Submitted by Dr T on September 15, 2011 – 4:59pm in Cardiac Risks Question: Hello Doctor,Hopefully, you can tell me what the results of my husband’s carotid ultrasound report means. I will type exactly what the report says.Clinical Information ArtherosclosisCOLOR DUPLEX CAROTID ULTRASOUNMDB-mode images on each side show plaque. No Doppler abnormality is seen. No tight stenosis is evident. Antegrade …
Bigeminy and frequent pvcs
Submitted by Dr T on September 12, 2011 – 9:15am in Your heart rhythm Question: my amount of irregular beats has increased over the last yr and i am becoming worried, i had an echo 3yrs ago that said everything was structurally sound. this past month i had 2 ekgs one saw me in bigeminy and the other trigeminy . …
My child has WPW
Submitted by Dr T on September 12, 2011 – 8:49am in Your heart rhythm Question: Hello,My son was diagnosed with WPW about a month ago. They saw it on an EKG he had done. They put him on a 24 hr Holter monitor and caught his heart rate as high as 175. When we saw the Dr. last week, he …
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Submitted by Dr T on September 12, 2011 – 8:17am in Your heart rhythm Question: i am just 30 yrs old but due to my hypertension and anxiety i have developed paroxymal atrial fibrillation. it usually lasts for about 30 minutes or so but i feel bad symptoms. i am short of breath,dizzy and my feet are burning and i …
Tricuspid valve regurgidation, pulmonary thrombosis and pulmonary hypertention
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Progressive Diastolic Dysfunction and Heart Failure is associated with Obesity
Submitted by Dr T on September 11, 2011 – 10:40am in Professionals Diastolic dysfunction is prevalent in obese people age 45 years and older and worsens with time. In a recent JAMA article only 25% had a BMI <25% and >75% were treated with cardiovascular medications:
PVC and Flying
Submitted by Dr T on September 10, 2011 – 2:36pm Question: I am 43 yrs old healthy male who was diagnosed with harmless PVCs. Before one year i have done my routine stress ECG and heart ECHO and all results come back normal. Three month later i was diagnosed with harmless PVCs and my doctor have considered my normal stress …
Heart flutters, chest pains and my thyroid
Submitted by Dr T on September 10, 2011 – 8:42am in Your heart rhythm Question: I’ll start from the beginning, I’m a 29 year mother of 2, 5’5″ 160lbs. I had a hysterectomy over a year ago because of endometriosis. About 8 months ago I was having pain in my neck/thyroid and soon after started having flutters and chest pains. …
Coumadin
COUMADIN (Warfarin) is used to help prevent and treat blood clots in the legs, lungs, and those clots associated with heart-valve replacement or an irregular, rapid heartbeat called atrial fibrillation: COUMADIN is indicated: For the prophylaxis and/or treatment of venous thrombosis and its extension, and pulmonary embolism. For the prophylaxis and/or treatment of the thromboembolic complications associated with atrial fibrillation …
Chest pain and risk of coronary artery disease, Prinzmetal’s angina
Submitted by Dr T on September 9, 2011 – 8:50am in Chest Pain Question: I have been experiencing chest pain for several years. Went to the ER in 2006 with this pain. They admitted me because my EKG was abnormal but said that enzymes were normal. They first told me I was having an acute heart attack before doing the …