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In my never ending quest for something interesting to eat and visiting my local butcher, I saw him butterflying a pork tenderloin. When he was done, I asked him what I could do with it and he enlightened about making a roulade, selling me about a pound. Ingredients 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper 2 sprigs of rosemary 5 large …
Plum salsa – I would never have come up with the plums in this recipe; one of the delights of cooking with someone else. Sweet-tart plums; cilantro, lime, and jalapeños to make it a spicy salsa. This food adventure begins thus here, mix and set aside.
Q: Hello – i have just been diagnosed with “Mitral valve regurgitation ” i have apparently had a leaking heart since birth and my valve has prolapsed. and is now leaking. I have seen a cardiologist who has done an echo and a stress test she has advised that the leak is quite moderate and has organized for me to …
In a new study, Small Coronary Vessel PCI outcomes, the authors identified coronary arteries < 3mm in diameter as an independent risk factor for early restenosis. Quoting an article published in 1996:“small arteries remains a major challenge to revascularization procedures, as coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) is limited by high rates of technical failure”, they then identified DES as superior to …
I am a big fan of Halibut, but somewhat hesitant to cook fish at home and usually reserve fishy adventures to a visit to dedicated restaurants, of which Portland, Maine, has a better supply than most cities in other parts of the world. This recipe has cured me of that ailment, and from now on, I will be somewhat more …
Question: is it possible that an emboli can cause an incomplete obstruction or it is a must that emboli are migratory and cause complete obstruction ? also if part of blood clot migrate from thrombus and attach to atheromatoius plaque causing no obstruction is it also called embolus???
Question: I have been taking Zocor for 5 months. About a month ago, I started to have severe leg cramps. Could Zocor be causing this pain? My cholesterol was 240 and is now about 130. Are there any problems with stopping for awhile and starting again? What are the risks?
Question: I just learned that an echocardiogram from 2.5 years ago indicated “mild pulmonary hypertension.” (sPAP was extimated at 38 mmHg.) The echo was done to try to diagnose sudden attacks of shortness of breath that have become less frequent since then. (No luck with a diagnosis, by the way.) My brand new pulmonologist wants to do another echo and …
Question: I just learned that an echocardiogram from 2.5 years ago indicated “mild pulmonary hypertension.” (sPAP was extimated at 38 mmHg.) The echo was done to try to diagnose sudden attacks of shortness of breath that have become less frequent since then. (No luck with a diagnosis, by the way.) My brand new pulmonologist wants to do another echo and …
I am afraid there is no such thing. There may be tortuous coronary arteries, and there is an Acute Coronary Artery Syndrome.