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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Possible heart problems | 2/11/2012 |
| Q: over a month ago I've started having times of significant discomfort with my digestion. They usually ... A: The tired and faint feeling is from stimulation of the vagus nerve by the impending diarrhea. That ... | |
| persistant left side chest pain | 2/10/2012 |
| Q: info: had constant left side chest pain and tightness, heart palpitations when chest pain is at ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| heart pvcs | 2/9/2012 |
| Q: i asked several questions in regards to pvcs and you said no matter how many in a normal heart they ... A: 1. That article forced me to increase the risk of PVCs slightly. But the article has the ... | |
| Abnormal EKG | 2/8/2012 |
| Q: I am a healthy 19 year old (5'4, 130 lbs. normal blood pressure - 120/80. i am prescribed ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| Heart Palpitations | 2/8/2012 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I have experienced palpitations in the last couple of weeks and since I am overly ... A: If your palpitations are skipped beats, they are not scary. Skipped beats are normal heart ... | |
| pvcs | 2/7/2012 |
| Q: i have been diagnosed with pvcs in both ventricles. Is that dangerous? i have had echos (3of them) 2 ... A: The right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) is the site of origin of the most common type of ... | |
| pain right side | 2/5/2012 |
| Q: I'm a 35 year old male lately I've been having chest pain on my left side its above and be love te ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| Palpitations/Rapid Heart rate | 2/5/2012 |
| Q: Richardson: There are couple types of palpitations i experience.. 1. Sometimes heart rate seems to ... A: The faster heart rate, 85-102, is sinus tachycardia. Perfectly normal. The thuds and skips are ... | |
| panic or heart attack??? | 2/4/2012 |
| Q: ..I am a 26 yr old female. I have some questiond regarding heart attack. I am having panic attacks ... A: Yes, the weird sensation is due to coughing. To lessen risk of heart attack, exercise a lot, ... | |
| panic or heart attack??? | 2/4/2012 |
| Q: ..I am a 26 yr old female. I have some questiond regarding heart attack. I am having panic attacks ... A: Heart attack is EXTREMELY rare in women below age 50. Chest pain from coughing is not heart ... | |
| A-Fib on top of PVC's, Anxiety | 2/3/2012 |
| Q: You were instrumental in addressing my concerns back in September of 2006 and I always speak of you ... A: 1. No time at all. Only nitroglycerine-type meds require waiting before Viagra. 2. All drugs have ... | |
| A-Fib on top of PVC's, Anxiety | 2/3/2012 |
| Q: You were instrumental in addressing my concerns back in September of 2006 and I always speak of you ... A: Anxiety can precipitate afib by releasing adrenaline from sympathetic nerves and the adrenal glands. ... | |
| pvcs | 2/2/2012 |
| Q: i have been diagnosed with pvcs in both ventricles. Is that dangerous? i have had echos (3of them) 2 ... A: Yes, PVCs, no matter how many, are normal heart activity in someone with normal echo. ... | |
| arteial filleberration | 1/31/2012 |
| Q: im 78 and in good health with well controlled diabetes mild kidney impairment and hypertensin.last ... A: I'm not expert enough in Pradaxa in people with impaired kidneys to satisfactorily answer your ... | |
| heart disease | 1/30/2012 |
| Q: I am a 46 yr female. Had a negative stress test, echo, and holtor last year. Holtor showed rare pvc ... A: If the stress test was monitored by radioisotopes or echo, a negative test gives you 95% probability ... | |
| Lightheadedness, etc. | 1/28/2012 |
| Q: Richardson, I have not written in a long time and it is so nice to put a face finally to a name. ... A: Lightheaded standing means your blood pressure gets too low when you stand. I take ibuprofen 800 ... | |
| Heart problem | 1/28/2012 |
| Q: Age 57(Male) Final diagnosis # Type 2DM # ACS- ASMI(10/4/2011) Post STK(10/4/2011) ... A: If STK stands for stroke, and if the stroke involved his left arm, then the weak left arm is ... | |
| High Blood Pressure | 1/27/2012 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I am 58 year old female, and stand 5'3" and weigh 105 lbs. I am in good physical ... A: Sometimes people in their 50's get narrowing of the artery to one or both kidneys that causes high ... | |
| Tachycardia | 1/27/2012 |
| Q: I am a diabetic and have been for 20 years. Type 2. tablet controlled. Within a year my pulse rate ... A: Fever, severe anemia, hyperthyroidism and pheo are all I can think of. Try 1/2 a tablet of ... | |
| fluttery chest | 1/26/2012 |
| Q: and thank you for being there. I'm a 50-year-old male, a vegetarian, in good health. For the last ... A: With no change in pulse, its's probably not skipped heart beats. Maybe little contractions of ... | |
| Blood Pressure | 1/25/2012 |
| Q: I have been having trouble finding a blood pressure medicine I can take without bad side effects. I ... A: Clonidine is very safe. It may lower standing BP enough to make you dizzy when you stand up. No ... | |
| atenolol or metoprolol | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: I am male 54 years old with HBP Recently I underwent regular check up I furnish below my report My ... A: J. Metoprolol has shorter duration of action than atenolol, unless you get Toprol extended release. ... | |
| slow pulse rate | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: dr richardson,i live in atlanta ga where the cardiology doctors are few and far between.im 78 in ... A: What about increasing the dose of metoprolol? 100 mg twice a day is the maximum recommended dose. ... | |
| MVP | 1/24/2012 |
| Q: Richardson, first of all thank you for taking your time to answer the following questions. I'm 24 ... A: 1. Yes, many athletes get mild concentric left ventricular hypertrophy. It assists in pumping blood ... | |
| painful palp | 1/23/2012 |
| Q: my question is can you.. or is it possible to have a painful palpitation ? i thought i experienced ... A: Yes, echo and stress test are applicable for at least seven years. Replacement of aortic valve has ... | |
| MVP | 1/22/2012 |
| Q: Richardson, first of all thank you for taking your time to answer the following questions. I'm 24 ... A: Mitral Valve Prolapse without regurgitation is not now and never will be a problem. You can ... | |
| Heart palpitations - caused by mitral valve? | 1/20/2012 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I'm a 39 year old female, 5'4", 135 lbs., my average blood pressure is 100/70. I ... A: PACs and PVCs are the palpitations. They are normal heart activity, occur in about half of us ... | |
| bicuspid aorta | 1/19/2012 |
| Q: I have a bicuspid aorta with no leak regurgitation narrowing or dilation.. I am 27 do a lot of ... A: The average life expectancy of those with bicuspid aortic valves is the same as those without it. n ... | |
| Heart murmur | 1/18/2012 |
| Q: I'm 22 years old, 5'9 tall, weight 127 pounds and have a heart murmur since birth. I've been told I ... A: Your heart is doing very well as shown by your exercise ability. Vodka and electrocution in the ... | |
| coronary artery spasm | 1/17/2012 |
| Q: As i have anxiety disorder since last 10 years with chest pain, short of breath & chest tightness, ... A: Your palpitation with shortness of breath and chest tightness are not likely to be spasm, but just ... | |
| Mild tachycardia | 1/16/2012 |
| Q: Ive recently had intermittent spells (2-3 days apart) of tachycardia. First time I went to hospital ... A: 1, HR in 50's and 60's is quite normal. The lower limit of normal for heart rate is 45 awake, 35 ... | |
| Mild tachycardia | 1/16/2012 |
| Q: Ive recently had intermittent spells (2-3 days apart) of tachycardia. First time I went to hospital ... A: 1. Very familiar. If it starts slowly over several minutes and stops gradually over several ... | |
| coronary artery spasm | 1/15/2012 |
| Q: As i have anxiety disorder since last 10 years with chest pain, short of breath & chest tightness, ... A: No. Spasm can last long enough and be severe enough to cause heart attack with death of heart muscle ... | |
| Bicuspid aortic valve | 1/14/2012 |
| Q: I am rposting my query with two more symptoms I forgot to mention earlier and the Echo reports. I ... A: S. It's almost impossible for me to read the second echo report. Can you enlarge it before sending ... | |
| coronary artery spasm | 1/14/2012 |
| Q: As i have anxiety disorder since last 10 years with chest pain, short of breath & chest tightness, ... A: 1. Spasm can produce brief pain or pain that lasts for hours. 2. Yes, the pain subsides on its own. ... | |
| hard beats following pacemaker implant | 1/13/2012 |
| Q: I am a 34 y.o. woman who had a pacemaker implanted 3 weeks ago for Sick Sinus Syndrome r/t 2 ... A: Yes, at least I think the pacemaker is causing the hard beats. Can you call the pacemaker ... | |
| echo vs ct scan | 1/13/2012 |
| Q: I was wondering would a normal ct scan from 5 years ago still be good today? The only symptoms I ... A: Ectopics during exercise are a symptom of CAD. Extra beats are not caused by ischemia, but ischemia ... | |
| Frequent multifocal PVC´s, Bigeminy, Trigeminy | 1/12/2012 |
| Q: Richardson, I have been asking you questions before on this site and I have really appreciated your ... A: 1. Perhaps a tiny bit of a risk, tho the studies may have been biased because some of the ... | |
| echo vs ct scan | 1/12/2012 |
| Q: I was wondering would a normal ct scan from 5 years ago still be good today? The only symptoms I ... A: 8 years is a bit too long. Breathlessness lying down can be caused by anxiety, and is also common in ... | |
| burning chest/left arm pain | 1/11/2012 |
| Q: recently i will be sitting on my couch after dinner, i get burning in the center chest and a numb ... A: It's probably not gastric acid refluxing in to your esophagus, since pepcid hasn't helped. but try ... | |
| irrigular heartbeat when on laying on left side | 1/10/2012 |
| Q: I 37yrs old and 350 lds at 6.2. Yes overweight. I aslo take a mild blood pressure medicine. ... A: You have skipped heart beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, easy to understand as ... | |
| what do you make of this? | 1/10/2012 |
| Q: I have another if you don't mind. For the past few years I have been getting upper left side pains ... A: Chest pain is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the painful area ... | |
| Continous heart palpitations | 1/9/2012 |
| Q: My name is Abhijith and I am 22.sir I am seeking urgent medications. sir I have a problem since 3 ... A: I'm very sorry, but I can't help. Naming medicines without knowing what kind of heart rhythm you ... | |
| Sinus Arrythmia ? | 1/7/2012 |
| Q: I've been taking Asmanex for 4 months, but I've been sort of on-off with in, I haven't been ... A: Certainly sounds like sinus arrhythmia, which is an extra good rhythm that shows your heart is ... | |
| Improve LVEF | 1/7/2012 |
| Q: My mother (age : 59)suffered a Cardiogenic shock recently with LRTI. She has Diabetes Mellitus for ... A: Her blood pressure should stay on the low side of normal, 110 or less. Medicine like amlodipine or ... | |
| ekg and thank you | 1/6/2012 |
