Q: Hello , I am a 24 yr old male with moderate pectus excavatum along with Mitral Valve Prolapse. I was doing some research on the new minimal invasive robotic surgery for Mitral Valve Prolapse. I was wondering if having surgery to repair my mitral valve prolapse would interfere with me also wanting to have the Nuss procedure done for …
Statins, my liver and side effects
Q: I am a 63 year old man who vigorously exercises at the gym 3 to 5 days a week. I have been taking statin medication for many years for high cholesterol with good response. My internist has, of course, monitored liver function and CK routinely and results have always been WNL. However, just last week the CK came back …
Anesthesia and arrhythmias
Q: Hi, my dad is 56 years old with diabetes and high blood pressure. Yesterday he was supposed to have a bipolar hip replacement and after the anesthesia as they turned him over to start the incision his heart stopped for 2 seconds and they had to revive him with CPR then they told us that he had arrhythmia, so …