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 …
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: …
What is the best treatment for extensive coronary artery disease?
Submitted by Dr T on July 2, 2011 – 8:27am Question: Hi doctor, My dad has just undergone angiogram procedure and found out that he is having 3 blocks in his heart. According to 2 dr who i get oppinion based on d angiogram it is said that he shud get a bypass surgery. Im just wondering is there any …
A racing heart and my risk of coronary artery disease
Submitted by Dr T on August 23, 2011 – 2:05pm in Your heart rhythm Question: Every once in a while my heart will start racing for hours, it will make me tired and I will go and lay down, but my heart has a high heart rate most of the time, I have tried to cut out most caffeine, what …
Cholesterol
Submitted by Dr T on March 7, 2012 – 10:23am Question: I am a 60 year old male. There have been no incidents of heart problems in my family history. My family doctor had prescribed crestor to reduce my cholesterol level last year. I had taken that for several months, and noticed tingling in my hands, my knees hurt so …