Submitted by Dr T on February 28, 2011 – 10:16am in Cardiac Risks Question: I am 17 years old, and I have aortic valve stenosis. I have recently been doing weightlifting, and going to the gym 3 or 4 times a week. Saw my cardiologist on wednesday for my annual check up, mentioned that I was weightlifting and she said …
POTS and PVCs
Submitted by Dr T on February 28, 2011 – 9:38am Question: Hi, occasionally I get a skipped beat followed by head and neck pressure and a flushed face, sometimes the pressure lasts all day or a couple hours after, I also have pots and blood pooling when i stand up. my question is this. when a pvc happens its my …
Heart Transplant with RBBB and PVCs
Submitted by Dr T on February 25, 2011 – 7:45pm in Your heart rhythm Question: I have heart transplant with pacemaker having RBBB and recently I had some frequent PVCs otherwise 5-10 per day. Blood work, ECG and echo found normal. Once I saw low frequency 86 bps inversion of waves (9 of them) on continuous recording. Are these symptoms …
Abnormal heart beats in an athlete
Submitted by Dr T on February 24, 2011 – 5:32pm in Your heart rhythm Question: I am a runner and workout on a regular basis. I have a resting heart rate of 44 and that’s been normal to me. However recently I have noticed that when I am at complete rest sitting up or laying in bed, I have a …
Could I have POTS?
Submitted by Dr T on February 22, 2011 – 7:11pm Question: Hi, I believe I may have pots or orthostatic intolerence and I was hoping you could tell me if I fit the requirements. While im laying down my heart rate is 66-70 but when I stand up it shoots up to 100. Blood starts pooling in my legs and …
Can I avoid a heart procedure with two blocked arteries?
Submitted by Dr T on February 22, 2011 – 6:33pm in Cardiac Risks Question: I am a 52 yr old male,and just had a heart cath and found out i have 2 blocked arteries,one is partial the other fully,is there a way that this can be treated with drugs to completely dissolve the blockages?my alternative is 2 stents i’d like …
Recurrent angina after stenting
Submitted by Dr T on February 17, 2011 – 11:00am in Chest Pain Question: Age 61, Past MI 2004, May of 2010, St elevation and myocardial infarction, stent (2) right coronary artery and stenting (1) to left anterior descending. 4/2010, ABNORMAL NUCLEAR STRESS TEST. 2 stents LAD and left circmlex. Left ventricular with inferior wall hypokinesis of old MI, mild …
How do I keep my HDL low?
Submitted by Dr T on February 16, 2011 – 5:19pm Question: Hello again and thanks for your time…While my over Cholesteral level is good at 150…my HDL is 41 (low average) What foods can I eat to improve my HDL? My Chol/HDL ratio is 3.7 (which I believe is good also). My LDL is 99 and Triglycerides is 42. I …
My five year old child has 1st degree avb with long QTI
Submitted by Dr T on February 16, 2011 – 9:48am in Your heart rhythm Question: My 5 year old daughter went in for an EKG to rule out relations with her minor hearing loss last week. We were informed that she has a 1st degree avb with a possible prolonged QT Interval. We have a repeat EKG and an Echo …
High lipid profile and missing a heart beat
Submitted by Dr T on February 16, 2011 – 9:34am Question: I was being treated for high lipid values since june 2010. TGC at that time was 700. Serium chol 240. Atorlip-F was the medicine prescribed. also i was having uric acid around 8. on 14the january 2011 all my lipid values returned to normal(even lower than min. values prescribed …