Submitted by Dr T on June 21, 2011 – 12:05pm Question: Since Christmas if i walk just about 10 minutes i have trouble breathing and my heart is racing when i climb up stairs i feel like a truck is on my chest and i can not breath been in and out of hospital stress test with medicines they had …
Is a depressed sternum dangerous?
Submitted by Dr T on June 21, 2011 – 11:39am in Cardiac Risks Question: Hi Dr T, What exactly is this and what problem does this cause? It is a birth defect. If severe, it may compress and displace your heart and lungs and may need to be fixed. It is called pectus excavatum, and associated anomalies such as …
I have a Depressed Sternum
Submitted by Dr T on June 21, 2011 – 11:31am in Other Question: Hi Dr T, What exactly is this and what problem does this cause?
Skipped Heart Beats
Submitted by Dr T on June 21, 2011 – 11:01am Question: Hi Dr T, 47 YO Male, no history of any heart disease or any major health issues, non smoker, moderate social drinker, yes I’m a bit overweight, but in overall good health other than the extra weight. BP is higher than I like ranging in the 125 -130 / …
Acute Chest pains
Submitted by Dr T on June 21, 2011 – 10:52am Question: Hi Dr T, Lying on back, watching TV on couch 11pm one evening, girlfriend spooning on top of chest.Experience sudden contraction in chest, almost like a muscle spasm, causing pain and shortness of breath (4/10 pain). Pain increases in severity, like a strain or load increasing on a muscle, …
Is there a risk to two different pulses in my neck?
Submitted by Dr T on June 18, 2011 – 8:40am in Other Question: Hi Dr T, Sometimes when I feel my neck pulse, it feels like the right and left side are pumping at different rates, is this normal? I also get some twitches on the left side ocasionally. Not knowing anything else about you, the best way to go …
Pulmonary Hypertension, (high blood pressure in the arteries to your lungs)
Pulmonary Hypertension, (high blood pressure in the arteries to your lungs) Submitted by Dr T on June 18, 2011 – 7:49am Question: Hi Dr T, I had an echo in April of 2010 with an rvsp of 47. I underwent pulmonary function testing, antibody testing for scleroderma, arterial gas, chest xray etc. No cause could be found. In three months …
An abnormal EKG
Submitted by Dr T on June 17, 2011 – 5:10am in Cardiac Risks Question: Hi Dr T, I recently was informed that my EKG showed 55% percent in some areas and that certain areas were weak. The nurse couldn’t really explain what the numbers meant – the nurse kept answering my questions with “the doctor will explain more on your …
PVC, exercise PVCs, Palpitations and heart disease
Submitted by Dr T on June 17, 2011 – 5:00am in Your heart rhythm Question: Hello Dr T, I have sporadic and noticable PVCs mostly unrelated to exercise and RBB always shows up on my EKGs since the age of 24 (I am now 44). I get a lot of cardio and exercise in general. So far so good, but …
What is the risk of a high cholesterol?
Submitted by Dr T on June 16, 2011 – 7:36am in Cardiac Risks Question: Hi Dr T, I have a question concerning when a cholesterol lowering drug is needed. I’m 39 y/o, otherwise healthy male. Although I eat right and exercise moderately, my cholesterol is nearly always slightly elevated with my HDL being the most “out of whack. An example …