Submitted by Dr T on September 11, 2011 – 10:40am in Professionals Diastolic dysfunction is prevalent in obese people age 45 years and older and worsens with time. In a recent JAMA article only 25% had a BMI <25% and >75% were treated with cardiovascular medications:
PVC and Flying
Submitted by Dr T on September 10, 2011 – 2:36pm Question: I am 43 yrs old healthy male who was diagnosed with harmless PVCs. Before one year i have done my routine stress ECG and heart ECHO and all results come back normal. Three month later i was diagnosed with harmless PVCs and my doctor have considered my normal stress …
Heart flutters, chest pains and my thyroid
Submitted by Dr T on September 10, 2011 – 8:42am in Your heart rhythm Question: I’ll start from the beginning, I’m a 29 year mother of 2, 5’5″ 160lbs. I had a hysterectomy over a year ago because of endometriosis. About 8 months ago I was having pain in my neck/thyroid and soon after started having flutters and chest pains. …
Coumadin
COUMADIN (Warfarin) is used to help prevent and treat blood clots in the legs, lungs, and those clots associated with heart-valve replacement or an irregular, rapid heartbeat called atrial fibrillation: COUMADIN is indicated: For the prophylaxis and/or treatment of venous thrombosis and its extension, and pulmonary embolism. For the prophylaxis and/or treatment of the thromboembolic complications associated with atrial fibrillation …
Chest pain and risk of coronary artery disease, Prinzmetal’s angina
Submitted by Dr T on September 9, 2011 – 8:50am in Chest Pain Question: I have been experiencing chest pain for several years. Went to the ER in 2006 with this pain. They admitted me because my EKG was abnormal but said that enzymes were normal. They first told me I was having an acute heart attack before doing the …
Nitroglycerin (NTG)
Nitroglycerin (NTG) Nitroglycerin is used medically as a vasodilator to treat heart conditions, such as angina and heart failure. It is one of the oldest and most useful drugs for treating heart disease by shortening or even preventing attacks of angina. Nitroglycerin comes in forms of tablets, sprays or patches. Blood returning from the body in the veins must be …
Dabigatran
Dabigatran (Pradaxa) is an oral blood-thinner, used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation and and is comparable with warfarin (Coumadin). Like coumadin, dabitagran has a risk for bleeding if too much is taken as well, but patients don’t have to have their blood checked regularly, or adjust their dosage. Thus, it appears …
Recovery Arrhythmia
Submitted by Dr T on September 8, 2011 – 12:16pm in Your heart rhythm Question: i am a healthy person with my heart function normal proved by Stress ECG and Echo, yet sometime after moderate exercise i develop some arrhythmia and irregular beats. I was diagnosed with harmless PVCs and i used to have them at rest. My doctor told …
More on exercise PVCs
Submitted by Dr T on September 8, 2011 – 12:05pm in Your heart rhythm Question: 1- Are PVCs that happen after activities or exercise in a normal heart function still harmless and not a cause of worry or carry a risk?2- During any arrhythmia onset (like A-fib or V-tach) what causes the syptoms assoiated like feeling dizzy, lightheaded or short …
Ventricular fibrillation (VF)
Ventricular fibrillation (VF) Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is an uncontrolled twitching or quivering of the muscle fibers of the lower chambers of your heart. During ventricular fibrillation, blood is no longer pumped out of your heart. The most common cause of VF is a heart attack. However, VF can also occur whenever the heart does not get enough oxygen or with …