| Q: Mr. Richardson, My name is Lee and about a month ago I sent the same ekg that I am sending you know. ... A: Your EKG shows ST depression in V4 especially, and slight ST depression in V5 and aVF. More than 1 ... | |
| Mystery PACs | 1/5/2012 |
| Q: Richardson, Young man, suffering from PACs (confirmed on Holter august 2009, approx. 25 PACs during ... A: A PAC late in the cycle, just after atrial contraction of the previous beat, finds the heart very ... | |
| ekg and thank you | 1/5/2012 |
| Q: Mr. Richardson, My name is Lee and about a month ago I sent the same ekg that I am sending you know. ... A: Your EKG may be normal but raises the question of inadequate blood supply to the heart. A normal CT ... | |
| RBBB and Left Anterior Fascicular Block | 1/5/2012 |
| Q: I’m a 27 year old white male and appear in good shape. I’m not overweight (I don’t think), I weigh ... A: Hell Mr. Stricklin, The left anterior fascicle and the right bundle branch are both very thin ... | |
| About mild MR, Trivial AR, No TR | 1/2/2012 |
| Q: Richardson, Wish you and your family a happy holiday season and a successful New Year! I am 25 years ... A: 1. MR stands for mitral regurgitation and means that the mitral valve, which separates the upper ... | |
| Coronary heart disease | 1/2/2012 |
| Q: my husband has left ventricular dysfunction, ischametric heart disease, cardiomyopathy and diabetes. ... A: Ischemia means lack of blood supply. Infarction means a dead area, ef stands for ejection fraction, ... | |
| THALLIUM STRESS TEST | 1/1/2012 |
| Q: First of all HAPPY NEW YEAR. I am 51 years old male. In my ECG ,there is T-wave inversions since ... A: Helllo Gui, I vote for no stress test. The indication for a stress test is chest discomfort you ... | |
| beta blocker | 1/1/2012 |
| Q: I am 51 years old male.I am taking ATENOLOL 25mg daily since a long period for the prevention of ... A: I don't see anything about atenolol causing diabetes. Do you? As stated above, I doubt if the ... | |
| reasons of trivial mitral regurgetation | 12/30/2011 |
| Q: i just would like to know what is the reason of that trivial mitral regurge and TR trivial regurge ? ... A: 1. Both mitral and tricuspid valves leak a little before the leaflets close. They close a little ... | |
| Atenolol and Levothyroxine | 12/30/2011 |
| Q: I am a 61 year-old female in reasonably good health. After struggling unsuccessfully to control an ... A: Yes, atenolol and levothyroxine are okay together, Check your pulse. If it's totally irregular all ... | |
| amiodarone with 2nd-degree AV block? | 12/30/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I would really appreciate it if you could look at my grandpa's treatment. He is being ... A: Amiodarone seems unneeded and is not usually given with second-degree AV block. Aspirin and Plavix ... | |
| heart rate | 12/29/2011 |
| Q: I was just wondering whether an increase/decrease in the environment could affect the heart rate of ... A: Environmental temperatures above 100 and below 32 increase heart rate, but don't affect blood ... | |
| pain right side | 12/29/2011 |
| Q: Doesn't hurt more if I press the area what could this be? I have taken advil doednt work A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. Pain caused by ... | |
| Anxiety about coronary artery spasm | 12/29/2011 |
| Q: you have helped me a lot with your answer and removed many doubts which helped me cope with my ... A: So long as you don't get pressure on the front of your chest, you will not get ventricular ... | |
| A Fib Meds | 12/28/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 41 year old fit male workout 5 times a week, out of which i run 5 k 3 times a week. I watch ... A: Taking flecainide alone seems sensible. Flecainide has no increased risk of cardiac death in ... | |
| anxiety or heart related? | 12/27/2011 |
| Q: I had a question regarding the true nature of heart related symptoms. I am a 37 yr old male with a ... A: Yes, Coronary disease would probably have shown up at the visit to your cardiologist. Heart pain ... | |
| Frequent PVC/PACs | 12/26/2011 |
| Q: I am a 35 year old, 6'' 73kg male suffering with Genralised Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks. ... A: 1. It's okay to stop the propranolol, but it must be stopped gradually. Take 40 mg daily for a ... | |
| my heart | 12/23/2011 |
| Q: i have a rbbb and a lapb for about 8 months now without any symptoms. will i need a pacemaker ... A: If lapb stands for left anterior hemiblock or left anterior fascicular block, then you will never ... | |
| Vertical axis, etc | 12/20/2011 |
| Q: My son, who is 46, recently had an EGK. The findings are as follows: Vertical axis unuual for age. ... A: None of these are abnormal. The high QRS voltage is because he's thin and tall. So is the vertical ... | |
| Pounding Heart / Thyroid | 12/18/2011 |
| Q: Firstly may I say thank you for some of the responses you have already posted - for weeks I have ... A: Overactive thyroid makes the heart pound. Pounding heart is not by itself abnormal, but with ... | |
| beta blocker | 12/18/2011 |
| Q: I am 51 years old male.I am taking ATENOLOL 25mg daily since a long period for the prevention of ... A: My textbook says nothing about atenolol bringing on diabetes. Many of my diabetic patients take ... | |
| ekg and thank you | 12/18/2011 |
| Q: You state that it looks like a normal ekg, correct. I will attach it again for you just incase you ... A: The computer read St T abnormality correctly. The ST is down 1 mm. below the baseline (between T ... | |
| rapid heart rate | 12/17/2011 |
| Q: I started having heart palpitations and chest pain about 10 years ago. I have head every cardiac ... A: If the fast heart rate starts and stops abruptly, in one heart beat and is faster than 180/min, you ... | |
| ekg | 12/17/2011 |
| Q: 1.What are the early symptoms of LVH? 2.What is the Ekg's Computer interpretation of LVH?Is it ... A: The EKG shows no PVCs, just normal sinus rhythm at rate about 140. It read possible LAA because the ... | |
| LHV | 12/17/2011 |
| Q: 1.What are the early symptoms of LVH? 2.What is the Ekg's Computer interpretation of LVH?Is it ... A: 1. None. 2. LVH is read by the EKG computer if there is high QRS voltage in AVL, V1 (downward QRS) ... | |
| ectopics | 12/16/2011 |
| Q: Can you please explain the process to why ANXIETY=PVC's? Is it the central nervous system? If so ... A: PVCs are made by the heart. Anxiety acting through the central nervous system makes PVCs more ... | |
| neck palpitations | 12/16/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 21 year old male and lately I've been experiencing palpitations in my neck. I can feel the ... A: After we obtain final height, the arteries continue to grow a little and one of the arteries in the ... | |
| qtc | 12/15/2011 |
| Q: David I requested some old ekg results from 2008 and have noticed a slightly elevated qtc interval ... A: 1. At least for several hours. 2. No more concern if they occur at faster heart rates. 3. I can't ... | |
| ECG Reading | 12/12/2011 |
| Q: my name is Viktor I'm currently a law student, I like to lift heavy and eat healthy but since some ... A: The EKG is normall, Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| PVCs & Holter | 12/11/2011 |
| Q: (I wanted to ask you a follow-up question, but it wouldn’t work, so sending it as a new question) I ... A: The VEs and SVEs will not cause any damage to your heart. QT is one of the intervals on the EKG, ... | |
| different types of arrhythmias | 12/10/2011 |
| Q: Good Evening, I tried to send this question to you earlier but I think my internet page went down ... A: I agree with your doctor in general, tho it might help your peace of mind if you got an event ... | |
| Pacs | 12/10/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I have been a long time sufferer of pacs since 2000. I see an ep who put me on ... A: PACs don't lead to heart failure, and are poor at predicting atrial fibrillation too. For your ... | |
| palpitations | 12/10/2011 |
| Q: I have been having palpitations over the las two months. They come and go. They definitely are ... A: D'Alessandro, The thump occurs when a premature beat occurs so early after the preceding normal ... | |
| PVCs | 12/10/2011 |
| Q: ... I am 64 years old, have no heath problems, take no medicines, and have never smoked. I am 6 ... A: No, the results of the Holter are not serious or dangerous. PVCs are not a threat to someone with ... | |
| Heart Details | 12/8/2011 |
| Q: I asked you some questions about certain heart functions before, and now I have done more research ... A: You need to deliver 100 mv dc to the upper right atrium about 75 times a minute, each pulse lasting ... | |
| NICM, SVT and Anemia | 12/7/2011 |
| Q: I just wanted someone to shine some light on my little situation. I was diagnosed with NICM ... A: I'd stop the sotalol for about 5 days first, tso see if it's causing the fatigue. Asymptomatic SVT ... | |
| what to do about this ( vagal 'spasm' , oesophagus, skipped heartbeats, hernia diaphragmatica) | 12/6/2011 |
| Q: http://www.allexperts.com/user.cgi?m=6&catID=964&expID=47111&qID=4950230 Sorry to write you back. ... A: 1. No, there is no concern that this can trigger a health problem. 2. Yes. Any of those could ... | |
| Reg EKG | 12/6/2011 |
| Q: As i experience pressing discomfort in my chest esp left extreme of the chest, i record EKG. The ... A: At age 32, doing nothing is a good option, and treadmill test monitored by echo or radioisotopes is ... | |
| interp stress echo results | 12/6/2011 |
| Q: What does this mean in non-technical English: MILD LVH WITH NORMAL FUNCTION AT REST TRACE MR, TR, & ... A: LVH stands for left ventricular hypertrophy and means the muscular walls of the left ventricle (the ... | |
| Reg EKG | 12/5/2011 |
| Q: As i experience pressing discomfort in my chest esp left extreme of the chest, i record EKG. The ... A: If you're over 40 years old, better get a stress test, monitored by echo or radioisotopes. If less ... | |
| Bigeminy Concern | 12/4/2011 |
| Q: First of all when I first started having pvc's about 5 years ago really helped me with coping and ... A: Even in bigeminy, PvCs are harmless in someone with normal EKG and echo. Maybe some sleeping ... | |
| High Pressure Inside Heart | 12/2/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I am 54 years old. I have Type 2 and have 3 heart stints. Even with medications, my ... A: I can't tell you much. If the pressure of 40 was pulmonary artery, that's not bad. Normal is less ... | |
| echo results | 12/2/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, Iam 51 female, 126lbs, 5'7, 100/60 I had an echo result saying technically difficult ... A: Yes, CRP should be elevated. Other symptoms are fever, around 101, highest around 5-6 p.m., and ... | |
| Switching beta-blockers very quickly | 12/1/2011 |
| Q: I am a 19 year old female with a depressed ejection fraction of 35-40% I was prescribed Coreg by my ... A: No beta blocker is needed for EF 35-40. I'd just stop the metoprolol and not take the Coreg. If ... | |
| echo | 11/29/2011 |
| Q: 26y f I've had hypertension for several years now. I'm taking hydrochlorizide for this. I've just ... A: That's all normal. Regurgitation and insufficiency mean that a valve leaks a little. All valves ... | |
