Submitted by Dr T on July 24, 2011 – 7:29am in Your heart rhythm Question: I was standing in the store and out of the blue my heart skipped a bunch of beats I got really lightheaded for a second. Then my heart starting beating fast I think cause it freaked me out. I have had many ekg and two …
Pericarditis and chest pain follow up
Submitted by Dr T on July 21, 2011 – 7:43am Question: Thanks for the reply, Dr T. I had an initial ECHO a few days after the chest pain in September 2010. The doctor said it was fine, but subsequently another doctor said the ECHO showed – something like – ‘a bright or highlighted’ pericardium which was consistent with pericarditis. …
Pericarditis and chest pain
Submitted by Dr T on July 21, 2011 – 7:39am Question: I’m a 32 year male. Generally healthy and used to be very fit until in Sept 2010 I developed a pain in my chest – at the time it was just t the right of my breast bone and I felt like I had a chest infection, seeing as …
My son with RBBB may be at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD)
My son with RBBB may be at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) Submitted by Dr T on July 21, 2011 – 7:21am in Your heart rhythm Question: hi there. My seven year old son was diagnosed with right bundle branch block at birth. This is completely unrelated to any surgery and was only diagnosed because he had some mild …
Heart valve leak, poor heart function and exhaustion
Submitted by Dr T on July 21, 2011 – 6:53am in Other Question: My fiancee is a 48yr old blk male. He has pretty severe IBS and has lost 60lbs over the last year due to the IBS. He is now underweight for his height. Recently he has been having severe fatigue barely able to go to work and come …
My dad has congestive heart failure
Submitted by Dr T on July 20, 2011 – 3:02pm in Other Question: My father had myocardial infraction in 2000. Cardiac ECHO in 2010 showed 45% Ejection fraction. Now recent ECHO showed 20% Ejection fraction. The conclusion of Cardiac ECHO report is that Left atrium mildly dilated, Mild basal septal hypertrophy, Severely reduced left ventricular systolic function with severe global …
PVCs, palpitations and obesity
Submitted by Dr T on July 20, 2011 – 12:19pm Question: I have been dx with having PVC’s and they have gotten progressively worse, in that I have more of them now, and I am now experiencing them back to back. I feel this flutters and I reach for my pulse and there is a pause, then beat, then pause …
Squeezing burning sensation in the center of my chest
Submitted by Dr T on July 19, 2011 – 4:24pm Question: I suffer from major depression and when I have depressive thoughts, I experience a squeezing/burning sensation in the center of my chest which last for a few seconds, and recurs often. This only happens when I have depressive thoughts. I take medication for depression, but still whenever I have …
New Onset Atrial Fibrillation
Submitted by Dr T on July 19, 2011 – 3:33pm in Your heart rhythm Question: Dr T, I am trying to determine whether to see a cardiologist immediately. My health insurance does not begin until August 1. I had an onset of Atrial Fibrillation as of July 17. It was fairly severe in which I could feel my heart fluttering, …
Very high heart pressures after ASD closure follow up
Submitted by Dr T on July 19, 2011 – 8:24am in Other Question: She was operated for ASD and the patch is in-situ as per echo report. She was operated at the age of 23 and both her ventricles were enlarged as per discharge report of the hospital. She undergoes echo every 2-3 months. Is right heart catheterization a treatment …