Submitted by Dr T on March 10, 2011 – 3:18pm in Cardiac Risks 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 …
How many stents are too many
Submitted by Dr T on March 9, 2011 – 10:16pm in Cardiac Risks Question: Someone told me that they had 22 stents. Is this possible or should they have had another procedure? 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 …
Results of the first one thousand evaluations of our Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment Calculator
Submitted by Dr T on March 2, 2011 – 3:42pm in Professionals 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. The results are listed here: https://www.cardiachealth.org/cardiac-healthcare-providers/cardiac-health-news/sts-risk-analysis Information like this becomes interesting, once many records from the same …
Good Food for Spring
Submitted by Dr T on March 1, 2011 – 2:52pm 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 …
Should I use a statin?
Submitted by Dr T on March 1, 2011 – 9:27am in Other Question: 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. …
Aortic Valve Stenosis and working out
Submitted by Dr T on February 28, 2011 – 10:16am in Cardiac Risks Question: I am 17 years old, and I have aortic valve stenosis. I have recently been doing weightlifting, and going to the gym 3 or 4 times a week. Saw my cardiologist on wednesday for my annual check up, mentioned that I was weightlifting and she said …
POTS and PVCs
Submitted by Dr T on February 28, 2011 – 9:38am Question: Hi, occasionally I get a skipped beat followed by head and neck pressure and a flushed face, sometimes the pressure lasts all day or a couple hours after, I also have pots and blood pooling when i stand up. my question is this. when a pvc happens its my …
Heart Transplant with RBBB and PVCs
Submitted by Dr T on February 25, 2011 – 7:45pm in Your heart rhythm Question: I have heart transplant with pacemaker having RBBB and recently I had some frequent PVCs otherwise 5-10 per day. Blood work, ECG and echo found normal. Once I saw low frequency 86 bps inversion of waves (9 of them) on continuous recording. Are these symptoms …
Abnormal heart beats in an athlete
Submitted by Dr T on February 24, 2011 – 5:32pm in Your heart rhythm Question: I am a runner and workout on a regular basis. I have a resting heart rate of 44 and that’s been normal to me. However recently I have noticed that when I am at complete rest sitting up or laying in bed, I have a …
Could I have POTS?
Submitted by Dr T on February 22, 2011 – 7:11pm Question: Hi, I believe I may have pots or orthostatic intolerence and I was hoping you could tell me if I fit the requirements. While im laying down my heart rate is 66-70 but when I stand up it shoots up to 100. Blood starts pooling in my legs and …