Former President Bill Clinton has become a vegetarian and now weighs again what he did in high school, and was recently named PETA’s 2010 Person of the Year. With a history of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and quadruple bypass surgery (CABG), followed by two coronary artery stents (PCI) last winter, Mr. Clinton changed his lifestyle completely once he realized “I …
My son had a Cyanotic complex congenital heart defect
Submitted by Dr T on September 20, 2010 – 11:09am Question: My son had Cyanotic complex congenital heart defect he only survived ten days now im wondering what exactly was formed wrong with his heart? I am so sorry about your loss. Although much can be done, some heart defects are just to complex to be fixable. Let me explain …
How serious is a left to right shunt and what will it take to repair it?
Submitted by Dr T on September 20, 2010 – 10:06am Circulation in a nutshell: Normally, O2 poor (“Venous”) blood from the right side of your heart goes to the lungs where CO2 is removed and replaced with O2. This is called the ‘Pulmonary” circulation. It then returns to the left side of your heart where the now O2 rich (“Arterial”) …
A weak heart; one more year to live?
Submitted by Dr T on September 19, 2010 – 5:24pm in Cardiac Risks Question: my dr says I may have year or more to live I aam 83 had rhuematic heart andwonder what I can do to improve I think I am fortunate to get this farmy dr says I may have year or more to live I aam 83 …
Palpitations and fainting
Submitted by Dr T on September 19, 2010 – 4:53pm Question: Hi, My husband has been having heart trouble now for 3 years. His dortors have recently told us that they basically have no idea what the cause is or what to do next.His heart rate (does not matter what he is doing at time)will all of a sudden go …
I have a very high hs-CRP level. What does that mean?
Submitted by Dr T on September 19, 2010 – 4:20pm in Other Question: My Hs-crp level is way out of range 26 ,yet my cholesterol and triglycerides etc are in range,what tests can specify exactly where the problem lies? Patients with hs-CRP > 3.0 mg/L, are probably at a high risk for developing coronary artery disease if other risk factors …
Ginger Butternut Squash Soup
Submitted by Dr T on September 18, 2010 – 1:50pm Soup… If there is one other thing that I might do for a living, it is to be a master soup chef. Stock made from left over chicken, added onions, carrots, garlic and celery… Prepping for the real thing, dicing the ingredients, in the stock and cooking away on the …
I have Circulation or Nerve problems in my arm
Submitted by Dr T on September 18, 2010 – 10:50am Question: I have localized pain that is also sensitive to touch that tends to radiate from my collarbone to the front of my shoulder and down through the front of my biceps. I’m trying to figure out what is causing this pain. I would say it was a product of …
I have a very slow heart rate (Bradycardia)
I have a very slow heart rate (Bradycardia) Submitted by Dr T on September 18, 2010 – 7:48am Question: Sir before two years i performed a test which shows sinus braydicardia otherwise a noemal ecg. At that time i was having a pulse reate of 58 bpm but during these days my pulse remains only 48 bpm. Is this serious …
About refudiate and the noninferiority of MACCE
Submitted by Dr T on September 16, 2010 – 9:37pm The study I just reviewed (SYNTAX 3 Analysis) had a couple of words that I would like to talk to you about. The first one is “noninferiority“. In the age of “refudiate“, it should be no surprise that new words arrive every now and then, but “noninferiority”? In SYNTAX it …