Submitted by Dr T on January 26, 2013 – 12:00pm in Your heart rhythm Question: Your question:Hello Dr. T, MY 20 year old san has several a fib incidents throughout his short life. They never lasted more than a couple of minutes then he would be ffine.A month ago he had an attack,this one lasted 3 hours.. Yesterday he endured …
Septal Infarction
Submitted by Dr T on January 17, 2013 – 7:32pm in Cardiac Risks Question: What is this and how serious is it? Is it safe to have general anesthesia? It means you may have had a previous heart attack that involved your septum. Don’t worry too much, the reading may have been misinterpreted. However, your anesthesiologist probably will ask for …
Cardiac Echo results – Scared
Submitted by Dr T on January 16, 2013 – 5:05pm in Cardiac Risks Question: Hi, last year I had a routine operation which resulted in the surgeon somehow tearing my spleen.I lost a lot of blood and had to have 2 blood transfusions and was in ITU for a week.After this happened I developed PTSD and was very, very stressed, …
Pectus Excavatum
Submitted by Dr T on January 15, 2013 – 1:46pm Question: I am a 44 yr old female, life long asthmatic and have always had a “pointy rib cage”, to the point that I was never comfortable in 2 piece swim suits. Other than that, my odd shaped rib cage was never an issue. I also have issues with recurrent …
Exercise after heart surgery.
Submitted by Dr T on January 15, 2013 – 9:22am Question: I recently underwent surgery to replace a bicuspid Aortic valve with a tissue valve. I’m 18 years old and was born with Aortic valve stenosis with aortic regurgitation. My surgery was on the 1st of November at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. I have (had) a keen passion …
Palpitations during and after pregnancy,
Submitted by Dr T on January 14, 2013 – 1:57pm Question: I am a 41 year old female suffering from gradually worsening cfs for 10 years now. Lately, I have difficulty breathing and distended stomach (otherwise fit, 5’3″ with 127 lb), swollen lymphs under arms and in the groin area and no energy whatsoever. Getting up the stairs drains me …
A glass of Red Wine
Drinking a glass of red wine has long been known to be heart healthy. Antioxidants in red wine may help prevent heart disease by increasing levels of “good” cholesterol and protecting your arteries against the development of atherosclerosis. The antioxidants in wine comes from the skin of the grapes. Because red wine is fermented longer than white wine, red wine …
Cardiac risks
Submitted by Dr T on January 10, 2013 – 1:00pm Question: AFib event months ago lasted aprox 5+ mins. On/off with no rhyme or reason chest pain that radiates across chest and up neck, very intense lasting 15-30 mins. Had an episode that woke me from sleep. Cardiac work up EKG, u/s, nuclear testing, stress test normal. Halter monitor PVC …
Coronary Artery Disease without symptoms at a young age
Submitted by Dr T on January 6, 2013 – 12:47pm in Cardiac Risks Question: I saw a piece on CNN about perfectly healthy people dying of heart attacks due to plaque in arteries. Even people that passed stress tests with flying colors. How can one test of plaque? Would an echocardiogram pick it up? I had one done a couple …
Relentless skipped beats – 1 month and counting
Submitted by Dr T on January 4, 2013 – 11:04am Question: I am a 46 year old male, overweight, CEO of a company. I generally exercise 2-3 times a week. I have suffered skipped beats on and off over the past 10 years, had them checked out, done a few treadmill tests, etc – nothing abnormal.But a month ago the …