| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| arrhythmia ectopic | 11/12/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: My dad was diagnosed for arrhythmia ectopic. He is 58 years old,173 cm tall, 75 kg weight, and ...
A: Is the ectopic rhythm premature beats, not atrial fibrillation? Premature beats don't usually cause ...
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| Ongoing chest pain | 11/12/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am a 25 year old female. For around 4 years now I have been having left sided chest pain that ...
A: Most likely not heart related. The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the ...
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| Heartbeat in stomach. | 11/12/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: How are you doing? Have a question about something that i noticed last week. I'm 6'2, 220 with a ...
A: Probably normal. The heart rests on the diaphragm and heart beat is easily felt in the abdomen ...
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| Hope you can help | 11/11/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I HAD ONE EPISODE YESTERDAY AND ABOUT 4 TODAY. MY HEART STARTS TO BEAT FORCEFULLY FOR A FEW SECONDS ...
A: You're probably feeling skipped heart beats. Each skip is followed by avery forceful beat. Skipped ...
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| Leaking valve | 11/10/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I just got back from my annual cardio visit. I am 5'10" and I weigh 182 lbs. I run an average of 15 ...
A: There's controversy about when to operate on a leaky mitral valve, but my opinion is that as long as ...
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| Emotions after a triple bypass | 11/10/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: My father had a triple bypass in June of this year. His recovery was very quick and he was back to ...
A: If he goes untreated, he will probably slowly recover. Expression of suicidal thoughts should lead ...
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| Emotions after a triple bypass | 11/10/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: My father had a triple bypass in June of this year. His recovery was very quick and he was back to ...
A: Yes. Post-surgery depression, or loss of some control mechanisms in the brain as the result of ...
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| Heart spasms | 11/9/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am a 21 year old female weighing between 122-126 lbs and am 5 foot 4. I have been a pretty active ...
A: The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If ...
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| Chest Pain | 11/9/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am a 37 year old woman - I am not overweight, I don't smoke, and I exercise fairly regularly. ...
A: The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If ...
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| mitral valve symptoms | 11/8/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: My husband had endocarditis due to a bacterial blood infection. He now has a "leaky" valve. He sees ...
A: I wouldn't live with it until every possibility has been looked out. How fast does his heart beat ...
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| heart flutter | 11/8/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am a 31 year old male who has been running for 6 years. Im in pretty good shape. A few months ago ...
A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ...
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| type 1 heart block | 11/8/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: 72 kg, 167 cm not taking any medication and have a normal blood pressure. about a month ago for no ...
A: The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If ...
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| Weirdness | 11/7/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: What I am feeling for the past few weeks is a tightness in my upper chest on the left side towards ...
A: The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If ...
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| Heart palpitations, chest heaviness, fatigue | 11/7/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am a 29 year old, active (run approx 10-13 miles per week) healthy female, and approximately one ...
A: Measure your blood pressure sitting and then standing quietly for 1,3 and 5 minutes. If it gets ...
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| THUMPING IN CENTER OF CHEST | 11/7/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: Richardson: I am just wondering if feeling a thump in the center of your chest is something life ...
A: No not life or health threatening. You're probably feeling skipped heart beats, which are normal ...
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| anything and everything | 11/6/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: OK, so I'm only 16 but my doctor stumbled on an irregular heartbeat during my physical. I went and ...
A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ...
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| Should i be worried? | 11/6/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I'm 35 with Type II Diabetes, overweight by about 30 pounds and sinus tachy, high triglycerides and ...
A: Left atrial enlargement means the upper chamber of the heart, probably the left heart, is larger ...
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| PVC and Exercise | 11/5/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am a 20 year old male with frequent PVC's and high blood pressure for my age. I had an echo in ...
A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ...
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| Heart beating fast | 11/5/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: 3 months before, My heart started beating fast, I went to the doctor and I had taken ECG, Holter and ...
A: Need more information. How fast? Does it speed up and slow down abruptly, in one heart beat, or ...
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| Energy levels and heart rate? | 11/4/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I'm a 21 year old male, just shy of 6' tall and I weigh 180lbs. About 3 years ago I weighed 280lbs, ...
A: Low heart rate is very good, promises long life, and would not deprive you of energy. Low BP might ...
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| SKIPPED BEATS | 11/4/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: Mr. Richardson: I just had, what it felt like, about 3 skipped beats in a row. I do not have any ...
A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ...
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| Dizzy | 11/3/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I've had enough of this. I REALLY need to exercise. It's been keeping me sane for years of battle ...
