitor and then put on a treadmill for 9 minutes.  I passed that with no complications.  The cardiologist is … Continue reading →

The Transesophageal Echocardiogram is not a nice procedure. Here is Becky’s account of “The Procedure”.  That is not something I am likely to “want” to repeat – ‘nuf said! Just letting you know that Loren made it through his “procedure” … Continue reading →

I met the cardiologist for the first time at 12:30 or so today.  After a brief listen to my chest he had his receptionist set up an appointment for me to have a TEE and a Stress Test.

The echocardiogram showed that I had something wrong with the mitral valve in my heart.  It seemed that the valve was not closing properly and blood flowing from the Left Atrium to the Left Ventricle was being allowed to partially … Continue reading →