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Three vessel coronary artery disease Posted by Dr T on July 21, 2015 – 4:05pm In patients with extensive disease such as yours, by far the best solution is a coronary bypass operation if non-medical treatment is needed. I have written about this extensively and hope reading this link will help you, Look at the results I achieved with my …
What is QTc and Long QT syndrome (LQTS)?
What is QTc and Long QT syndrome (LQTS)? Submitted by Dr T on September 28, 2010 – 2:10pm Question: If I have QT 380, what is the QTc duration?And what you think about overstimation of QT if U wave is present? And derive the present ECG machines conduction intervals from lead II? My first question to you is, why do …
Could I have a thoracic outlet syndrome
Submitted by Dr T on March 15, 2011 – 6:11pm Question: 37 year old female with pain in upper left arm sensitive to touch and collarbone -some swelling in lower forearm had since last august had various tests eventually had MRI which showed 50 % stenosis of subclavian artery – but my consultant doesnt think it is related to …
I have long QTsyndrome. How dangerous is that?
Submitted by Dr T on March 16, 2011 – 8:08am Question: We got propably lqt syndrome 1 or 2 in our family. We undergo genetic tests these days. It was discovered incidentally on my routine ECG, than confirmed on another. I´m now 25, I had only 2 presyncopes/no collapse up to now.I have been played strenous sport all my life …
Pulse wave and Long QT Syndrome
Submitted by Dr T on March 31, 2011 – 9:57am in Your heart rhythm Question: Thanks for all of the good information that you are providing to us about various heart related conditions. Would a radial pulse waveform (audio recording presented graphically) be a close enough representation of an ecg to imply the possibility of long qt syndrome if all …
Marfan syndrome follow-up question
Submitted by Dr T on July 6, 2011 – 8:30am in Cardiac Risks Question: Thank you very much for giving a real response. I am diagnosed with marfan syndrome. and I am also on Beta blockers. I have had my aorta measured a few times and it was around 4.6 cm. I read in your article that people often get …
Bradycardia in children
Submitted by Dr T on May 25, 2013 – 9:28am Question: My son is 3 years old and has airway problems. He had a Type 3 Laryngeal cleft repair in 2012. Otherwise, he seems to be fine. A few months ago we noticed that his heart rate started dropping into the 60’s and 50’s during the night and staying there. …
Pulse wave and Long QT Syndrome
Q: Thanks for all of the good information that you are providing to us about various heart related conditions. Would a radial pulse waveform (audio recording presented graphically) be a close enough representation of an ecg to imply the possibility of long qt syndrome if all of the necessary points appear to be present? I guess, would it be close …
I have long QTsyndrome. How dangerous is that?
Q: We got propably lqt syndrome 1 or 2 in our family. We undergo genetic tests these days. It was discovered incidentally on my routine ECG, than confirmed on another. I´m now 25, I had only 2 presyncopes/no collapse up to now.I have been played strenous sport all my life including soccer, basketball, snowboarding, I played ice hockey for 10 …