Submitted by Dr T on August 23, 2011 – 2:05pm in Your heart rhythm Question: Every once in a while my heart will start racing for hours, it will make me tired and I will go and lay down, but my heart has a high heart rate most of the time, I have tried to cut out most caffeine, what …
Stress test and blood clots in lungs
Submitted by Dr T on August 7, 2011 – 1:00am in Chest Pain Question: When you have a stress test done will it diagnose blood clots in lungs? No, it will not. A stress test is done to see whether your heart’s blood supply is sufficient, as well as how good your heart & heart valves function are. A blood …
Risk for heart disease with bad diabetes and chronic pancreatis
Submitted by Dr T on August 6, 2011 – 1:40pm Question: My husband is 32. He was recently diagnosed with Chronic Pancreatitis. He is a brittle Type I diabetic with multiple episodes of Diabetic Keto Acidosis (DKA). He also has a strong family history of heart disease(mother had MI @ age 32). Recently he had an EKG done while in …
Is there a risk of NOT stenting?
Submitted by Dr T on August 5, 2011 – 7:33am in Cardiac Risks Question: Found out my right coronary has am 80 percent blockage. My cardiologist does not want to stent it. Does that make sense? It depends on other findings that include the results of a variety of other tests, such as a stress test. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …
Chest Pain Treatment
1. Coronary artery disease, Angina, Myocardial Infarction and other cardiovascular diseases There are many options for angina treatment that include The goals of treatment are to reduce the frequency and severity of your symptoms and to lower your risk of heart attack and death. Other cardiovascular diseases may include treatment for Aneurysms in the chest Aortic dissection Pericarditis Severe Aortic …
Chest Pain Diagnosis
Tests that may be used to evaluate chest pain include : Blood tests Chest x-rays to look for abnormalities with: Your heart Your Aorta Your lungs: Pneumonia Collapsed lung Pleural effusion (fluid around your lung) Tumors Your Esophagus Special Rib X-rays CT scans Angiograms Ventilation perfusion scanning of the lungs Pulmonary angiogram Pulmonary function tests Additional tests that may be used …
Chest Pain Causes
Your Heart: Angina,often presented differently in women. Myocardial infarction (Heart attack). Aortic Stenosis. Aortic dissection. This life-threatening condition involves the main artery leading from your heart — your aorta. If the inner outer layers of the Aorta separate, forcing blood to flow between them, the result is sudden and tearing chest and back pain. Aortic dissection can develop as a …
Chest Pain Symptoms: Other causes
Inflammation/Infections or injuries to your chest wall Anxiety/Panic attack. If you experience periods of intense fear accompanied by chest pain, rapid heartbeat, rapid breathing (hyperventilation), profuse sweating and shortness of breath, you may be experiencing a panic attack — a form of anxiety. Shingles. This infection of the nerves caused by the chickenpox virus can produce pain and a band …
Chest Pain Symptoms: Your GI Tract
Heartburn, also called Acid reflux (Heart burn) sometimes caused by a Hiatal hernia with Gastro-esophageal reflux (GERD) Stomach acid that washes up from your stomach into the tube (esophagus) that runs from your throat to your stomach can cause heartburn — a painful, burning sensation behind your breastbone (sternum). Normal position of the stomach below the diaphragm Sliding Hiatal Hernia, …
Chest Pain Symptoms: Your Lungs
If there is a problem with your lungs, it is usually associated with other complaints such as: Dyspnea (Shortness of breath), Cough Pleuritic chest pain (Pain on deep breathing) A pulmonary embolism (blood clot to the lungs) can mimic an angina or heart attack and should therefore be part of any evaluation in someone with acute pain. It can be …