Question: Someone told me that they had 22 stents. Is this possible or should they have had another procedure? Answer: Patients like this do much better with a Coronary Bypass Procedure, live longer and spend a lot less money! I wish I could tell you it isn’t true, but from personal experience I can tell you I ultimately performed a …
Results of the first one thousand evaluations of our Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment Calculator
1012 Questionnaires using our Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment Calculator have now been answered. I thought it would be interesting to analyze some of the results and show what they look like. Information like this becomes interesting, once many records from the same source are entered. In my own practice, I created a database in 1985 that I used till retirement …
Cardiac Surgery Risk Analysis
Since its first publication, our cardiac surgery risk calculator has proven very popular, with over 1000 completed questionnaires since August, 2010. Although the validity of the analysis is somewhat questionable, it has nonetheless shown some interesting results and showcases how this type of data can be utilized, especially if coupled with outcome analysis. I have made some assumptions: While …
Good Food for Spring
It is hard to believe March is here and that spring is just around the corner! As much as I enjoy the winter, I am ready for warm air, flowers and green grass! I am also gearing up for my annual spring-cleaning and so I was thinking that I would offer you some ideas on how to “spring clean” your …
Should I use a statin?
Q: My Dr. has recommended taking a low dose SIMVASTATIN. I DON’T WISH TO DO THAT. MY OVERALL CHOLESTERoL IS 254. I KNOW THIS IS HIGH BUT MY HDL IS 108 TRIGYLCERIDES 79 AND LDL IS 130. RATIO IS 2.4 AM I BEING FOOLISH NOT TO TAKE IT. I EXERCISE DAILY. I WEIGH 130.