Submitted by Dr T on January 21, 2012 – 8:29pm in Chest Pain Question: my husband is 46 he has had 3 heart attacks and last week he had his 6th stent put in now 2 days ago he told me he feels a pinching in his chestand his right arm and shoulder hurts is this a sign of another …
Is my husband’s aorta too large?
Submitted by Dr T on January 21, 2012 – 8:24pm in Other Question: My husband has been having his aorta watched. Two years ago, his ascending aorta measured 3.8 cm. Two years later it is still 3.8 cm- has remained the same. One doc is calling it an aneurysm, another thinks it might just be normal for my husband’s size- …
Multaq and Pradaxa for A fib
Submitted by Dr T on January 18, 2012 – 10:17am in Your heart rhythm Question: My dad is a 69 years old, and had bypass surgery in ’04. No heart attacks. He does have a leaky valve, doc doesn’t seem to concerned with that. Recently, he went into what they called a “controlled a fib. Dad was not symptomatic, just …
Multaq (Dronedarone) for A fib treatment
Multaq (Dronedarone) for A fib treatment In December 2011, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Multaq (Dronedarone) should not be used by patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF). In these patients, dronedarone doubles the rate of cardiovascular death, stroke and heart failure, the FDA said. However, the FDA said dronedarone is still safe to treat patients with brief bouts …
Concerns about the use of Pradaxa for stroke prevention
New reports are raising concerns about Pradaxa, because of serious and sometimes fatal bleeding associated with the drug. A recent analysis found Pradaxa was “significantly associated with a higher risk” of heart attacks and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The study concluded that “the overall benefit and risk balance of dabigatran use appears to be favorable in patients with AF …
The use of a statin may increase your risk of diabetes.
A new study found that found that statin therapy – statins of all types – is associated with an 50% increased risk for diabetes. Doctors often prescribe statins for patients with high cholesterol to reduce their risk of a heart attack or stroke. Various medications that include statins can lower your blood cholesterol levels.For patients with high or abnormal cholesterol …
Circulation problems in my arm
Submitted by Dr T on January 11, 2012 – 12:49pm in Other Question: HI. I dont know you are the right person but here it is in Winter season my hands got cold specialy right hand.I dont know whats the matter . i live in pakistan and i know if go to doctor he,ll just give me some medicine without …
Pvc during/after exercise
Submitted by Dr T on January 9, 2012 – 7:40am in Your heart rhythm Question: last month I was doing some exercise on the elleptical. I was about 30 minutes in to my routine, sweating and breathing at a high rate…when I quit my exercise routine, Suddenly I felt my heart was skipping, it felt like it was skipping/ missing …
Best Diets Overall
U.S. News & World Report ranks the DASH diet as #1 DASH was developed to fight high blood pressure, not as an all-purpose diet. US News panel of experts gave it high marks for its nutritional completeness, safety, ability to prevent or control diabetes, and role in supporting heart health. Pros & Cons • Heart healthy• Nutritionally sound• Lots of …
heart valve bulky
Submitted by Dr T on January 3, 2012 – 9:28am in Cardiac Risks Question: Dear Sir,I am 25 year old. I have a problem that my anterior mitral leaflet is elongated,bulky,redundant & mild prolapse. I have trivial mitral regurgitation also.have i a major problem.plz tell me that when i shall in 55 year old then valve will be prolapse compare …