Hi Sarah,
In patients with a thymoma, low calcium levels are occasionally associated with long QT. Treatment involves correcting abnormal calcium and resection of the thymoma. Otherwise, I...
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Ask Doctor T. Blog
I am about to get a thymectomy due to suspected thymoma.
Recently, the attacks of chest pressure/pain, rapid heart beat and sudden dizziness/nausea worsened and during the last one I was in patient and my right arm suddenly became very heavy, The ER doc was called. when...




