Submitted by Dr T on February 24, 2012 – 10:47am in Cardiac Risks Question: I had a CT on my chest to check my lungs for post chemo damage (22 years chemo and disease free) findings were 1 cyst, 2 small calcified areas and 1 tiny abnormal focus area withn the lungs. My Oncologist said that these could be from …
Anxiety and palpitations
Submitted by Dr T on February 24, 2012 – 10:25am in Your heart rhythm Question: Hi Dr! I am 32 years old, about 35lbs overweight and have 2 kids, 1 (3.5yrs.) and 1 (18mo) For the past 6 months I have been having a flutter feeling in my chest, small zaps of pain in my chest, short period of rapid …
Collapsed lung and fluid around the lung after heart surgery
Submitted by Dr T on February 21, 2012 – 6:22pm in Other Question: hello sir, this is a 55 year old female who underwent CABG 2 months ago who is also a known asthmatic, who got complications like mild left lung collapse and effusion which was treated with physiotherapy, where the patient was feeling better and x-rays showed resolving symptoms. …
Red Wine With Medications for Coronary Artery Disease and Angina
Submitted by Dr T on February 14, 2012 – 9:56am in Cardiac Risks Question: I take the following medications: Toprol-XL, Lipitor, low-dose aspirin and Imdur (for angina). Would it be dangerous for me to drink one glass of red wine per day? Thank you. Hi Ken,Of course not! If your symptoms are well controlled (and you don’t notice any problems), …
Red Wine With Medications for Coronary Artery Disease and Angina
Submitted by Dr T on February 14, 2012 – 9:56am in Cardiac Risks Question: I take the following medications: Toprol-XL, Lipitor, low-dose aspirin and Imdur (for angina). Would it be dangerous for me to drink one glass of red wine per day? Thank you. Hi Ken,Of course not! If your symptoms are well controlled (and you don’t notice any problems), …
Chest pains and GI symptoms
Submitted by Dr T on February 11, 2012 – 10:39am in Chest Pain Question: Hello, over a month ago I’ve started having times of significant discomfort with my digestion. They usually occur later in the day and I had several ‘attacks’ like that during the last month. The ‘attack’ starts with me feeling extremely tired and faint all this usually …
What is an arrhythmia?
Submitted by Dr T on February 9, 2012 – 11:25am in Your heart rhythm Question: I have this irregular heart beat. How do I know whether it is an arrhythmia?Thanks a lot,Sandra Hi Sandra, Arrhythmias are disorders of your heart’s electrical system, causing a change in the regular beat of your heart. The heart may beat too quickly (tachycardia), or …
CHF
Submitted by Dr T on February 8, 2012 – 11:58am in Cardiac Risks Question: Is congestive heart disease progressive My ejection fractiion was 25-30 and the last test was 60-65 Can things get worse again Hi Karl,It all depends on what is causing your CHF. If it due to permanent heart damage, treatments can prevent/slow down further changes for the …
Long QT and Thymoma
Submitted by Dr T on February 5, 2012 – 6:46pm in Your heart rhythm Question: I am about to get a thymectomy due to suspected thymoma.Recently, the attacks of chest pressure/pain, rapid heart beat and sudden dizziness/nausea worsened and during the last one I was in patient and my right arm suddenly became very heavy, The ER doc was called. …
Calcium scoring
Submitted by Dr T on February 5, 2012 – 8:06am Question: What is your opinion on cardiac calcium scoring? Due to my father haveing had heart disease in his early 50’s ( although he is the only person in extended family to have it), I had this proceedure done at a local hsopital known for it’s outstanding cardiac care due …