Occasional Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Submitted by Dr T on March 12, 2011 – 11:33am in Your heart rhythm Question: I am 43, thin & healthy. I had one 12 hour bout with afib and all heart tests say perfectly normal…My bp is low and that was 4 yrs. ago…since I had 3 or 4 small 2-4 min. bouts and got …
More about atrial fibrillation
Submitted by Dr T on March 12, 2011 – 11:19am Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia. There is no single cause of atrial fibrillation, although it is associated with many conditions: Most common causes Hypertension (high blood pressure) Coronary artery disease Heart valve disease After heart surgery Chronic lung disease Heart failure Cardiomyopathy Congenital heart disease Pulmonary embolism Less …
Tightness in chest for 3-4 days which later supsided
Submitted by Dr T on March 11, 2011 – 9:58am in Cardiac Risks Question: I am 37 yrs old with medim hight and weight 72kg with no history of any disease but frequent allergic cold and sneezing.Some ten days ago i experienced sort of tight in upper portion of chest which went away after two three days .later i consulted …
Atrial Fibrillation
Submitted by Dr T on March 10, 2011 – 4:39pm in Cardiac Risks Question: How long can an elderly person with less than 40% heart function live with his heart in constant atrial fibrillation. Thanks for your time. Most patients do very well with this condition, but if AF persists, it requires to take a blood thinner such as …
Bluish cold fingers
Submitted by Dr T on March 10, 2011 – 4:18pm in Other Question: let me start that here in Greece it’s very very very cold today. anyhow, my hands and feet are ALWAYS VERY COLD and sometimes go numb if i carry something heavy or wake me up at night being numb. I was watching t.v with my hubby and …
Tummy tuck surgery for a heart patient
Submitted by Dr T on March 10, 2011 – 3:18pm in Cardiac Risks Question: I had a heart attack three years ago. Last fall I had a complete cardio check up and everything is great. Before my HA I was extremely active and I still am. I would very much like to have a tummy tuck and was wondering what …
How many stents are too many
Submitted by Dr T on March 9, 2011 – 10:16pm in Cardiac Risks Question: Someone told me that they had 22 stents. Is this possible or should they have had another procedure? Patients like this do much better with a Coronary Bypass Procedure, live longer and spend a lot less money! I wish I could tell you it isn’t …
Results of the first one thousand evaluations of our Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment Calculator
Submitted by Dr T on March 2, 2011 – 3:42pm in Professionals 1012 Questionnaires using our Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment Calculator have now been answered. I thought it would be interesting to analyze some of the results and show what they look like. The results are listed here: https://www.cardiachealth.org/cardiac-healthcare-providers/cardiac-health-news/sts-risk-analysis Information like this becomes interesting, once many records from the same …
Good Food for Spring
Submitted by Dr T on March 1, 2011 – 2:52pm It is hard to believe March is here and that spring is just around the corner! As much as I enjoy the winter, I am ready for warm air, flowers and green grass! I am also gearing up for my annual spring-cleaning and so I was thinking that I would …
Should I use a statin?
Submitted by Dr T on March 1, 2011 – 9:27am in Other Question: My Dr. has recommended taking a low dose SIMVASTATIN. I DON’T WISH TO DO THAT. MY OVERALL CHOLESTERoL IS 254. I KNOW THIS IS HIGH BUT MY HDL IS 108 TRIGYLCERIDES 79 AND LDL IS 130. RATIO IS 2.4 AM I BEING FOOLISH NOT TO TAKE IT. …