Results of appropriate testing return and show the following results:
| Test (units) |
Result |
Results (SI Units) |
| Serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level |
1420 pg/mL |
1420 ng/L |
| Serum troponin level |
0.03 ng/mL |
0.03 mcg/L |
- Chest x-ray: Perihilar opacities and small bilateral pleural effusions, no pericardial calcifications.
- Transthoracic echocardiography: Normal left ventricular size and function with estimated LVEF of 55%. Severe concentric left ventricular hypertrophy. Normal right ventricular size and function. Restrictive LV diastolic pattern with E/A>2, septal e’ of 7 cm/sec and lateral e’ of 9 cm/sec. Biatrial enlargement. Mild mitral regurgitation. Inspiratory decrease of 5% in mitral diastolic flow velocity. No pericardial thickening.