| echo results | 11/27/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, Iam 51 female, 126lbs, 5'7, 100/60 I had an echo result saying technically difficult ... A: I don't know what would cause technical difficulty. Over inflation of lungs from smoking a lot is a ... | |
| heart flutters | 11/25/2011 |
| Q: Is there ever a time when heart flutters should be further looked into? I've had the occasional ... A: If an episode of fluttering lasts more than 15 minutes, and the episodes occur more than ones month, ... | |
| Heart details | 11/23/2011 |
| Q: I need some information about certain heart details because I am about to do a science project. The ... A: If you shock the right atrium, the heart will transmit the signal all over itself and contract. If ... | |
| sudden spate of PVCs | 11/22/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, Thank you for taking your time to answer my questions. I am a 41-year-old male who two ... A: PVCs probably add a small increase in risk of cardiovascular disease. I'm a little confused too, ... | |
| T wave inversion | 11/20/2011 |
| Q: Here are my stats: 29 Female, 5'3", 138 lbs. BP has been ranging from 140/92 to 115/70, depending ... A: T inversion in V2 is normal if the QRS in V2 is mostly negative. Slight change in positioning the ... | |
| heart pvcs | 11/19/2011 |
| Q: three years ago I begin having very rapid heart beats I was diagnosed with having SVT. After an ... A: Premature beats are normal heart activity, easy to understand as normal from knowledge of the ... | |
| QRS | 11/18/2011 |
| Q: Im a male, 38 years old. Had a normal echo and x ray test. Ive been diagonised with a left hemi ... A: 1.Left anterior hemiblock is a minor EKG abnormality that means a speck of dust has interrupted the ... | |
| skipped heart beats and stomach /oesophagus? | 11/17/2011 |
| Q: My english isnt that good but i will try to explain my symptoms. I've had a lot of tests. 2xStress ... A: 1. No, skipped beats are never serious in someone with normal exercise ability and EKG. Spasms ... | |
| sudden spate of PVCs | 11/17/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, Thank you for taking your time to answer my questions. I am a 41-year-old male who two ... A: 1. The heart is slower after a big meal, so there is more time when the heart is relaxed for pVCs to ... | |
| skipped heart beats and stomach /oesophagus? | 11/16/2011 |
| Q: My english isnt that good but i will try to explain my symptoms. I've had a lot of tests. 2xStress ... A: Skipped heart beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with good ... | |
| CHest pain and rapid heartbeat | 11/16/2011 |
| Q: I have been having chest pain off and on for as long as I can remember it is a stabbing pain that ... A: Viglione, Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If ... | |
| stress test | 11/15/2011 |
| Q: am a male 54 years weight 103 kg with Hypertensin and Tachycardia with normal lipids No thyroid, ... A: In my opinion, the indication for angiography is pain that you don't want to put up with and that ... | |
| hello sir | 11/14/2011 |
| Q: i am suffering from left side chest pain which sometimes moves to left upper back i am 30 yrs old ... A: Epocrates lists abdominal pain and extremity pani as ill effects of olanzapine, but not chest pain.. ... | |
| pain | 11/13/2011 |
| Q: sir im a 35 male over the past 4 to 5 years i have had a nuclear stress teast. 2 echos, numereous ... A: Mello Matt, Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If ... | |
| Chest Pains and Hot Flashes | 11/13/2011 |
| Q: I am 30 years old, female, 5'4", 195lbs, I don't know what my blood pressure is right this second ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| hello sir | 11/12/2011 |
| Q: i am suffering from left side chest pain which sometimes moves to left upper back i am 30 yrs old ... A: The palpitation was a skipped heart beat. These are normal heart activity and harmless. Chest pain ... | |
| sudden spate of PVCs | 11/12/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, Thank you for taking your time to answer my questions. I am a 41-year-old male who two ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, easy to understand as normal from knowledge of the heart's ... | |
| Teeth and Chest Pain | 11/11/2011 |
| Q: My name is Joni. I always had beautiful teeth and took good care of them. About 10 years ago I got ... A: Infected teeth can bring on a heart attack, but your pain doesn't sound at all like heart pain. ... | |
| High Heartrate and Blood Pressure | 11/11/2011 |
| Q: Ok after the birth of my son 2 months ago, I devloped high blood pressure my readings will range ... A: The BP med may be causing the faintness. Get your BP measured sitting and then standing quietly for ... | |
| heart flutters | 11/11/2011 |
| Q: I have had heart flutters and palpitations for about 5 years or so, I am 27 female with 2 children, ... A: SVT starts and stops abruptly, in one heart beat, and runs 180-220 beats a minute. If your runs ... | |
| frequent PACs | 11/10/2011 |
| Q: 40 y.o., levothyroxin (25mg/day, started taking for hypothyroid 2.5 months ago), 5'6'', 190lbs, ... A: 1. Noone knows why PACs get more or less frequent, Anxiety or stress, MAYBE. 2. None. PACs never ... | |
| IVF and pvcs | 11/9/2011 |
| Q: I do have an anxiety over this in my case digging deep and trying to find answers actually causes ... A: No explanation for the panic with Zinc. Panic will of course increase PVCs. A tilt test would not ... | |
| burning | 11/9/2011 |
| Q: . 35 male- not too healthy. have a bad burning sensation in my chest left side above the heart.. i ... A: Yes, GERD an hurt that high. Does milk or an antacid like Gelusil or Maalox help? If so, your pain ... | |
| Palpatation | 11/8/2011 |
| Q: Mr mother gets this palpation attacks so I have to take her to the hospital wher they give her an ... A: It's possible that the opening from a vein from a lung to the atrium may get narrowed, causing ... | |
| ANXIETY DISOFER & FEAR OF V TACH | 11/8/2011 |
| Q: i AM MALE OF 44 YEARS OF AGE & have been suffering fromo anxiety disorder for the past 10 years due ... A: PVC's lead to vtach only in people with damaged hearts, but are no threat in people with normal EF ... | |
| Irregular heart beat when resting | 11/7/2011 |
| Q: Male aged 46. Ventolin to control mild asthma. (One puff before bed, one in the morning and then ... A: The fake beat is a premature beat. Premature beats are normal heart activity, easy to understand ... | |
| Palpitations/Rapid heart rate | 11/7/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, The types of palpitations i've had over the years seem to be either like a skipped beat ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, easy to understand as normal from knowledge of the heart's ... | |
| Palpatation | 11/6/2011 |
| Q: Mr mother gets this palpation attacks so I have to take her to the hospital wher they give her an ... A: The operation is called ablation of atrial fibrillation, probably. It is 80-90% effective in ... | |
| High bp and pulse | 11/6/2011 |
| Q: I am asking this on behalf of my sister. She recently had a baby and her bp has been as high as ... A: The only things I can think of (that raise pulse and blood pressure) are hyperthyroidism and a VERY ... | |
| High bp and pulse | 11/5/2011 |
| Q: I am asking this on behalf of my sister. She recently had a baby and her bp has been as high as ... A: A kidney doctor, known in the jargon as a nephrologist, would be better than a cardiologist, but a ... | |
| etopic beats why are they getting worse | 11/5/2011 |
| Q: hi im a 52 yr old female i started getting etopic beats 10 yrs ago which kept getting worse a fast ... A: Terrible! Be sure to tell your doctor about nearly fainting and loss of vision. Could it be atrial ... | |
| PVCs & Buspar | 11/4/2011 |
| Q: I have suffered with PVCs/PACs for 45 years. Was a world class runner in my 40's even though still ... A: The Buspar lowered your BP and that made it easier for your heart to pump blood; it didn't have to ... | |
| ekg results | 11/3/2011 |
| Q: 1rst ekg results HR: 120 1rst ekg results ... A: 1. Yes, anterior anterolateral myocardial damage, and T abnormality in inferior leads. If you'll ... | |
| ecg report | 11/3/2011 |
| Q: im 25 years old, 5.6ft and 60kgs. Blood pressure was 118 over 85 last time it was checked. Im not on ... A: Left axis deviation means your heart may be tilted a little more to the left than is usual, but it ... | |
| propranolol overdose? | 11/3/2011 |
| Q: I was prescribed propranolol 60 mg once a day for chest pain and palpitations. I stopped taking the ... A: Propranolol 660 mg probably won't even harm you, but stick your finger down your throat enough to ... | |
| Heart Pain | 11/2/2011 |
| Q: I am a 20 year old female. I am 5 foot 6 inches, 125 pounds, no medications. I do not know my blood ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| Heart rate during exercise | 11/2/2011 |
| Q: I have been having some issues with my heart rate during exercise. Some quick infro. I am a 34 year ... A: Your heart rate response to exercise seems within nprmal limits. Lightheadedness probably comes ... | |
| dizzy- heart or not | 11/1/2011 |
| Q: 35 male Hi sir lately I've been feeling dizzy lightheaded and weak in the knees ! I was wondering ... A: If you're light headed only when standing, it's possible that your standing blood pressure is too ... | |
| PVC's | 11/1/2011 |
| Q: First I have to apologize for my bad English. But I read your comment on PVC's. I am a male 58 years ... A: Westendorp, Ask your doc what your left ventricular ejection fraction is. If above 50, the PVCs ... | |
| Bubble in the heart? | 11/1/2011 |
| Q: David A couple days ago I experienced a painful popping sensation in my chest, as if a bubble ... A: None of these symptoms sound at all serious. The most common cause of chest pain is cramping of ... | |
| IVF and pvcs | 11/1/2011 |
| Q: I do have an anxiety over this in my case digging deep and trying to find answers actually causes ... A: C., 1. No, not with a normal echo and Holter. 2. The odds of getting knocked by a bus are about 100 ... | |
| pain in heart while breathing | 10/30/2011 |
| Q: my name is Peter and i'm 19 years old . my heart beat rate is 76 beats per minute and my blood ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| anxiety pvcs high heart rate | 10/30/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson.....I thank you in advance for your answers, you really are kind. I am a 25 ... A: 1. No, not in a healthy heart. 2. Adrenalin won cause dangerous rhythms in a healthy heart. 3. ... | |
| FOLLOW-UP: Frequent multifocal PVC´s, Bigeminy, Trigeminy | 10/29/2011 |
| Q: UNDERNEATH IS PART OF MY PREVIOUS QUESTION (TO GIVE YOU THE HISTORY), I TRIED TO DO A FOLLOW UP ... A: 1. No other tests would help. The tests you've had are all that ate needed. 2. No. Well, at least ... | |
| anxiety pvcs high heart rate | 10/29/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson.....I thank you in advance for your answers, you really are kind. I am a 25 ... A: 1. Not cause them. They're normal heart activity. But anxiety can make them more frequent 2. No. ... | |
| tmt | 10/28/2011 |
| Q: I recently did a ECG and the result showed Rate 75,PR 161,QRSD 87,QT 344,QTc 384,Axis P 17,QRS 14,T ... A: PR is the interval from onset of P wave (which indicates electric activation of the atria, the upper ... | |
