Submitted by Dr T on October 14, 2012 – 9:35am Question: My 65 year old husband received two bare metal stents in 2010 after an angiogram revealed a 30% and 50% blockage. He is diabetic and was recently switched from Actos to Metformin. I’ve since learned that Metformin can sometimes cause vitamin B12 deficiency which can lead to nueropathy. So …
Paroxysmal SupraVentricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
Paroxysmal SupraVentricular Tachycardia (PSVT) Submitted by Dr T on October 11, 2012 – 8:49am in Your heart rhythm Question: I’m 46 years old. I have PSVT for more than twenty years. Most of the time, it has triggered at mid-night due to gastric congestion, usually if I have a drink or two, and late meal. Can gastritis trigger palpitations / …
Depressed breast bone and heart valve disease
Submitted by Dr T on October 9, 2012 – 4:16am Question: Dear Doctor,My 12 year-old son was diagnosed with mild pectus and a mild leaky aortic valve after a follow up with a pediatric cardiologist for an abnormal EKG. The cardiologist said that the mild pectus has caused a slight shift in his heart, which likely caused the abnormal EKG, …
Tiredness a year after a quad bypass
Submitted by Dr T on September 25, 2012 – 11:35am Question: July 25 last year, I had cardiac arrest, and emergency surgery since I’d already flatlined. A few weeks later they replaced my femoral aorta. My attitude is good now, but I’m just absolutely zero energy. In fact, minus about 10 hours, I slept from Friday night until about 10:15 …
Palpitations during menopause
Submitted by Dr T on September 21, 2012 – 6:52pm in Cardiac Risks Question: I am 50 and female. I have been having a few heart palpatations lately, and I have a history of anxiety so I am afraid that is making it worse! As long as I am busy, I feel fine. I have been walking because I am …
Risk of developing coronary artery disease
Submitted by Dr T on September 16, 2012 – 8:21am in Cardiac Risks Question: I have a calcium score of 10 could this cause angina or a heart attack? Answer:Here is your Ca-score: A low score has little meaning and I don’t recoomend using this test as there are better alternatives. Your risk for developing atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries …
My Chest Pain
Submitted by Dr T on September 15, 2012 – 10:22am in Chest Pain Question: I have a chest pain in lower part of left chest.i have gastric problems also.i check it out the ECG also.drs told i don’t have cardiac problem.in my family everybody have the cardiac problems.i loss my mom also in her 44 th age to the same …
Menopause and extra heart beats
Submitted by Dr T on September 7, 2012 – 7:14am Question: 20 years ago I started having episodes of nearly fainting associated with sensations of my heart quivering in my chest. I wore a Holter monitor and was diagnosed with a ventricular arrhythmia. Asthma medication and stress made it worse. By reducing my stress and managing my asthma in such …
PACs
Friday, July 31, 2015 Submitted by Dr T on September 4, 2012 – 8:54am in Your heart rhythm Question: I have been having an occasional irregular heartbeat in the past, it started in march. I have occasional pac’s, they seem to come on during times of high stress or extreme physical exertion. I am a firefighter/paramedic and I notice them …