Submitted by Dr T on November 28, 2010 – 4:57pm in Your heart rhythm Question: I am 43 and have concerns with my heart. I have a VERY slow heart rate. It goes as low as 44 at times. I also get heart palpitations. i do not exercise and I smoke a pack a day. I also have low blood …
New onset of tachycardia
Submitted by Dr T on December 3, 2010 – 11:40am in Your heart rhythm Question: About 6 months ago i started having fast heartbeat(110 to 130bpm) while just sitting around or in bed. My internist doctor did stress/blood/holter/pulmonary tests, said I have psvt and prescribed Cardizem, a calcium blocker. i took it for three weeks and stopped because it didn’t …
My Aortic valve is leaking badly
Submitted by Dr T on December 3, 2010 – 7:41pm Question: Three years ago I was diagnosed with severe aortic regurgitation due to a Bisucspid Aortic Valve. I am now 31 years old with a blood pressure stats around 145/50. I’ve always been extremely active playing basketball and lifting weights regularly. Before diagnosis I felt great and had no idea …
Anesthesia and arrhythmias
Submitted by Dr T on December 9, 2010 – 6:52pm in Cardiac Risks Question: Hi, my dad is 56 years old with diabetes and high blood pressure. Yesterday he was supposed to have a bipolar hip replacement and after the anesthesia as they turned him over to start the incision his heart stopped for 2 seconds and they had to …
What do my cardiac ECHO results mean?
Submitted by Dr T on December 15, 2010 – 4:58pm in Other Question: Can you tell me in layman term the findings of my 2D echo result showed as follows: Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy with segmental wall hypokinesia Adequate overall systolic function Doppler evidence of decreased left ventricular compliance Mildly dilated left atrium Compared to the study done last January …
Severe Chestpains and fainting
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 …
I feel these new extra heart beats
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 …
Best wishes for a healthy heart in a healthy body
Submitted by Dr T on December 28, 2010 – 5:02pm Hello everyone, I am Angelina! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday celebration with family and friends; I love the magic of this season and the excitement and anticipation of the New Year about to begin. Many of my clients come to me once the rush is done, the …
Chest pains and coronary artery disease
Submitted by Dr T on January 6, 2011 – 11:18am Question: I am a 34 year old female. I have recently had awful chest pain starting about 4 months ago. I went to my primary physician in September and he told me it was likely because I had a cold and had been coughing and strained something. I went back …
Sudden Death in Athletes
Sudden death in young athletes is a rare but tragic event. Most of these sudden deaths are due to underlying and undiagnosed cardiac conditions. And most of the heart conditions that cause sudden death in young people could have been diagnosed with careful testing. So, it seems to make sense to carefully screen all young athletes for heart problems before …