| Echo concerns | 10/27/2011 |
| Q: David Have a lot of respect for you and your professional opinion, i have some concerns with my ... A: Late/early mitral velocity >1 means the speed at which blood flows thru the mitral valve, which ... | |
| Echo concerns | 10/27/2011 |
| Q: David Have a lot of respect for you and your professional opinion, i have some concerns with my ... A: 1. 35 is upper limits of normal. Get another echo soon to be sure it's not a mistake, then repeat ... | |
| Irregular Heart Rate | 10/19/2011 |
| Q: I had a complete cardiac work up; labs, stress test with cardiolite a year and a half ago. Clear ... A: PVCs are no thrat to life or health in someone with normal echo and EKG. With your family history, ... | |
| Mild Pulmonary Hypertension | 10/18/2011 |
| Q: I just received a phone call that an echo determined I have mild pulmonary hypertension(35). I am 33 ... A: Right heart cath is very safe and definitive. Waiting three months and then getting another echo is ... | |
| AVF ECG | 10/17/2011 |
| Q: I have been suffering from palpitations/chest,throat/jaw pain for quite a while.I have had all the ... A: Blunting of costophrenic angles may be normal and occurs with congestive heart failure. I would not ... | |
| AVF ECG | 10/17/2011 |
| Q: I have been suffering from palpitations/chest,throat/jaw pain for quite a while.I have had all the ... A: You didn't ask a question. If the palpitations are skipped beats, they are harmless in people with ... | |
| R wave progression | 10/16/2011 |
| Q: I am a 57 yr old woman (5' 2 "/122 lbs) with normally 110/70 BP. No history of smoking. Excellent ... A: PVCs are benign, no threat to life or health in someone with normal QT a.d left ventricular ... | |
| pvcs | 10/15/2011 |
| Q: Recently I've read about your change in view regarding pvcs which comes across as rather disturbing ... A: Supressing PVCs with meds doesn't improve mortality. Yes, smoking increases risk of mortality much ... | |
| Left arm (Pinky and Ring finger ) numb... | 10/15/2011 |
| Q: David, I woke up today having some left arm numbness (mainly in the pinky and ring fingers) that ... A: 1. Yes, left arm numbness only can occur with CAD, tho it must be rare. 2. Yes, I'm sure. 3. It ... | |
| heart rate and rhythm | 10/15/2011 |
| Q: 28 y/o female. 5'2, 140 lbs... Not sure of blood pressure except that its 'perfectly normal. (an ... A: The arrhythmia could be atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, especial,y if it jumps from normal to ... | |
| Left arm (Pinky and Ring finger ) numb... | 10/14/2011 |
| Q: David, I woke up today having some left arm numbness (mainly in the pinky and ring fingers) that ... A: 1. Yes 2. Peobably. 3. Heart attack or inadequate blood supply to heart that doesn't cause pain. 4. ... | |
| Chest pain | 10/12/2011 |
| Q: DR.David My name is Quintella I’m 28 year old, weight 110lbs, height 4’11, and I’m have asthma. I’m ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| TIA's, always with exact same symptoms | 10/12/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 67 year old female. I had the following episodes that I was told by doctors were TIA's: once ... A: It means that an artery in the same area of the brain was blocked both times. Atrial fibrillation ... | |
| Could this be some cardo/heart disease problem? | 10/11/2011 |
| Q: I am a 40 yr old female, 5'1" tall, 180 lbs. My blood pressure is always normal, as is my overall ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| Echo and Holter results | 10/10/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 33 year old active female (run/walk 3-4 days per week for about an hour) and eat a relatively ... A: The heart rate of 120-140 was anxiety, So was the lightheadedness. The heart stop was probably the ... | |
| Chest pain? | 10/10/2011 |
| Q: Sir, I recently asked dr. T a question regarding CAD risk. I have some new information I would like ... A: P, A) Yes. The left chest pain when lifting sounds like chest wall pain. If the muscles still ... | |
| Mild Pulmonary Hypertension | 10/9/2011 |
| Q: I just received a phone call that an echo determined I have mild pulmonary hypertension(35). I am 33 ... A: 35 is borderline. Yes an echo can overestimate PAP a bit, like 5 or 6 points. I doubt if PAH will ... | |
| Statin | 10/8/2011 |
| Q: I am a 58 year old female and just had my annual physical. Should I be started on a statin? My ... A: I think everyone with cholesterol over 180 should take a statin. Statins have beneficial ... | |
| Some Heart Questios | 10/8/2011 |
| Q: David, I am a 42 y/o healthy male with my last stress ECG and echocardiogram done about 10 months ... A: 1. No, not at all like pain from heart disease. 2. Heart-related pan can be in arm only, tho that is ... | |
| Echo and Holter results | 10/6/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 33 year old active female (run/walk 3-4 days per week for about an hour) and eat a relatively ... A: 1. No, not any result suggests need for concern. 2. No need to see a cardiologist. 3. No need to ... | |
| Bigeminy/Ablation | 10/6/2011 |
| Q: I am a 62 year old white male. I am 5 ft. 4 in. tall. I weigh 170 lbs. My current blood pressure is ... A: Ablation of PVCs has about 60% chance of getting rid of PVCs if the ablater if very experienced, ... | |
| Hello | 10/5/2011 |
| Q: I just have another quick follow up question. This morning I was sitting at my computer and I ... A: 1, Extra beats are followed by a long pause. It's normal heart response to a premature beat. They ... | |
| Im worried heart question | 10/4/2011 |
| Q: chest pain and I can pinpoint it to one spot ill mention im 23 years old 130 lbs and recently ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| Hello | 10/2/2011 |
| Q: I just have another quick follow up question. This morning I was sitting at my computer and I ... A: You description of your heart rate speeding and then slowing makes turbulence a good term. A normal ... | |
| Sudden rapid heartbeat | 10/1/2011 |
| Q: First, thanks for all your past advice. I'm 65 and in excellent physical health. I'm a daily runner ... A: Abrupt increase in heart rate suggests an arrhythmia. But atrial flutter has rate of 150, atrial ... | |
| sharp pain | 10/1/2011 |
| Q: . 35 male- yesterday while sitting down. right below my heart on my left side just below the nipple ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| Anxiety or more | 9/30/2011 |
| Q: I am male 29 from India, in the month of April 2011, I started feeling constant short of breath, ... A: It's possible to have congestive heart failure as a cause of shortness of breath despite a normal ... | |
| holter | 9/30/2011 |
| Q: I´m 24, all medical test including MRi perfectly passed, but I got lots of extrasystoles for quite a ... A: At least the 2nd apparent PVC in the upper tracing seems to be preceded by a P wave and therefore to ... | |
| Hello | 9/29/2011 |
| Q: I just have one more quick question. About a week ago I was researching supraventricular tachycardia ... A: Your episode sounds like supraventricular tachycardia. SVT is caused by a pathway that lets ... | |
| Flecainide for PVCs | 9/28/2011 |
| Q: I am a 39 year old female. I am 5'7" and 190lbs. I have post-partum hypertension which looks like ... A: 1. Flecainide doesn't cause bradycardia at all. 2. Epocrates lists arrhythmias as a reaction to ... | |
| Need your feedback | 9/27/2011 |
| Q: David, I have been a moderate smoker for like 25 years and gave up smoking just 10 months back. At ... A: 1. Yes, completely. 2/ Yes, always. 3. Yes, you can rule out heart as an underlying cause of your ... | |
| Anxiety issues | 9/26/2011 |
| Q: I am a 33yrs old lady with a height of 5ft-7in and weighg 144lbs, BP measuring 116/75. I have quite ... A: Your shortness of breath and chest heaviness are probably anxiety, but you could get an ... | |
| Chest pain for the first time | 9/26/2011 |
| Q: My age is 24, male, weighing 66 kgs and height of 5.7 feet. I don't have any habit of smoking or ... A: Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall. If pushing on the ... | |
| Blocked arteries | 9/26/2011 |
| Q: How long does it take for an artery in the heart to become blocked - quickest - slowest - day? ... A: A lipid-filled plaque that doesn't limit blood flow at all may rupture, attract clot, and completely ... | |
| What is this | 9/24/2011 |
| Q: I just started Buspar yesterday. A half a 15mg tablet twice daily. I'm getting dizziness and ... A: Buspar is an anti-anxiety medicine; one of its common ill effects is drowsiness. Stop the med if it ... | |
| post AMI info | 9/24/2011 |
| Q: I have a great admiration for the kind of selflessness that motivates people to do what you are ... A: Mar, 1. Perhaps abnormal function of the tiny branches of the coronary arteries. 2. Damage from the ... | |
| Hello | 9/24/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson. I'm sorry to bother you again but my heart worries are back. I have been doing ... A: The safest management is to ignore the palpitations. Medicine called beta blockers are very safe ... | |
| Hello | 9/23/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson. I'm sorry to bother you again but my heart worries are back. I have been doing ... A: Payton, you probably had 3 premature beats in a row, and then single premature beats after you ... | |
| heart block | 9/21/2011 |
| Q: I am trying to understand something. I have 1st degree heart block. Does this mean my heart beat ... A: No. It just means there is slight delay between electrical activation of the upper and lower ... | |
| Plavix response test | 9/20/2011 |
| Q: You are my last hope. My husband had a heart attack Sunday. #5. The Dr told me an artery got clogged ... A: Yes, they could have. The test is so new and expensive that most of us don't do it. Your letter ... | |
| PVCs ~ More frequent | 9/19/2011 |
| Q: I am a 32 year old female... Recently (9 months ago) I was diagnosed with PVCs. I have maybe 10 - 50 ... A: PVCsare normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with a normal EKG and ... | |
| Cholesterol | 9/19/2011 |
| Q: I have heard that those taking pills to lower they levels of "bad" cholesterol, must remain taking ... A: Yes, they must be continued for the rest of your life. Because your cholesterol would go right back ... | |
| MVP with PVC | 9/18/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 26 year old male with MVP with trivial MR for many years. It's asymptomatic and i am not under ... A: Gee, PVC's are harmless in someone with normal QT and and echo showing good left ventricular ... | |
| heart problem | 9/17/2011 |
| Q: A few months ago i was diagnosed with an arrhythmia. My heart skips a beat and then the one that ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with a normal EKG ... | |
| Heart Health | 9/17/2011 |
| Q: David, My name is Mathew, I have been visiting allexperts.com from time to time reviewing the past ... A: 1. The arteries probably don't go completely back to non-smoking levels, but get better. 2. Nothing ... | |
| Cramps in the left Pectoral muscles | 9/16/2011 |
| Q: I have been getting severe pains in my chest for the last four years and all the doctors that I have ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Brugada Syndrome in Wwoman | 9/16/2011 |
