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If your coronary arteries are unable to do their job properly because of blockages or other causes, you may experience chest pain known as angina pectoris. In severe cases, where the blood supply to the heart muscle is significantly disrupted, a heart attack may occur. If you are concerned about your heart, you can try this questionnaire for the Prediction …
Chest pain related to cardiac problems In general, chest pain related to a heart attack or another heart problem is associated with one or more of the following: Pressure, fullness or tightness in your chest Crushing or searing pain that radiates to your back, neck, jaw, shoulders and arms, especially your left arm Pain that lasts more than a few …
Each year, six million adult patients in the U.S. see their doctor because of chest pain. Causes of chest pain Chest pain may be caused by a variety of factors that may include diseases such as coronary artery disease, gastro-intestinal pain such as acid reflux (“Hiatal Hernia”), pain from your lungs (pneumonia, or a collapsed lung), “costochondritis”, physical injuries or …
Metabolic syndrome is the name for a combination of three or more of the risk factors listed below, you are at increased risk for having heart attack or stroke: Diabetes (high blood sugar >100 mg/dL after fasting) High triglycerides – at least 150 mg/dL Low HDL (<50 mg/dL in women) Hypertension (Blood pressure of 130/85 or higher) Abdominal obesity. A …
Over 20 million people in the US have diabetes. Diabetes is a condition in which your body either can’t make or can’t use insulin properly to break down and absorb sugars in your food. Most patients have type 2 diabetes. Symptoms Top « Diabetes Types Type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes, or juvenile diabetes) occurs when the pancreas makes little or …
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Submitted by Dr T on August 3, 2011 – 7:26am in Professionals Dear Sirs, Your July 6th WSJ article “Heart Treatments Overused, Study Says” is a repeat of a similar February 11, 2010 article in The Wall Street Journal, also about the overuse of angioplasty procedures. Sadly, I suspect neither your article, nor the US Senate Committee Senate Finance report …
Submitted by Dr T on August 3, 2011 – 6:13am in Other Question: I initially had tingling and numbness in both my feet. Also my legs froze up after walking a block. It has been about year since then and all of a sudden the tingling has moved to my hands and fore arms. I can’t make a fist with …
Submitted by Dr T on August 2, 2011 – 8:37pm in Cardiac Risks Question: Hi, I’m 47 years old with a cholesterol of 360. My Tri/254, CHOL/HDL 5.7. My farther died of heart disease at 62, my mother died of a brain aneurysm at 33. Am I to worry about this? I havent heard anything from my Doc since I …
Submitted by Dr T on August 2, 2011 – 7:51am Question: My aunt is 62 years old. For about a month her mouth on the right side has been drooping. When this happened she also had some issue with the eye. I think she was not able to see clearly. I am wondering is this an indication of a stroke? …