Q: Just found out my 14 year old son has enlarged aorta while looking for something totally unrelated. His was 2.6 standard deviations above norm, is this the 1.5 times the size you mentioned to another person as being the point of increased chance for rupture? He was advised to not play football or weight lift….and the rest of the …
Recovery PVCs
Q: I have no health issues but sometimes have pvcs. Sometimes, I notice that I get them after exercise. After reading info about a study that was recently done saying that people with pvcs after exercise are more likely to die, I am now afraid to exercise. Are people with pvcs after exercise a lot more likely to die? Like …
Do I need to keep taking my Hypertension meds
Q: I have been taking Avalide for the past two years since I was diagnosed with hypertension. I believe it was brought on by my new high stress job. At 50, although overweight, I always ate healthy and was active, and my readings were high normal until my new job, when they got high, and I began to have the …
ECHO test results show high normal pressure in my lungs
Q: 39 year old female, had echo done and need more answers with he results: Mild tricuspid regurgitation with top normal pulmonary pressure.(estimated at 31 mmHg). Low normal left ventricular systolic function 50- 55%. What does this all mean? Is there a heart condition I should be concerned about and can you the pressure up?
Occasional Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
Q: I am 43, thin & healthy. I had one 12 hour bout with afib and all heart tests say perfectly normal…My bp is low and that was 4 yrs. ago…since I had 3 or 4 small 2-4 min. bouts and got myself calmed down and back to normal beat…these have all been during adrenaline or high stress times(like jogging …
More about atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia. There is no single cause of atrial fibrillation, although it is associated with many conditions:
Tightness in chest for 3-4 days which later supsided
Q: I am 37 yrs old with medim hight and weight 72kg with no history of any disease but frequent allergic cold and sneezing.
Atrial Fibrillation
Q: How long can an elderly person with less than 40% heart function live with his heart in constant atrial fibrillation. Thanks for your time.
Bluish cold fingers
Question: let me start that here in Greece it’s very very very cold today. anyhow, my hands and feet are ALWAYS VERY COLD and sometimes go numb if i carry something heavy or wake me up at night being numb. I was watching t.v with my hubby and he noticed that my left hand was turning bluish (my fingers ). …
Tummy tuck surgery for a heart patient
Question: I had a heart attack three years ago. Last fall I had a complete cardio check up and everything is great. Before my HA I was extremely active and I still am. I would very much like to have a tummy tuck and was wondering what specific risks would be involved for me. I take Lipitor and Asprin daily. …