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Question: Hello Dr T My name is Ray and I live in the UK. I suffered 2 heart attacks last March within about 5 days of each other (the first one wasn’t picked up on by the Paramedics). I had a stent in my right coronary artery. I am 78.5 KG and 5’10 ½” tall (Ed: BMI=24.78 – normal weight) …
Question: Hi. Can you please explain the difference between a heart attack and Broken Heart Syndrome. My daughter had a baby and then the next day was told she was having a heart attack. Her cardiac enzymes did elevate. Now the doctor is calling it Broken heart syndrome. Would cardiac enzymes elevated with broken heart syndrome or only in …
Diabetes affects nearly 26 million people, 8.3 percent of the U.S. population, or almost 100 million people if patients with pre-diabetes are included. The number of Americans with diabetes is projected to double or triple by 2050. Cardiovascular disease, and specifically, angina, is the number one killer in America. Diabetics are at a particularly high risk of developing heart attacks and stroke with …