A: If the dizziness is spinning, like you were spinning round and round or the room is spinning around ...
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| ECG RESULT | 11/3/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I asked you a question a few weeks ago, but have since been in hospital and came home 3 day's ago. I ...
A: EKG's are not very sensitive to clogging of coronary arteries. The stress test is the next step to ...
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| radio frequency catheter ablation for pvcs | 11/2/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am considering RCA to see if it reduces the PVCs that are keeping me from running, biking and even ...
A: Ablation of PVC's is very tricky. I sure would try medicines like flecainide or sotalol first. If ...
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| Chest Pain | 11/2/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: Dr, Sub: Chest pain on the left chest. Shortness of breadth. I am 58 year old. For the last two ...
A: The most common cause of chest pain is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If you can modify ...
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| CAG and attempted PCI to LCX | 11/1/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: My dad is 67 yrs old.He underwent CAG and attempted PCI to LCX, and its report is like this.... ...
A: His outlook seems good. He has already built bypasses around the blockage. He needs no further ...
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| atrial fibrillation in a 37 yr old male | 11/1/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I'm a 37 year old male, 5'11", 215 lbs with normal BP and suffering from GERD for which I take ...
A: Flecainide is effective in preventing or getting rid of atrial fib. You'll need an echocardiogram ...
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| pounding heart and feeling of breath loss | 11/1/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I'm 50 years old good health active male, family history father congestive heart past@ 73 years. I ...
A: How fast does it beat when you feel it beating unusually hard? How long does the hard beating last? ...
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| Positive and Negative R waves in Lead III | 10/31/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am a 22 year old male, 5'10" and 165 pounds. I recently had an EKG recorded (I was the patient) ...
A: Only to say the EKG is normal. The changes with respiration are because the heart swings downward ...
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| heart rate | 10/31/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: Richardson...I am wondering if my heart rate is normal. In the mornings before getting out of bed my ...
A: You need not be concerned. Heart rate up to 140 is normal. Please exercise regularly. Exercise ...
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| heart and h1n1 | 10/31/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: Richardson, I hope you can help me out with this question. I was diagnosed with SVT six years ago. ...
A: I think you can get the H1N1 shot, tho I wish you would ask the health department in your city or ...
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| SVT vs. IST | 10/30/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I have had short episodes where my heart feels like it is racing, I get dizzy, and sometimes ...
A: Sounds more like SVT. SVT would start and stop abruptly, in one heart beat, whereas IST would speed ...
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| left side chest pain that radiates | 10/30/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: im a 24 yr old male. cholesterol 245, ive been having this left side chest pain for about a yr now. ...
A: Yes, chest wall pain can cause all the pains you describe. The tests would have picked up any heart ...
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| left side chest pain that radiates | 10/30/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: im a 24 yr old male. cholesterol 245, ive been having this left side chest pain for about a yr now. ...
A: I sent you an answer to this question last Sunday at 11:32 pm. Here is that answer The most common ...
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| low pressure left arm | 10/29/2009 | Frank J. Pearl, M.D. |
Q: I checked my blood pressure at home in the evening on my left arm and it was 96/48. I was scared ...
A: Blood pressure can vary from the time it takes to measure it in one arm until you measure it in the ...
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| cheast, head, shoulder pain | 10/29/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am a healthy 5'3" 20 year old and weigh 105lbs . For over the past week or two I have been having ...
A: Pain down one side of the body could come from spinal trouble. Be sure you don't have a rash with ...
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| New EKG with new notes | 10/29/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: Richardson, You answered my question about a month ago about an EKG that was taken by my doctor. ...
A: I can't see your EKG. It certainly sounds like a normal variant. Placing the chest leads too high ...
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| mystery cause of a fib and enlarged aorta | 10/29/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: My mom who is a very healthy 84 year old, physically active but with managed (?) hypertension has ...
A: 1. The cause of the large aorta are age and high blood pressure. 2. Yes, salt and inadequate meds ...
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| Mild Mitral Valve Prolapse (Echo report included) | 10/28/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I had an echo done in March of 2001 because I began having all these weird symptoms of panic and ...
A: Mild MVP will never be a problem. It doesn't progress with age. It didn't show up on M mode ...
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| High cholesterol | 10/27/2009 | David Richardson |
Q: I am a white woman 52 years old and my LDL is 173, VLDL is 22 Triglyc. 112 HDL is 69 Total ...
A: LDL is more important. I agree with your doctor. The medicine, called statin, has beneficial ...
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