| Q: I'm 15 and have been told by a specialist (Doctor Barrie London# that in fact I have Brugada ... A: I've forgotten exactly what recessive means. I think maybe 25% chance that you have Brugada. ... | |
| Starting life style changes | 9/15/2011 |
| Q: David, I have been inactive for long time… I perform exercise or swim from time to time in an ... A: 1. Yes. 2. CAD is artery narrowing. I agree with your doctor. 3. Risk factors are diabetes, family ... | |
| Heart Health | 9/15/2011 |
| Q: David, My name is Mathew, I have been visiting allexperts.com from time to time reviewing the past ... A: 1. Less than 140/90. 2. Yes, normal is above 45 awake, 35 asleep. 3. Yes, normal is less than 460. ... | |
| 13 yr old with chest pain and SOA | 9/15/2011 |
| Q: My 13 yr old sister is having mid sternum chest pain accompanied with soa. Also her arm veins ... A: Knoll, The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the ... | |
| Heart rate and Recovery | 9/14/2011 |
| Q: I am a healthy 43 yrs old male with rest HR = 60 and BP 120/80. My one year old stress ECG and Echo ... A: 1. See previous answers. Stress test monitored by ECG is not very sensitive. 2. Maybe 70%, probably ... | |
| Stress ECG (EXERCISE ECG TEST) | 9/14/2011 |
| Q: David, I had my routine stress ECG test done in Jan2011 (8 months back) in addition to heart ECHO ... A: 1. You may have minor narrowing of an artery that would not show up on stress test monitored by ECG. ... | |
| please help dr | 9/14/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 26 year old male otherwise healthy. I drink on average 12 beers a day, which i know is not ... A: Ask if the early repol was in anterior leads, which is benign. Thanks much for the article on early ... | |
| Need your feedback | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: 9 months back I have done ECG Treadmill Stress Test and echocardiogram as a routine procedure as I ... A: 1. The risk assessment score seems quite accurate. 2. Maybe 90% probability that you have no CAD. 3. ... | |
| Stress ECG (EXERCISE ECG TEST) | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: David, I had my routine stress ECG test done in Jan2011 (8 months back) in addition to heart ECHO ... A: 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. Stress test monitored by ECG alone is not good enough to rule out coronary ... | |
| Heart rate and Recovery | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: I am a healthy 43 yrs old male with rest HR = 60 and BP 120/80. My one year old stress ECG and Echo ... A: 1. Probably not. 2. Yes. 3. Yes. Well, It wouldn't necessarily cause pain if the narrowing were ... | |
| interesting heart rhythm | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I am a fairly new registered nurse on a cardiac telemetry / critical care unit in ... A: Diltiazem of course increases the AV block and would slow the ventricular rate and perhaps produce ... | |
| Premature Betas | 9/11/2011 |
| Q: David, I was suffering from PVCs and PACs in y2005 and after stress ECG and Echo I was told that my ... A: 1. Yes, tho I think ignoring is a better term than ignorance. You are not ignorant. 2. Yes, it ... | |
| Palpitation | 9/11/2011 |
| Q: David, I am 40 yrs old healthy male who was diagnosed with harmless PVCs. Before one year I have ... A: 1. Echo and EKG are good for at least 10 years unless you have some damage to your heart like an ... | |
| Chest discomfort | 9/11/2011 |
| Q: David, A chest discomfort or light pain that happens while at rest (Heart rate around 65bpm) and ... A: 1. No. 70% 2. 70% 3. 70% 4. One second if the 60% narrowing ruptures its cap, which will lead to ... | |
| SVT | 9/11/2011 |
| Q: i am a 26 year old female with svt!! I have had about 3 major attacks that i had to be converted out ... A: Yes, palpitations every day is normal for someone with SVT. Thrre are maneuvers that can stop an ... | |
| Extra Heartbeat after eating | 9/10/2011 |
| Q: I was so pleased to read your article talking about extra heartbeats. I am hoping you might be able ... A: Hell Tania Eating activates the vagus and slows the heart, leaving more time during the pause ... | |
| Arrhythmia | 9/9/2011 |
| Q: David, My name is Simon, 42yes old. I have some questions about QTc. Please have a look at the ... A: 1. Yes. 2. Yes, even bigger differences from one minute to next. 3. Every beat has a different pause ... | |
| diagnostic proccess | 9/9/2011 |
| Q: I am a 35 yr old mother of 4 that is 5'2 and approx 138lbs. Other than this heart issue I am a ... A: Probably no connection. Show the result of the tilt test to the EP doc, ask him or her about the QT ... | |
| TdP and Brugada syndrome | 9/8/2011 |
| Q: I am 43 yrs healthy male. My question are related to Torsade de Pointes, Brugada syndrome 1- What ... A: 1. Yes, either will rule out SQTS. 2. Yes, at least make CAD unlikely. 3. Yes to both. 4. No. 5. ... | |
| PVCs and Arrhythmia | 9/8/2011 |
| Q: I will try my best to put my story in brief and then my questions. • In Y2004 I developed a skipped ... A: 1. No When the heart is in normal rhythm at rate 50-60, atrial fib can start. Once in atrial fib, ... | |
| Arrhythmia | 9/8/2011 |
| Q: David, My name is Simon, 42yes old. I have some questions about QTc. Please have a look at the ... A: Jack, 1. Yes, QTc below 460 is normal. Yes it's normal for QTc to change from time to time. 2. ... | |
| VTach? | 9/7/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I contacted you a few weeks ago about a spell I had where I would have ... A: Vtach is very unlikely in someone with no heart disease. If it was skips, they are of course ... | |
| Sinus arrhythmia? | 9/6/2011 |
| Q: David, 1- What is Sinus arrhythmia? is it a cause of concern? 2- I have heard that is does it ... A: 1. Sinus arrhythmia is speeding up of heart when you breathe in and slowing when you breathe out. ... | |
| TdP and Brugada syndrome | 9/6/2011 |
| Q: I am 43 yrs healthy male. My question are related to Torsade de Pointes, Brugada syndrome 1- What ... A: 1. Torsades is a very fast rhythm originating in the ventricles . The ECG shows twisting up and down ... | |
| PVCs and Arrhythmia | 9/6/2011 |
| Q: I will try my best to put my story in brief and then my questions. • In Y2004 I developed a skipped ... A: 1. Stress test monitored by ECG is less sensitive than one monitored by radioisotopes or echo. ECG ... | |
| PVCs and Arrhythmia | 9/5/2011 |
| Q: I will try my best to put my story in brief and then my questions. • In Y2004 I developed a skipped ... A: 1. Yes, above 45 awake, 35 asleep is normal. 2. Yes, above 95 is normal. 3. Yes, 95% certainty of ... | |
| Want to be poractive | 9/5/2011 |
| Q: I am a 54 year old male and as such am curious about heart disease, I just want to be proactive and ... A: 1. Continue to lose weight is all. Otherwise you're fine. 2. The PVCs are of no concern now or in ... | |
| CAD and artery disease | 9/4/2011 |
| Q: Dr. David, i have heard that every one above 40 yrs of age has somehow narrowing in his coronary ... A: 1. Yes, I agree. 2. Depends on the degree of narrowing. 90% narrowing will produce chest pain at ... | |
| Questions about CAD | 9/4/2011 |
| Q: David, I referring to your answer below: ... A: !. Yes I agree with your doctor, with the possible exception that a stress test monitored by echo or ... | |
| Low blood pressure and high pulse rate | 9/4/2011 |
| Q: I'm 17. female. not taking any medicines. height: 5'1". weight: 105 lb. not sure what is my blood ... A: The blackout may have been from low blood pressure, as would blackout when you stand up. Severe ... | |
| PVCs --- are they realy OK/ harmless | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: David, Please have a look at these 2 studies that talk about PVCs and their Prognostic ... A: 1. The recent articles show about double risk for those with PVCs. No, not Posiitive. No, PVCs are ... | |
| Heart and workout | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: I perform my daily 20 minutes workout every morning, according one of the heart health website my ... A: 1. I agree with your doctor. 2. Significant (over 70%) narrowing of any coronary artery. 3. About ... | |
| CAD and artery disease | 9/3/2011 |
| Q: Dr. David, i have heard that every one above 40 yrs of age has somehow narrowing in his coronary ... A: 1. Not everyone but most people. 2. Less than 30% 3. 70 % narrowing for exertional pain, maybe 90% ... | |
| Holter monitor | 9/2/2011 |
| Q: I just received my 24hr holter monitor results. I am a 20 year old male who is quite fit and have a ... A: Yes, you can be confident that your have a healthy heart. Heart rate of 33 asleep is normal and ... | |
| Heart Rate | 9/2/2011 |
| Q: David, 1- what is the typical heart rate during v-tach (SVT and NSVT) and a-fib 2- How long the ... A: 1. Afib is not okay. It's not life threatening, but can lead to stroke if it occurs more than once ... | |
| Heart Questios | 9/2/2011 |
| Q: David, 1- I am a healthy 42 yrs old male with my last routine stress ECG and Echo done Dec 2010 all ... A: 1. Yes. Exercise makes heart pain worse. A heart rate of 120-130 during exercise would trigger ... | |
| Heart Rate | 9/1/2011 |
| Q: David, 1- what is the typical heart rate during v-tach (SVT and NSVT) and a-fib 2- How long the ... A: 1. Atrial fib is a little serious. Sustained vtach is serious. Risk factors are heart disease, EF ... | |
| Heart Questios | 9/1/2011 |
| Q: David, 1- I am a healthy 42 yrs old male with my last routine stress ECG and Echo done Dec 2010 all ... A: 1. Hert-related pain does get worse with exercise. Your pain is not heart related. 2. Yes, 3 years ... | |
| What is normal Qtc for male 38 years old, 77kg? | 8/31/2011 |
| Q: i am a 38 year old male, 77kg, 6ft tall. Have two questions for you... Have had three ecgs this ... A: 1. To reduce the risk of coronary disease as much as possible, be sure your blood pressure stays ... | |
| Subclavian narrowing | 8/31/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, Still having mid to right chest pain. Trying to exericise, but cannot get past the ... A: I'm no good at MRI. Call my son, Donald Richardson MD (an endocrinologist) at home in the evening: ... | |
| Leaky valves and wenckebach | 8/31/2011 |
| Q: You have set my mind at ease before! My cardio appointment is in 3 weeks. I have had my echo and the ... A: Neither mildly leaky valves nor Wenckebach would prevent a flight to Australia. Be sure to walk ... | |
| Heart Rate | 8/30/2011 |
| Q: David, 1- what is the typical heart rate during v-tach (SVT and NSVT) and a-fib 2- How long the ... A: 1. In v-tach, sustained or not, heart rate can be 130 to 200, but it will be constant at some rate ... | |
| PVCs | 8/30/2011 |
| Q: I am ofcourse conernced about the recent studies on pvcs in the healthy population. I just have a ... A: 1. Both, I think. PVCs may act as a trigger for SCD, without recognized heart disease,tho some ... | |
| palpitations | 8/29/2011 |
| Q: Im 16 years old and i get palpitations quite frequently. Most often when im stressed out. I also ... A: Skipped beats are harmless, no cause for worry. If your palpitations are extra, very early beats, ... | |
| Recent PVC studies | 8/28/2011 |
| Q: David, I have seen some recent answers of your saying that PVCs are not anymore harmless as was ... A: 1. a) PACs, PVCs and risk of sudden death. b) PVCs and Risk of Incident Stroke c)VPCs & Sudden ... | |
