Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2015
Submitted by Dr T on December 26, 2010 – 7:33pm in Your heart rhythm Question: My daughter is 28 and told she is in excellent health but recently has had episodes of very rapid heart beat over 100. F or about 6 weeks her heart is pounding so hard she is unable to sleep. Her blood pressure is low not …
Submitted by Dr T on December 23, 2010 – 9:26am in Cardiac Risks Question: Dear Sir,Extremely sorry to bother you. I am 33 years old.I had an EKG that said Normal Sinus Rhythm, Septal Infarction and heart rate 103 bpm. I was sufering from severe physical and mental stress for almost a week before the EKG. I had a very …
Anatomy | Right Side | Left Side | Interior | Septum | Valves | Conduction | Blood Flow | Coronaries How your heart works Your heart is located under the ribcage in the center of your chest between your right and left lungs.A normal, healthy, adult heart is about the size of an average fist: Your heart is a muscle that pumps …
Submitted by Dr T on December 22, 2010 – 5:08pm in Cardiac Risks Question: my father is hypertensive and 40 years old.the other day he suddenly got high bp and was taken to ER.the bp was fluctuating too much but got under control.the very next day the doctor performed stress test which didnot involve exercise.it and other cardiac tests like …
Submitted by Dr T on December 22, 2010 – 10:49am Question: I am a 26 yr old male. 5ft 8in tall and 218lbs. I have done one Anabolic steroid cycle with testosterone early in 2009. I also have a history of Anxiety and Hypochondria. I was hospitalized as a result of my steroid use. The ER doctor admitted me because …
Submitted by Dr T on December 21, 2010 – 12:03pm Question: Iron deficiency anemia can cause a high platelet count but can it also cause platelets to clump?My Lab work said my platelets were clumped on my blood smear but appeared to be increased in number so a manual differential in 8 weeks. This is the second sample in two …
Submitted by Dr T on December 18, 2010 – 5:47pm in Diet & Recipes If you are like me, you get inspired to make dinner using a recipe that is fun to eat, quick and easy to make and especially, not too expensive. All too often however, there are leftovers, or you get bored with the recipe and want to …
Submitted by Dr T on December 17, 2010 – 10:36pm Question: Im 56 years old. 6 ft and weigh 180.In good health. Last checkup everything was fine. Perfect ekg heart checked out ok lungs clear.My question to you is recently I have been experiencing unusual skips in my heart.I am used to the normal skipped beats and had them all …
Submitted by Dr T on December 16, 2010 – 11:54am LONDON, Dec. 16, 2010: In a press release by Viron Therapeutics about the protective effects of VT-111 during stenting, the CEO of the company announced: “Although the use of cardiovascular stents have dramatically improved the outcomes for patients with occlusive coronary artery disease, numerous studies have shown that the procedure …
Submitted by Dr T on December 16, 2010 – 11:16am in Cardiac Risks Question: I am a 51 year old woman who is fit and healthy, low cholesterol, low fat diet, no food before bedtime, low to average BP and pulse. Grandfather died of heart attack at 53 the other at 73, father died early of trauma, grandmothers died of …