I may have Paroxysmal Supra Ventricular TachyCardia (PSVT) Submitted by Dr T on December 3, 2010 – 11:58am in Your heart rhythm Question: I have had several episodes of what I am assuming is PSVT (I am a critical care RN by trade), 5 in the last 2 months. It doesn’t seem to corrolate with anything except it usually happens …
New onset of tachycardia
Submitted by Dr T on December 3, 2010 – 11:40am in Your heart rhythm Question: About 6 months ago i started having fast heartbeat(110 to 130bpm) while just sitting around or in bed. My internist doctor did stress/blood/holter/pulmonary tests, said I have psvt and prescribed Cardizem, a calcium blocker. i took it for three weeks and stopped because it didn’t …
Leek soup
Leek, Onion and Potato with Green Pea puree soup Submitted on December 1, 2010 – 7:51pm Once again, I am teaching medical students in Boston. This means I stay with my daughter during the week and the exposure to a fellow soup foodie’s preferences, this time potato and leek soup. Described in “ French women don’t get fat” by Mireille …
History of CHF with painful cramps in armpits and breasts
Submitted by Dr T on November 30, 2010 – 6:08pm in Chest Pain Question: Hello, I’m a 55 year old woman, and a psychologist. Six years ago I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and a cardiomyopathy. For the last 2 years, I have been getting excrutiating painful cramps that start near my armpit and go into my breast. …
Aneurysms
The aorta is the largest artery in the body and is the blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to all parts of the body. The section of the aorta that runs through the chest is called the thoracic aorta and, as the aorta moves down through the abdomen it is called the abdominal aorta. An aneurysm …
Heaviness in my chest
Submitted by Dr T on November 29, 2010 – 4:13pm in Chest Pain Question: Hi I am a 26 year old female who is not in the best shape. I am 5’1 and about 145 pounds. I have been having slight chest heaviness on my left side of chest and left arm. It does not really hurt it is just …
Long QT Syndrome
Submitted by Dr T on November 29, 2010 – 11:54am in Your heart rhythm Question: Hi.I have many Ectopic beats, and have an Anxiety Dissorder. I read somwhere that poeple with Anxiety, Social Phobia have Longer QT intervels.Am I ate risk? Thanks. Don’t confuse apples & oranges. Sometimes patients with Long QT syndrome have an anxiety disorder, which does not …
Despite many blood tests for my elderly mother they cannot seem to get it right
Submitted by Dr T on November 29, 2010 – 10:41am in Other Question: Hello Dr. Doctor T, My 92 year old Mom has been in the hospital for heart, brain, kidney, and stomach tests. They’re having a hard time of it lowering her B.P. from around average systolic of 200.Do any of the tests that her cardiologists, intern, nephrologist, and …
Pan Seared Pork Chops with sautéed Chard, Polenta and a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Submitted by Dr T on November 29, 2010 – 9:55am in Diet & Recipes Hello everyone, chef Piet here! I am very excited to make this my first official post. I have just returned from a wonderful trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, where I spent the week visiting several community food projects, urban farms and attended a seminar …
Slow heart rate and palpitations
Submitted by Dr T on November 28, 2010 – 4:57pm in Your heart rhythm Question: I am 43 and have concerns with my heart. I have a VERY slow heart rate. It goes as low as 44 at times. I also get heart palpitations. i do not exercise and I smoke a pack a day. I also have low blood …