| PVCs --- are they realy OK/ harmless | 8/28/2011 |
| Q: David, Please have a look at these 2 studies that talk about PVCs and their Prognostic ... A: 1. Very low increased risk 2 Yes, all those characteristics were include I think. Check to ... | |
| PVCs--- wher do we stand?! | 8/28/2011 |
| Q: David, Well, i have seen many posts / answers of yours and also many other experts (including my ... A: 1. RBBB 2. Yes. 3. Diabetes, Family History, cholesterol, smoking, High BP, HDL, PVCs. 4. Known ... | |
| Ref: Follow up (When to worry) | 8/27/2011 |
| Q: Dr. David. Your answer for one of my question about PVCs was “recent research findings suggest that ... A: 1. No. Noone has shown that treatment to eliminate PVCs is beneficial. One study in which I was a ... | |
| PVCs--- wher do we stand?! | 8/27/2011 |
| Q: David, Well, i have seen many posts / answers of yours and also many other experts (including my ... A: 1. RBBB is worse, is my recollection, tho I can't find the article again. Anyway, all the new ... | |
| PVC's | 8/27/2011 |
| Q: I am 40yrs old , my height is 5'6, 135 lbs and my blood pressure is 93/61. About 2 1/2 yrs ago I ... A: Toney, I've had to change my mind about PVCs lately because of recent literature suggesting that ... | |
| Ref: Follow up (When to worry) | 8/26/2011 |
| Q: Dr. David. Your answer for one of my question about PVCs was “recent research findings suggest that ... A: Hadi, 1. Yes, based on recent studies, which apparently suggest that PVCs add to risk of mortality. ... | |
| PVCs --- are they realy OK/ harmless | 8/26/2011 |
| Q: David, Please have a look at these 2 studies that talk about PVCs and their Prognostic ... A: 1. Yes. 2. Healthy people without recognized heart disease. 3. Slightly higher. 4. No, at least not ... | |
| PVCs--- wher do we stand?! | 8/26/2011 |
| Q: David, Well, i have seen many posts / answers of yours and also many other experts (including my ... A: 1. normal, healthy hearts. The third was in elderly healthy people. 2. Yes, at least the first 2. ... | |
| what type of arrhythmia could this be? | 8/26/2011 |
| Q: I'm an 18 year old female for the past year and a half I have been getting weak, dizzy, shaking, ... A: Supraventricular tachycardia is a fast heart rhythm during which the heart beats 180 up to 220 beats ... | |
| Follow up (When to worry) | 8/25/2011 |
| Q: David, this is a follow up question on NSVT.... you have answered the following questions 1- Are ... A: Hadi, recent research findings suggest that PVCs predict slightly higher mortality in healthy people ... | |
| Thoughts on PVCs | 8/25/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I noticed in response to some noes research you said in another post that thinking has ... A: PVCs on a resting ECG are a significant and independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular ... | |
| brother born with heart issues | 8/25/2011 |
| Q: My brother was born with a few things wrong, but it wasnt discovered til he was a young adult. Mom ... A: Good morning Jenny, 1. Yes atrial septal defect is a large patent foramen ovale. 2. Yes, 3rd degree ... | |
| NSVT and PVC | 8/24/2011 |
| Q: Please dr. david can you address my 3 questions below. 1- What is the diff between frequent PVCs ... A: 1. Normal QTc is less than 460. Qtc over 500 is a cause for concern. 2. There's not much difference ... | |
| Heart concerns | 8/24/2011 |
| Q: I have a history of severe anxiety which is always making my heart do crazy things. I just have a ... A: 1. No concern. Anxiety makes premature beats more frequent. 2. Yes, still valid. Yes, any heart ... | |
| RE: Prognostic Significance of PVCs | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, Here are the links to the studies, I mentioned in my question "Prognostic ... A: They change my thinking about PVCs. Is there any evidence that treatment of PVCs reduces mortality? ... | |
| MVP and irregular heart beat | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I am a 26 year old female RN in Ontario. I am 5"6 and 125 lbs. My normal BP is ... A: Yes, your heart ts structurally normal with MVP and RBBB. Left ventricular dysfunction with an EF ... | |
| left hand pain | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: i am 28 years old women having 2 kids of age group 20 months and 6 month i am anemic since pregency ... A: Mild Mitral Valve Prolapse does not produce any trouble. I can't give you the precautions to take ... | |
| increased BP at night | 8/23/2011 |
| Q: Richardson. I am diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and frequent (100/hr) PVC's. Using ... A: No you need not worry about the BP or PVCs. If the afib occurs more often then monthly, I suggest ... | |
| NSVT and PVC | 8/22/2011 |
| Q: Please dr. david can you address my 3 questions below. 1- What is the diff between frequent PVCs ... A: 1. Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia doesn't predict future heart problems in some one with ... | |
| Enlarged Heart | 8/21/2011 |
| Q: I am 33 years old and I have an enlarged heart and after a chest xray, an echocardigram, and a ... A: So sorry about your troubles. Any doctor can tell you how to get surgery. Go to hospital if you ... | |
| left hand pain | 8/21/2011 |
| Q: i am 28 years old women having 2 kids of age group 20 months and 6 month i am anemic since pregency ... A: In a woman age 28, pain like yours is almost always cramping of muscles in chest wall, arm and hand, ... | |
| PSVT suspect questions | 8/20/2011 |
| Q: I am 42 male from Bhutan. 4 days ago suffered from so called PSVT which the doctor suspects. For ... A: Tashi, 1. Some people develop a bypass track that lets the heart's electrical impulses travel back ... | |
| Vague Blood Vessels | 8/19/2011 |
| Q: I am a 56 year old male in fairly good health ,I am 6 ft and weigh 185 lbs. I had a very good ... A: Pulses are harder to fee as we get older because the arteries get stiffer, less expanded by the ... | |
| Prognostic Significance of PVCs | 8/19/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I am a 25 year old male, without any diagnosed chronic illnesses. I developed PVCs ... A: My view of PVCs is as follows: VPCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in ... | |
| Panic Blood pressure | 8/18/2011 |
| Q: the problem is im so afraid of bp machines that I cant even take my own bp at home without become ... A: Yes, a little dangerous. Maybe if you get one of those wrist BP measuring devices and get used to ... | |
| When to worry | 8/17/2011 |
| Q: My questions about down the road risk involved with harmless PVCs if any. Does the risk increase if ... A: 1. PVCs that look like left bundle branch pattern have slightly higher risk of heart disease. If ... | |
| Question about heart | 8/15/2011 |
| Q: I told you that I have bad anxiety which makes my heart do some crazy things. I saw a cardiologist ... A: If your heart beat was regular and less than 180, it's all right. If completely irregular and over ... | |
| Low blood pressure | 8/13/2011 |
| Q: A couple days ago, I was sitting and talking and I had a near faint episode. I have lots of pvcs ... A: Helllo Jenny, 1. 90 is not too low, but 85 can make people faint. Get someone to measure your BP ... | |
| Frequent PVCs with symptoms | 8/13/2011 |
| Q: my mother has been having symptomatic PVCs for at least 2 months now. She is 54, 5'6", and 135 lbs. ... A: a. PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal echo and ... | |
| My QTc interval - need your feedback | 8/11/2011 |
| Q: David, I have seen many posts in this website – and the rest of the net – talking about QTc ... A: 1. QTc below 460 is clearly normal. Most experts think QTc above 600 is necessary for diagnosing ... | |
| wenckebach and magnesium | 8/10/2011 |
| Q: I have recently had a holter monitor which showed a few PVC and 1500 PACs with intermittent ... A: Yes, you can continue to take magnesium. It's safe to wait 2 months. You're in no danger of any ... | |
| Rapid Heartbeat and Clear Urine | 8/10/2011 |
| Q: A few months ago I woke up with a pulse of 112 and an hour later it was down to 92. That morning I ... A: The usual cause of fast pulse is anxiety or fear or bad dreams. I have no good explanation of the ... | |
| PVCs APCs Past MI | 8/10/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I am a 58 year old male with multiple PVCs and APCs for the last few days, have had 4-5 ... A: PVCs and PACs are more frequent when the heart is slow, as after exercise, not during exercise. ... | |
| Heart related Questions | 8/9/2011 |
| Q: I am a healthy 42yrs old male with BMI 23. I have done a routine stress ecg and echo last dec and ... A: 1. Resting heart rate above 45 awake is normal. PVCs are more likely to occur at slow heart rates ... | |
| pain | 8/9/2011 |
| Q: i am a 35 year old male fairly good overall health. diagnosed with sinus tachy 2 yrs ago. i ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| QTC - Some Questions | 8/8/2011 |
| Q: David, 1- I recently had an ECG with QTc = 442 and my doc says its normal. I have seen somewhere in ... A: !. QTc less than 460 is normal. 2. Yes. 3. Low blood potassium or magnesium, and many prescription ... | |
| Shortness of breath | 8/8/2011 |
| Q: I was in the hospital for 2 months for heart issues and a PE 4 months later I am still getting ... A: If the heart issues have resulted in congestive heart failure, that's a good reason for ... | |
| Heart skips/stops when breathing in and out | 8/7/2011 |
| Q: I've been doing fairly well with my palpitations but I'm here with an even that is scaring me. As ... A: Hrllo Ashley, The thuds are probably premature beats that occur soon after the preceding normal ... | |
| PVCs SYMPTOMATIC WITH BIGEMINY AND TRIGEMINY | 8/7/2011 |
| Q: I am a 28 year old female dealing with constant PVCs for the past 6 weeks. History: 6.30.11 On my ... A: Helllo, Abbie, 1. Does your near syncope occur only when you're standing? If so, get your BP ... | |
| Constant burping / chest tightness | 8/6/2011 |
| Q: I've been having this issue for a month or two now. It has been worrying me quite a bit and I ... A: It may be gastro-esophageal reflux, leak of acid from stomach up into esophagus. That can cause ... | |
| heart block | 8/6/2011 |
| Q: I have several things going on with my heart. Thousands of pvcs with some couplets and bigeminy. ... A: No, magnesium pills won't make heart block any worse. The warnings are all for 2nd and 3rd degree ... | |
| below front feet is aching/painful and front feet feeling numb always | 8/5/2011 |
| Q: I am supposed to have some artery blockages in the heart. I have one stent in one artey on left ... A: Singh, I think you should increase the atorvastatin to 40 mg a day, the Isosorbide to 20 mg three ... | |
| sinus arrhythmia | 8/2/2011 |
| Q: Please can you help me in addressing the below questions: 1. What is sinus arrhythmia? 2. Is sinus ... A: 1. Yes 2. PVCs during recovery from exercise are associated with about twice normal death rate, but ... | |
| Some confusion regarding PVCs | 8/2/2011 |
| Q: David, I have seen a lot of posts in different web sites talks about PVC’s (which i suffer from) ... A: 1. PVCs are benign no matter how frequent (even other beat) in people with otherwise normal EKG and ... | |
| Heart worries... | 8/2/2011 |
