I hope everyone is faring well this winter and that you have begun the New Year with a healthy start! Since February is American Heart month I thought I would share some information on healthy fats, also referred to as fatty acids. The focus should be on unsaturated fats, which include both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. They have been …
Two Cardiac Echos, two different results
Q: I had an echo done Jan 10 and received 2 different interpretations from the 2 cardios who read it and am very confused.
Ablation and Heart Function
Q; Hi, I am a 47 year old African American woman who has had an ICD/Pacemaker for nearly a year. Right before having my device implanted I was told I had bigeminy heart beats that were severe, and that my EF was around 30%. After placement my EF was up to 42-47%. Now, nearly a year later, I am told …
Sudden cardiac death, cardiac arrest
Q: My father in law had a cardiac arrest in the ambulance while on the way to the hospital. The ambulance was called because he was feeling short in breath. He entered the hospital as pulseless electrical patient and was resuscitated at the hospital. They gave him sedation and put him on dialysis, ventilator and hibernation. After 48 hours he …
Irregular heart beat
Q: I’m 19, and, hopefully, in good health, however, I’m starting to notice that sometimes, quite randomly, my heart will just kick into overdrive and beat really fast, about 118. I also get very hot easily, I’m not sure if that’s linked though. They never usually last longer than 5 minutes, and I can get them when simply relaxing. My …