Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2015
Sometimes when cardiologists read EKGs the results will show a right bundle branch block, left bundle branch block or incomplete bundle branch block. This term refers to a particular appearance of the QRS complex on the EKG. The EKG represents the electrical activity of the heart and we use it to look not only at the heart rate and …
Submitted by Dr T on November 24, 2010 – 11:16am in Chest Pain Question: I have 3 stents , two bare metals and 1 DES since April, 2010 . I’m on Plavix. I wake-up every night with a lot of pressure in my chest. They gave me Isosorbide 30 mg a day, but I still have pain. Should I have …
Submitted by Dr T on November 24, 2010 – 10:47am in Your heart rhythm Question: Hi, I have had AF for 15yrs and was on no medication, I had a stroke 2 yrs ago and was informed i had previously had a stroke about 5 mths earlier. I’m now on coumadin,sotolol and lipitor to prevent another stroke. I don’t smoke,rarely …
Submitted by Dr T on November 24, 2010 – 8:34am in Diet & Recipes While I am waiting for my nutritional and culinary team of Angelina & Pieter to join me and take over this segment of the website, a friend sent me this recipe – just in time for our Thanksgiving diner. To put things in perspective, this side …
Submitted by Dr T on November 23, 2010 – 6:57pm in Your heart rhythm Question: I have been suffered with Tachycardia for two months. My medications have helped lower my heart rate from the occasional 200-210 range. I was wondering if any of you have suggestions as to what is a reasonable rate control and how far I should go …
Submitted by Dr T on November 23, 2010 – 6:21pm in Chest Pain Question: Hello Dr.T. First, let me say, thank you for donating your time and efforts to this wonderful website.Since I was about 13, I’m 36 now, I’ve had these bouts of chest/arm pain…here’s the weird part, it usually only happens when I drink soda early in the …
Submitted by Dr T on November 23, 2010 – 6:01pm Question: Hello, I am a 35 yr. old. male. Been having irregular heartbeats for about 10 years now. Seem to be getting worse. I have been to 6 different cardiologists. Cannot find anything. Have wore a monitor for 2 weeks. Had echos, ekg’s, tilt tables. Just recently had a trip …
Submitted by Dr T on November 20, 2010 – 6:09pm Treatment of the elderly has been a subject on my list of to-do’s for a while. Elderly patients often have a laundry list of problems with their associated treatments and live a life centered on when to take the next pill. At such an advanced age there is little data …
Submitted by Dr T on November 19, 2010 – 9:24am in Cardiac Risks I have had several questions like this. It seems some of these studies are performed without interpretation by an expert. Reports like this are meant to be interpreted by experts who can then explain the results and counsel treatment. The details are often unnecessary. This is yet …
Submitted by Dr T on November 17, 2010 – 9:12pm Heart failure (HF) is a serious, sometimes fatal disease. We have discussed what HF is, what its causes are, and how it is diagnosed. It is now time to discuss treatment: Treatment Treatment of heart failure requires several general measures, along with treatment of the disorder causing heart failure, lifestyle …