| Q: so lately I have been having alot of heart palpitations. I have them everyday just about every 25 ... A: 1. Crouch down may push the diaphragm up to touch the heart and stimulate a premature beat. Bending ... | |
| Heart worries... | 8/1/2011 |
| Q: so lately I have been having alot of heart palpitations. I have them everyday just about every 25 ... A: Payton, You're having premature heart beats that cause the pinpricks. The hard beats occur because ... | |
| Discontinue amiodarone | 7/31/2011 |
| Q: My doctor told me to discontinue amiodarone that I am taking for AFib Also on coreg lisinipril and ... A: 1. Nothing, but other drugs are effective and much safer than amiodarone. 2. The only indication ... | |
| Hyperthyroidism causing worse SVTs? | 7/31/2011 |
| Q: Good afternoon Dr Richardson Ive read your responses to previous questions, and have found them ... A: 1. Yes, certainly. 2. No, no long-term harm. 3. Not sure. You;ll have to stop and restart the ... | |
| Frequent PVC’s | 7/31/2011 |
| Q: David, i have a question about these PVC’s. Sometimes I get them like one every while or lets say up ... A: 1. Yes, even even other beat or 3 in a row. 2. Best management is not be frightened. Anxiety makes ... | |
| Heart pain. | 7/30/2011 |
| Q: How come every time i attempt or do a front walk over or a back bend it hurts my heart. Also while ... A: he most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| sinus arrhythmia | 7/29/2011 |
| Q: Please can you help me in addressing the below questions: 1. What is sinus arrhythmia? 2. Is sinus ... A: Sinus arrhythmia is variation in heart rate with breathing in and out. Heart rate increases with ... | |
| Discontinue amiodarone | 7/29/2011 |
| Q: My doctor told me to discontinue amiodarone that I am taking for AFib Also on coreg lisinipril and ... A: Amiodarone has no protective effect against PE, so you're not at increased risk there. Amio can ... | |
| what type of arrhythmia could this be? | 7/29/2011 |
| Q: I'm an 18 year old female for the past year and a half I have been getting weak, dizzy, shaking, ... A: Ventricular tachycardia is possible. Aslk your doctor about your QTc, Ir's a measurement on your ... | |
| Heart Palpitations | 7/28/2011 |
| Q: David 1- Does the frequency of the PVC’s matters, or carry any clinical values, or predicts future ... A: 1. No, you need not be concerned.. 2. Yes, I agree. 3. No, pairs of PVCs are not worrying. 4. ... | |
| out of breath | 7/28/2011 |
| Q: i was diagnosed with sinus tachy i naturally have a high heart rate with no known underlying cause. ... A: Shortness of breath has many causes. Do you smoke or cough? Sinus tachycardia and shortness of ... | |
| Everything related to PVC’s | 7/27/2011 |
| Q: David, I have seen many Q & A regarding PVC’s/ PAC’s and what I understood that they are totally ... A: 1. Yes 2. I don't understand this question. 3. Yes, normal. 4. No, you need not feel scared. Even ... | |
| PVCs after workout | 7/16/2011 |
| Q: My question is related to PVC’s (felt like pause, or skipped beats) that happen after ... A: I agree with your cardiologist completely. PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or ... | |
| Catheter Ablation?? | 7/15/2011 |
| Q: Richardson I am a 40 year old female. My weight is 190 lbs and I am 5 feet. My blood pressure ... A: Ablation is for frequently repeated episodes of SVT, at least once a month, and then only if it's ... | |
| Pvcs/pacs and cipro | 7/15/2011 |
| Q: I've appreciated your past responses to me. I'm 65 and an avid daily runner. I've had benign ... A: The only black box warning for cipro is tendinitis/tendon rupture. I think it will not alter your ... | |
| Breathing problem | 7/14/2011 |
| Q: My father had an Ischemic right Middle cerebral artery stroke in last August due to 2 month Aspirin ... A: Stop the digoxin at once. Also stop the aldactore. Wait 5 days and if the nausea is gone, restart ... | |
| Shortness of breath & palpitations. | 7/12/2011 |
| Q: So I've have had a sharp pain in my chest, located on the left side, in my heart area. It has come ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| hdl | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: I am a 42 year old male. I just had a physical and my HDL was 29.0. My total chlesterol was 137, ... A: Recent research indicates that low HDL carries very little risk when total cholesterol is below 150. ... | |
| Physical description of my beats | 7/10/2011 |
| Q: Physical description of my beats: Below what physically I feel and was told this due to PVC/PAC … ... A: 1, 2 and 4 are a premature beats. The beat after a premature beat may be extra strong because the ... | |
| heart pain | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: ok so i took a ches x-ray and had blood test and a EKG because i been having chest pains sharp chest ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| bicuspid aortic aneurysm | 7/9/2011 |
| Q: My husband has a bicuspid aortic aneurysm. He's had some tests and they say it's 4.5cm. He's only ... A: Look at ... | |
| What is this | 7/8/2011 |
| Q: , what is this, beat beat beat beat pause beat beat. It seem my heart is skipping a beat and the ... A: No worry. Afib is totally irregular all the time. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no ... | |
| heart or lungs? | 7/8/2011 |
| Q: I am 18 and since the age of 16 I have been experiencing rapid heart beats which kind of freaks me ... A: You may have congestive heart failure, where the heart doesn't pump blood well out of the lungs ... | |
| CARDIOLOGY | 7/7/2011 |
| Q: sir i am having RBBB wITH lahb SINCE LAST 12YRS,MMY RECENT ECG SHOWS RBBB WITH LAHB WITH PR INTERVAL ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Fatigue | 7/6/2011 |
| Q: When I was in the hospital I had an ejection fraction of 25- 30Two month after my release it was ... A: No. Congestive failure is a set of symptoms; breathlessness on exertion or lying flat, swelling of ... | |
| Chest pain that goes away with exercise | 7/5/2011 |
| Q: I am a healthy 42 yrs old male with my last stress ECG and Echo done seven month back.. All results ... A: Heart pain almost always gets worse with exercise. The echo is good for at least 7 years. A stress ... | |
| Costochondritis | 7/4/2011 |
| Q: I woke this morning with chest pain. Its every time I take a breathe or push my stomach out. It it ... A: Yes, it could b viral. Viral inflammation around heart, called pericarditis, is possible, tho it ... | |
| Sinus Tachycardia on EKG | 7/2/2011 |
| Q: Last year when i went to ER w/palpitations, the summary on the EKG read "sinus tachycardia, ... A: Rich, you don't have enlargement of atria. Your echo proves that. EKGs are no good, usually false ... | |
| Heart Rhythm Question | 7/2/2011 |
| Q: I am healthy 42 years old male and was diagnose with PVC’s in y2004… they – the PVC’s – went away in ... A: 1. Repeat the tests every 7 years. 2. There is no relation between BP an PVCs. 3. A normal stress ... | |
| coronary artery block | 7/2/2011 |
| Q: doctor reasonly my dad had undergone angiogram procedure and found out that he is having 3 blocks in ... A: An alternative if he is not having much chest pain is to continue with aspirin and a statin to keep ... | |
| strange rhytem | 7/1/2011 |
| Q: I am a healthy 21-year-old who is not overweight and works out out 3-4 times per week, running 2-3 ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Shaking,hard to breath,some chest pain | 7/1/2011 |
| Q: I have been having this problem for like a year already,but my doctor still cannot figure out what ... A: Congestive heart failure is a faint possibility. One can have congestive failure with a normal ... | |
| Exercise and Alcohol with the heart | 6/30/2011 |
| Q: I had a heart echo, ekg and stress ekg performed on me in january 2009 due to having discovered ... A: An echo before you started heavy drinking would not show any problems caused by the alcohol, but if ... | |
| Not sure. | 6/29/2011 |
| Q: I am an 18 year old girl, generally very healthy, 5ft 10, 160lb, not prone to hypochondria and ... A: 49-55 is fine. If the irregular heartbeat is skipped beats, thats okay too. But out of breath ... | |
| Skipped heart beats over the past week | 6/29/2011 |
| Q: I am a 37 year old male.I'm having anxiety for the past couple of years and as my blood pressure was ... A: Skipped beat are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with a normal EKG and ... | |
| irregular heart | 6/28/2011 |
| Q: I am a 23 year old female, about 5" 4' weighing approximately 120 pounds. I have noticed in the last ... A: Guernsey, Premature beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with ... | |
| Light headed feeling | 6/28/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I hope you are well. Last year after experiencing neck pain, stiffness, and some light ... A: No, arthritis of neck would not interfere with blood flow to the brain, though it might (though ... | |
| heart rate response / fatigue | 6/26/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, Hello, this is a related follow up question to the one below (and the ones before ... A: Stu, you seem depressed, and that would certainly account for fatigue, weakness and trouble ... | |
| Chest discomfort | 6/26/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 44 year old male, mildly overweight, and have hypertension. I am treated for hypertension and ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Frequent multifocal PVC´s, Bigeminy, Trigeminy | 6/25/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I really appreciate reading all your answered questions here on allexperts.com. It is ... A: 1. I don't know any reason for their sudden onset. 2. Anxiety and discomfort can make PVCs more ... | |
| Lungs | 6/25/2011 |
| Q: I have a question for you which I would be so grateful for a answer to, I spent for ever on the net ... A: 1. Your guess is correct. 2. Smoking doesn't change lung expansion or breathing rate. 3. Double ... | |
| Pvcs during excercise | 6/25/2011 |
| Q: I'm 25 years old male, two months ago I was running on the threadmill, my heart was beating fast and ... A: 1. PVCs during exercise are benign is a heart with normal EKG and echo. 2. The frequency doesn't ... | |
| Frequent multifocal PVC´s, Bigeminy, Trigeminy | 6/24/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I really appreciate reading all your answered questions here on allexperts.com. It is ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| Chest pain & swollen thumbs during exercise | 6/24/2011 |
| Q: I am a 27 year old overweight female (I have lost 22 lbs sofar, an am working to get healthy). I am ... A: The thumb swelling is Not serious. You need not worry about that. It's trauma from bike handles, I ... | |
| PVCs and antibiotic | 6/23/2011 |
| Q: I have PVCs which were determined normal by my doctor, and I have learned to deal with them. I was ... A: Epocrates lists azithromycin as causing QT prolongation and rates it as a serious reaction. It ... | |
| calcium in blood | 6/22/2011 |
| Q: Someone told me that when you get blood drawn at the doctor's office if the tourniquet is kept on ... A: The tourniquet would have to be kept on very long, over 6 minutes, and I would expect the calcium tp ... | |
| Heart rate, Blood Pressure and PVC’s | 6/19/2011 |
