[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh dear....sounds like a long, long road of discovery, and finally treatment.

[HiJinx]

Treatment is a nitro tablet, taken when your chest hurts.

[MozartLover]

So far all they know for sure is that the murmur is caused by a thickening of one of the valves. The cause for the thickening is as yet unknown. Of more concern was the other finding in the echocardiogram, which showed the possibility of muscular weakness or dysfunction in one area of the heart. The nuclear scan (stress test) did not indicate this; that's why he may do a CT scan, to see what, if any, percentage of blockage may exist. At this point it's not enough to panic over, but may be something to watch.