Q: I have been on Avalide for about a year now. I have since developed some other issues, all of which seem related to potassium deficiency. I started investigating when I began getting sore muscles and charleyhorses, in spite of stretching.
Chest pains after Heart surgery
Q: my husband had a cabg about 9 weeks ago and has returned to work but always has an uneasiness in his chest , he travels and is a brick layer for a living and when he is on bumpy roads he as he explains almost like his insides feel like jello, and it feels better when he is holding …
I have Leukemia and chest pains. What could be going on?
Q: i am a 26 yr old female and i have (AML) i had to have a toe amputated and leukemia. i been having some chest pain on the left side that goes into my arm down to my finger tips the feeling of it may be some times felt as a burning or a trying to get a cramp …
I am having Chest Pain, what does it mean?
Each year, six million adult patients in the U.S. see their doctor because of chest pain. This pain may be caused by a variety of factors that may include diseases such as coronary artery disease, gastro-intestinal pain such as acid reflux (“Hiatal Hernia”), pain from your lungs (pneumonia, or a collapsed lung), “costochondritis” or physical injuries or a host of …
Rosemary Prosciutto and Goat Cheese Pork Roulade
In my never ending quest for something interesting to eat and visiting my local butcher, I saw him butterflying a pork tenderloin. When he was done, I asked him what I could do with it and he enlightened about making a roulade, selling me about a pound. Ingredients 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper 2 sprigs of rosemary 5 large …
Pan-Seared Trout with Plumb Salsa and Shell-Bean Succotash
Plum salsa – I would never have come up with the plums in this recipe; one of the delights of cooking with someone else. Sweet-tart plums; cilantro, lime, and jalapeños to make it a spicy salsa. This food adventure begins thus here, mix and set aside.
I have just been diagnosed with “Mitral valve regurgitation “
Q: Hello – i have just been diagnosed with “Mitral valve regurgitation ” i have apparently had a leaking heart since birth and my valve has prolapsed. and is now leaking. I have seen a cardiologist who has done an echo and a stress test she has advised that the leak is quite moderate and has organized for me to …
PCI outcomes in small coronary arteries
In a new study, Small Coronary Vessel PCI outcomes, the authors identified coronary arteries < 3mm in diameter as an independent risk factor for early restenosis. Quoting an article published in 1996:“small arteries remains a major challenge to revascularization procedures, as coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) is limited by high rates of technical failure”, they then identified DES as superior to …
Halibut cooked en Papillote with Julienned Vegetables
I am a big fan of Halibut, but somewhat hesitant to cook fish at home and usually reserve fishy adventures to a visit to dedicated restaurants, of which Portland, Maine, has a better supply than most cities in other parts of the world. This recipe has cured me of that ailment, and from now on, I will be somewhat more …
What is an embolism and how does it happen?
Question: is it possible that an emboli can cause an incomplete obstruction or it is a must that emboli are migratory and cause complete obstruction ? also if part of blood clot migrate from thrombus and attach to atheromatoius plaque causing no obstruction is it also called embolus???