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) …
High Cholesterol, high HDL, low triglycerides
Question: I’d like to ask a question about my recent cholesterol test results. I had it tested for the first time ever recently. I am a 38-yr-old female, 5’3″ and 115 lbs, no known health issues. I do cardio exercise 4 -6 days a week for a half hour. My diet is fairly healthy, as I actively avoid high …
Broken Heart Syndrome
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 …
Portland Community Free Clinic Golf Tournament
The 3rd Annual Golf Tournament to support the Portland Community Free Clinic is just around the corner! Join us with a golf foursome, sponsor, or both! Visit our golf website to learn more or to register! Where: Nonesuch River Golf Club, in Scarborough, Maine. When: Thursday, September 14, 2017. Time: 1 pm. Shotgun start. Purpose: To support the The Friends of the Portland Community Free Clinic, …
Mt. Katahdin Fundraiser
We have an exciting fundraising event planned for the Friends of the Portland Community Free Clinic. Twelve hikers have committed to climbing Mt. Katahdin on July 10-12, 2016. Each individual has pledged to raise at least $1,000–our total goal is to raise $15,000 for the PCFC through this event. This event was spurred on by a grant received last year …
What treatment for a heart blockage is best?
Question: I have been advised by my primary physician to schedule a cardiac catherization and possible stent placement procedure after having a Nuclear Stress Test with the following “Findings: The study quality is excellent. There is no transient LV ischemic dilatation noted. The left ventricular chamber dimensions are normal. There is a mild to moderately reduced perfusion defect of moderate …
Help!
Question: I’m 61 and on my last visit to my cardiologist, he wanted to do a heart cath to see if anything was going on in my heart. I had been to the emergency room 2X in the prior two months with high BP 200/110 on one occasion and 180/100 on the other. In both cases my heart rate …
Eight failed stents in a row!
Question: i just had a heart attack again on the 19 of march 2016 they put a stent in me again to open up the flow this will be my 8th stent but now i am still having a lot of presure in my chest is that normal it is uncomfortible or is there something else going on? Answer: …