Q: I am a female, 38, ~5 ft, ~120 lbs. In 94 my echocardiogram said: Mild MR (+2)with eccentric posteriorly directed jet; Mild MVP – anterior leaflet bows beyond annulus plane LA. Mild anterior leaflet MVP with mild MR. Otherwise normal study. What do they mean? Should I be worried? Will they deteriorate with time? Thanks a lot for your …
Husband with heart skipping beats
Q: Hello…my husband is 36 year old white male that is 6’4″ tall and weighs about 350 which I know is a heart attack waiting to happen right there.He just starting working out & has lost about 7 lbs so far so hopefully it will help all this.So about 2 years ago he went in for a stress test & …
Pericarditis and Prolonged QTc in my daughter
Q: My daughter is almost 14, she has had incessant recurrent pericarditis since she was 12 and has to remain on medications or the pericarditis returns. She has had several effusions, one of them moderate to large, which caused her heart to start collapsing in. My main question is that she has ekg’s done every 1-2 months and always the …
I have long QTsyndrome. How dangerous is that?
Q: We got propably lqt syndrome 1 or 2 in our family. We undergo genetic tests these days. It was discovered incidentally on my routine ECG, than confirmed on another. I´m now 25, I had only 2 presyncopes/no collapse up to now.I have been played strenous sport all my life including soccer, basketball, snowboarding, I played ice hockey for 10 …
I am worried about my doctor’s advice
Q: I was recently at a routine appointment when my physician took my blood pressure, then did a chest x-ray, followed by what I think was a stress test. She then told me that my heart rate was way too high and immediately referred me to a cardiologist. To make it worst she hugged me before leaving and “wished me …
Could I have a thoracic outlet syndrome
Q: 37 year old female with pain in upper left arm sensitive to touch and collarbone -some swelling in lower forearm had since last august had various tests eventually had MRI which showed 50 % stenosis of subclavian artery – but my consultant doesnt think it is related to the pain i am having please advise its taken 8 months …
Different BPs in my arms
Q: In Feb. I wore a 24 hr holter monitor they saw what they are calling Supraventricular tachycardia I went in for a consult with a cardiologist on March 11, 2011 they did the EKG that seemed to be ok they did BP in both arms my left arm was about 120/80 which is pretty normal for me but the …
PE, Chest Pain and Lightheadedness
Q: Hello. I am having symptoms of very bad lightheadedness (I can feel this even when laying down) and chest pain(increases with light exertion). The chest pain is sharp, stabbing at times. It does also burn in the lung area where I can pinpoint the pain. I also have pain in my left arm and underarm area.
High Fibrinogen levels
Q: Hello, my mom was getting alot of bloody noses. Then she was rushed to the hospital because her nose was really bleeding heavy. They had to caterize the inside she had 4 or 5 veins that needed to be caterized. My mother has always has low blood pressure. The doctor ordered a Fribrinogen test that was high . My …
MY CRP lab result was 7.25
Q: Hello I am 48 year old female . My weight is 175 Lb. My height is 5′ 4″. I don’t excercise. My last cholesterol was 212. My question is should I have additional test done because this CRP level was so high ? Also when I take my blood pressure lying down it is always low in the left …