Submitted by Dr T on April 13, 2013 – 9:12am in Your heart rhythm Question: My heart rate is usually in the 50s, regularly dropping into the 40s. I can usually tell when it does because I feel very tired and headachy. Had a treadmill/echo today and doc said EKG looked “great” and tech said same of echo. While on …
Risks for Heart Disease when young
Submitted by Dr T on April 10, 2013 – 8:16am Question: I was sitting working on some home work when I had a sharp pinching feeling slightly to the left of the center of my chest over my heart. The feeling lasted less than two minutes. About 30 mins later i had another one and shortly after i had a …
PVCs, arrhythmia risks
Question: I have been diagnosed with PVCS as of my mid twenties. Now I am fifty three and have in the last year been diagnosed with trigeminies. I feel pressure and discomfort in my chest when they are active and my pulse and blood presure is hard to establish? At your age (61yo) changes in frequency and character …
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy and Palpitations
Submitted by Dr T on April 9, 2013 – 10:46am Question: I have been suffering from missed beats for several years now and have ignored them to the best of my ability. However in the last year they seem to have got progressively worse and have changed with regards to their frequency. I seem to get more runs of extra …
Amyloid disease of the heart
Cardiac amyloidosis (“stiff heart syndrome”) occurs when amyloid deposits infiltrate the normal heart muscle, and is a cause of what is called a restrictive cardiomyopathy. However, a number of tests are not consistent with that diagnosis at this point (unless this is very early in the disease process). Severe left atrial enlargement can occur in association with hypertension, aortic stenosis, mitral incompetence, mitral …
Best of Cardiac & Heart Sites
Best of Cardiac & Heart Sites CardiacHealth has been listed as one of the “Best of Cardiac & Heart Sites” by Pacific Medical Training Ask Doctor T. Blog Ask A Question Three vessel coronary artery disease Question Three vessels disease with 100 % RCA AND CX 90%,LCA95% WHAT SHOULD DO WITH PAITENT AGE 65 yr Plz give advise Read Dr T’s …
Baby with ASD and VSD
Submitted by Dr T on April 1, 2013 – 3:19pm in Cardiac Risks Question: The report of the baby says “Situs solitus samll muscular vsd with l>r shunt?small secundum asd with l.r shunt[pfo] no evidence of pda, coa, normal valves, good lv/rv function. Sex: Male. As of now baby is suffering from Jaundice and some infection. I am not from science …
Are statin drugs harmful?
Submitted by Dr T on March 29, 2013 – 8:36am in Cardiac Risks Question: I am a 75 year old Indian man living in India. six years ago, my medical check up report showed everything was normal, including my cholesterol. But I had hypertension. My doctor put me on the drug Myonit S.R. 2.6, Modlip EZ 10mg and also a BP …
More chest pains after stenting
Submitted by Dr T on March 24, 2013 – 9:23am Question: I am a 43 year old male who had three heart attacks. One at age 34,35, and 36. I have five total stents due to the cholesterol build up. Six years later, I have angina induced by physical activity and stress. I did a stress test (treadmill) and angina …
Diabetes and spasms
Submitted by Dr T on March 24, 2013 – 9:02am Question: I have been getting severe spasms everywhere,but a lot in my rib area I have been given muscle relaxers, 2.5 mil. valium and pain meds. but its not helping. could this be caused from my arteries? I have had a quad. bypass, and I’m diabetic. this has been going …