Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2015
Submitted by Dr T on May 26, 2013 – 12:25pm Question: I am healthy male of 35 years, but I have a question – and I am clueless about the reason for it. 2 months back, my lipid profile was:TC-156; HDL-29; LDL-82; VLDL-45; Triglycerides-220. With low HDL and high Triglycerides – I started a lifestyle changes. In diet I included: Flaxseed powder, …
Submitted by Dr T on May 25, 2013 – 9:28am Question: My son is 3 years old and has airway problems. He had a Type 3 Laryngeal cleft repair in 2012. Otherwise, he seems to be fine. A few months ago we noticed that his heart rate started dropping into the 60’s and 50’s during the night and staying there. …
Question: Chest pains in the middle and nausea. I wake up some nights sweating, heart racing and skipping beat and stomach pains and nauseau. I get light headed and just don’t feel right in my chest area with chest pangs and generally discomfort in the chest area. Time to see your doctor! At your age (46 years) these symptoms …
Submitted by Dr T on May 22, 2013 – 10:58am Question: I am a 63 year old male. 5 feet 7 inches tall and weigh 170 pounds. I have sleep apnea, copd and went to see cardiologist due to irregular heart beat and what I thought was slow heart beat ave about 63-66 at rest. I have a finger pulse …
Submitted by Dr T on May 16, 2013 – 8:23am in Cardiac Risks Question: I was diagnosed with MVP about 13 yrs back and over time when had major invasive surgery I had to take antibiotics before (11 yrs back) and over time for some dental work too. I understand protocols have changed and I read a lot about …
Submitted by Dr T on May 15, 2013 – 4:52pm Question: I recently had a minor procedure under general anaesthetic (manipulation of jaw following previous op 6 weeks before). Soon after I was discharged I started to suffer from frequent skipped heartbeats, more than 100 over the course of a day (yes, I counted!). It is now more than …
Submitted by Dr T on May 14, 2013 – 5:19pm Question: I have a 80% blockage of my ramus branch of the coronary artery. I was initially hospitalized in the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Sacramento in 1/1996 with chest pain and it was determined I had a LBBB. Since that time I have had 5 heart protocols after complaining of …
Submitted by Dr T on May 14, 2013 – 11:22am in Cardiac Risks Question: Hello doctor,my father is 56 yrs old and need an aortic valve transpalnt for AI.I wanted to ask dat at dis age which valve will be gud for him,tissue one or metallic one.i also wanted to know wat is d average life of a gud quality …
Submitted by Dr T on May 14, 2013 – 10:16am Question: Dear Dr. I am urologist in IRAN 64 years old and since 1983 until now with a sever anxiety and depression and treatment had no effect.from 10 years ago i had PAC 1-5 days per week and last 3 to 12 hours (2 to 10 pac per min.). …
Submitted by Dr T on May 13, 2013 – 3:04pm Question: Reading a recent medical report I noted the following:”bifascicular block”, sinus bradycardia”, Right bundle branch block”, this after an EKG last week for short period of pain in the middle of the chest. (I feel OK now, swam slowly for 30 minutes this morning (3 times a week for …