Submitted by Dr T on March 25, 2011 – 2:03pm in Cardiac Risks Question: I am a 63 year old male. I had a MI and subsequent CABG4 in the fall of 2007. An echo done in July of 2008 showed my LVEF at 40-45%. I was on a beta blocker, a statin and aspirin at the time. I …
A teaching moment
Submitted by Dr T on March 24, 2011 – 11:55am in Other This morning one of my readers gave me low rating: he had asked for advice about his heart pounding in his heart at night after heavy drinking. My advice included to stop (among many other things), but since he “already knew that”, the rest of my consultation was …
Marfan’s Syndrome and smoking
Submitted by Dr T on March 24, 2011 – 10:52am in Cardiac Risks Question: So i have Marfan’s Syndrom, diagnosed at 9 months, been followed for it my whole life(18 now). the last few years ive been having unexplained chest pains, been to the cardiologist and they say everything is within normal range and my MVP is no longer a …
Very slow heart rate and fainting
Submitted by Dr T on March 24, 2011 – 10:34am in Your heart rhythm Question: Have had high labile blood pressure for last twenty years. Getting ready for cardiac pulmonary stress test became cold, clammy, excessive sweating heart rate dropped to 35. Skin color gray. I fainted and was sitting down. Have 3 heart stents, last one placed 10/2010. Have …
My husband had an abnormal ekg
Submitted by Dr T on March 24, 2011 – 9:34am in Cardiac Risks Question: my husband went to the dr.s for a check up last week. The dr did an ekg on him because he has never had one..he is 53. They called today and said he had a specialist or wanted a specialist to see him to do stress …
Heart Palpatations
Submitted by Dr T on March 24, 2011 – 9:22am Question: Occasionally I feel my heart skip a beat or “flutter” a few times a week. This can happen either when I do excerise, or even at quiet moments. Its very scary. I am healthy at 153lbs. 44 years old, and did have a EKG checkup 2 years prior to …
Patient Advocacy – Heart Disease Information, heart healthy living
Posted on September 16, 2009 – 4:54pm A patient advocacy site for heart disease and heart healthy living CardiacHealth will provide you with the latest information on heart disease, cardiac risks, coronary artery disease, treatments, and other options of care. In addition CardiacHealth also offers a number of different interactive cardiac risk assessments, as well as information about heart healthy …
Chest pains
Submitted by Dr T on March 23, 2011 – 11:06am in Your heart rhythm Question: my mother(55 year old) has felt chest pain(left & center)with left hand pain more than two times.also felt chest cogestion.she felt relief after taking isodril once.today she has checked up by doctor.ecg and tmt test reports is normal.but has some high level of cholestrol.doctor said …
Chest pain after thymectomy
Submitted by Dr T on March 20, 2011 – 11:23am in Chest Pain Question: I’m 48,had TAHBSO for endometrial ca (stage1) then Thymectomy (benign thymolipoma) both surgery 2008. Nov2010 had sternal wire removed due to constant nerve pain. Feb2011 thought I had heart attack, as the pain started from left arm radiating to my heart, searing or tearing kind of …
Inferior Q-wave follow up
Submitted by Dr T on March 19, 2011 – 9:22am in Cardiac Risks Question: What sort of other causes would lead to an inferior Q-wave besides the MI? Upon further review of the EKG, the cardiologist does want me to come in for the stress test. Is it really possible for one to have an MI and not know they …