Submitted by Dr T on June 9, 2011 – 7:47am in Chest Pain Question: Hi Dr T, I was just wondering about a recent 24 hour ecg I had. I walked up a hill whilst wearing one and I got chest pains which felt like pressure and breathlessness, but the ecg only came back with tachycardia at that time? Now …
Persistent coughing
Submitted by Dr T on June 9, 2011 – 7:19am in Ask Doctor T Hi Dr T, My Dad had an angioplasty done, where they introduced a stent on the LCA. He had a heart attack yers ago and had now developed further problems, one of the symptoms he had was coughing upon leaning back, which escalated to coughing all …
Treatment of stable coronary artery disease
Submitted by Dr T on June 9, 2011 – 6:54am in Cardiac Risks Question: Hi Dr T, Hi, my dad had a cardiac infarction last year. He has CAD in the LCX and RCA but the left main is free. He does not drink or smoke, is 65 with no diabetes but had high cholesterol. He is on a cholesterol …
Is Bicuspid aortic valve disease dangerous
Submitted by Dr T on June 7, 2011 – 7:03am in Chest Pain Question: Hi Dr T I recently had an echo scan that showed a bav but had no regurgitation, leak, narrowing or any of the problems that come with it.I have good bp and low resting hr of 45bpm (witch could be down to playing sports).. i had …
Sudden fast heart rate
Submitted by Dr T on June 7, 2011 – 6:27am in Your heart rhythm Question: Hi Dr T, I’m a 30 year old mom. I’m on spironolactone for PCOS, usually my blood pressure is normal, jumps into prehyper once in a while, but consistently normal. I stress a lot and ahev anxiety at times due to thinking too much. I …
Heavyness in left side of my chest
Submitted by Dr T on June 6, 2011 – 7:23am in Chest Pain Question: Dr T, I am a 38 years old male.I have been having mild left arm pain for past 2/3 days which is now subsiding or I think so. I have very high cholesterol levels (diagnosed last week only) which I am trying to control by exercise, …
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD) follow up
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD) follow up Submitted by Dr T on June 4, 2011 – 12:53pm in Your heart rhythm Question: Re: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD), I only know of my father and grandfather. My grandfather is still alive and healthy, and he’s into his 80’s. Don’t know beyond that, but I’m pretty sure we don’t have any …
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Submitted by Dr T on June 4, 2011 – 7:45am Question: I’m a teenager from Massachusetts, and my family has a history of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia. My grandfather had it, and my father was the only child out of four to develop the disease. I have cardiology appointments every few years to check my heart. The information I find …
Chest Pains
Submitted by Dr T on June 4, 2011 – 6:45am Question: I have been dealing with chest pain for the past couple of years with it getting worse. Several weeks ago, I had a cardiac cath done which showed the one of my arteries was 40% blocked and that my heart must beat 5-6 times to pump the blood to …
Shortness of breath, heaviness in my chest and swollen legs
Submitted by Dr T on June 3, 2011 – 11:23am in Chest Pain Question: I am 43 yrs old, I just quit smoking March 21. I am having shortness of breath, heaviness in my chest, swollen legs and feet upon rising in the am, and tingling in my left hand. would this be heart related or could it be coming …