| Q: David, My heart rate goes to 55 bpm at rest (relaxing) is that normal? As soon as my heart rate goes ... A: PVC's can only occur when the heart is resting between beats, so they are more likely to occur when ... | |
| posture and pvcs? | 6/18/2011 |
| Q: echo,stress and holter all negative I have however discovered something weird I'm currently on the ... A: The ECGs and Holters would have shown QT prolongation. It is not dangerous to feel PVCs when you're ... | |
| cardiac neuropathy | 6/17/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I was otherwise healthy 43yr. old white male recently diagnosed with Gastroparesis. ... A: 1. If th R-R test shows a lot of variation in heart rate, that will show that the vagus nerves to ... | |
| Questions about PVCs | 6/14/2011 |
| Q: I am 42 y/o male who was diagnosed with harmless PVCs in 2004 after several heart related tests ... A: Sakran, a negative stress test monitored by echo or radioisotopes gives 95% freedom from heart ... | |
| Heart Palpitation | 6/14/2011 |
| Q: I wonder if can help me regarding PVC’s, below my questions: 1- I use Antiacid/ calcium supplement + ... A: It's thoughtful of you to organize your questions so well. 1. No, proton pump inhibitors don't ... | |
| Irregular heartbeat | 6/13/2011 |
| Q: My friends husband has 2 chambers of the heart not pumping, irregular heart beat, he underwent 2 ... A: Kamagra is like Viagra, is it not? This class of drugs has no bad effects on the heart. Alcohol ... | |
| posture and pvcs? | 6/12/2011 |
| Q: echo,stress and holter all negative I have however discovered something weird I'm currently on the ... A: Y, Epocrates doesn't mention PVCs or long QT as ill effects of Lexapro. The only way to tell if ... | |
| Heart cath, D-Dimer, Ultra sound and O2 levels | 6/12/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I have one more question for you. After the catherization I have been wakened from ... A: Ron, pulmonary infarction from a clot floating to lungs from calf rarely gives chest pain that lasts ... | |
| Rapid Heart Beats and Pulses | 6/11/2011 |
| Q: I am a 22 year male weighing 66 kgs. I am concerned about my heart as i use to witness rapid heart ... A: People with rapid heart rate are at slightly greater risk of death from heart trouble as they get ... | |
| Questions about PVCs | 6/11/2011 |
| Q: I am 42 y/o male who was diagnosed with harmless PVCs in 2004 after several heart related tests ... A: 1. PVC's during or after TREADMILL exercise to maximum ability were accompanied by about twice as ... | |
| cardiac neuropathy | 6/11/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I was otherwise healthy 43yr. old white male recently diagnosed with Gastroparesis. ... A: Could so much weight loss have improved diabetes enough to make your present GTT almost normal? ... | |
| chest pains | 6/10/2011 |
| Q: height 5'11" weight 319lbs 38yrs BP: 128/82 nifedipine 20mg simvastatin 40mg lisinopril 10mg ... A: Contraction of an already shortened muscle is known to cause cramping. Also low blood potassium and ... | |
| potassium and heart failure | 6/9/2011 |
| Q: A relative had sepsis and their heart stopped. Can that occur all of a sudden with a low blood ... A: Yes, a heart can stop after very brief duration of low blood pressure if it's low enough, say below ... | |
| Pulmonary Hypertension | 6/8/2011 |
| Q: You may remember me from asking several questions before but basically in April of last year my ... A: Cathy, I doubt if sleep apnea causes your pulmonary hypertension since you have used CPAP faithfully ... | |
| Pulmonary Hypertension | 6/8/2011 |
| Q: You may remember me from asking several questions before but basically in April of last year my ... A: 1. It's significant in that it means PA pressure will probably stay elevated. 2. 3 months of CPAP ... | |
| heart rate | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: my question is for 4/5 years now i have had a high resting heart rate which will be anywere from 102 ... A: It's called inappropriate sinus tachycardia in doctors' jargon. Lack of exercise and decreased blood ... | |
| PAC PVC --Sudden Cluster Attacks Dangerous? | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: I have had what must be PVC/PACs since the 1970s. I am 48 now and still have odd beats--periods of ... A: The very fast, regular rhythm was probably supra ventricular tachycardia, which is not harmful ... | |
| Sudden increase in heart rate during exercise | 6/7/2011 |
| Q: I am a 33 year old white female with a history of PVC's,Pac's and mild aortic stenosis. Last Monday ... A: As you know, PVC's are harmless, don't mean you have heart disease or will get heart disease or any ... | |
| expert opinion for 2nd heart surgery | 6/5/2011 |
| Q: "I am 75 years old male. MyBypass surgery was done in 2005 for triple vessel. My right hand shakes ... A: Saxena, Your symptoms are caused by your heart's weakness in pumping blood from your lungs to your ... | |
| arrhythmias | 6/4/2011 |
| Q: 48, female, overweight, but active - exercise 3X a week (elliptical) Was on no meds, A-Fib attack ... A: Noone understands why some people without heart disease get atrial fib. Maybe genes. My father and ... | |
| early repolarization and QT interval questions | 6/4/2011 |
| Q: David, My ECG shows early repolarization and my doc says it’s totally normal and not cause of worry ... A: Normal QTc is less than 440. I think the last QTc may have been an error in calculation, since it's ... | |
| chest wall irratation | 6/3/2011 |
| Q: could costiochondritis or a chest wall inflamtion cause someone to feel their heartbeat more than ... A: No I think not. Costochondritis is jargon used by doctors to explain anterior chest pain, but it ... | |
| QT Interval Question | 6/2/2011 |
| Q: , I had a question for you regarding the QT Interval. I have a history of single PVC's- diagnosed. ... A: QT changes during day as heart rate changes, but QTc (corrected for heart rate) doesn't change much. ... | |
| Grossly dilated aortic root | 6/1/2011 |
| Q: My younger brother has done a TGA operation when he was 6 weeks old and he is now 17 years old. ... A: I'm not great on congenital heart disease, but what I read says that with arterial switch operation ... | |
| Heavy drinking after Heart bypass | 6/1/2011 |
| Q: My father, 48, had a tripple heart bypass about 2 and half months ago. Then he got a bone infection ... A: HIs drinking won't affect his recovery from bypass. Alcohol can damage the heart, especially if he ... | |
| neruocardio | 5/31/2011 |
| Q: 'my tilt test report interpretation resting ecg shows early repolarization pattern with ... A: Neurocardiogenic syncope means the nerves to your heart can slow it enough to make you faint. If ... | |
| echo results | 5/31/2011 |
| Q: I am a 25 year old female who has been tachycardic for some time, i started sufferng from ... A: Mild pulmonary hypertension without other abnormality on echo means that the tiny blood vessels of ... | |
| IST | 5/30/2011 |
| Q: I am 34 yr old female. 120 lbs 5'1. No health issues until recently. Have been seeing several ... A: Flecainide can cause heart block, where the electrical impulses from the upper chambers (atria) get ... | |
| Recent Fainting Episode | 5/30/2011 |
| Q: I am a 52 year old black male who recently fainted at work. My doctor did a full workup and has run ... A: 1. Measure your BP sitting and standing quietly for 1,3 and 5 minutes. Below 85 is enough to cause ... | |
| 13 year old with bicuspid aortic valve and possible arrythmia | 5/29/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I have concern for my 13 year old son and could use some direction. His Dad has had ... A: Check to be sure his echo doesn't show aortic stenosis (narrowing), which would explain his trouble ... | |
| vaso deppresive | 5/23/2011 |
| Q: i have diognoss neruocardia synope in tilt table test 15 moinute stand 80 degreee i m synope my ... A: The problem is circulatory, tho of course the sympathetic nervous system has reduced activity too. ... | |
| Types of Palpitations | 5/22/2011 |
| Q: Over the years, i've had couple types of palpitations...One is where i would just feel like a thud ... A: No, they will not degenerate into V-Tach. Skipped beats are harmless in people with normal EKG and ... | |
| family history and symptoms | 5/22/2011 |
| Q: my family history of coronary heart disease is this. My father was one of fourteen children, twelve ... A: The pain of heart trouble is usually pressure on the breast bone brought on by exercise and relieved ... | |
| unfit to work | 5/21/2011 |
| Q: Please give your opinion on my latest 2D done. According to the pre-employment clinicm I am not fit ... A: Depends on your symptoms. The echo shows moderate to severe leak at the mitral valve, but thel eft ... | |
| chest discomfort and abdominal discomfort | 5/20/2011 |
| Q: On may 12 and 15 of this year I went to the ER I was feeling chest discomfort with palpitations no ... A: Can you visit a doctor for help with constipation? Or just take some milk of magnesia? Nothing you ... | |
| Slow Heart | 5/19/2011 |
| Q: I am trying to determine at what point, or even if I should contact my doctor. Can you please give ... A: 35 is slow enough to make you feel weak. It may be PVCs every other beat, so early that they pump ... | |
| blocked coronary artery and spasams | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: my partner has a blocked right coronary artery by 50% he also has spasms. he weighs 15 stone is 6 ... A: His outlook for life is good, tho complete relief of spasms is unlikely. He should put 1 ... | |
| strange symptoms | 5/18/2011 |
| Q: Hey doc. Thank you for your service. Im a 39 y/o, otherwise healthy male. Im fit and at a healthy ... A: The pains are cramping of muscles in chest, shoulder and arms. Not heart. No threat to life or ... | |
| Type 2DM heart disses | 5/17/2011 |
| Q: Age 57 Final diagnosis # Type 2DM # ACS- ASMI(10/4/2011) Post STK(10/4/2011) ... A: Yes, he will need open heart surgery. CABG requires it. Diet is same as stated above. Other care ... | |
| Heart attack... | 5/17/2011 |
| Q: I am 24 years old, active, non smoker, occasional drinker that is feeling heart pains or pains in ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| 22 with chest pain | 5/17/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 22 year old male that's 5'10" and 270 with mild hypertension. I take 10mg of lisinopril daily. ... A: You need not be concerned. It's chest wall pain, even if you can't modify it by pressing on it. ... | |
| only 4 SVT.. but 900 beats.. please help me understand | 5/15/2011 |
| Q: Hey, So went back to cardio yesterday.. was talking to her and she is putting me on 2 doses of the ... A: At 200 beats per minute (the usual rate of SVT) that would be 4 and a half minutes. Seems like ... | |
| Punch to heart | 5/14/2011 |
| Q: two days ago I was wrestling with my friend and got hit with a pretty hard kneee to the area just ... A: It's VERY unlikely that heart or aorta were damaged. The heart lies well up in the chest. Its ... | |
| Heart Regurgitation | 5/13/2011 |
| Q: Good evening, I am very nervous as three days I recieved an echocardiogram to eliminate a possible ... A: Trace regurgitation IS normal and no threat to life or health. It does not lead to heart disease, ... | |
| forceful heartbeat | 5/13/2011 |
| Q: ive had a couple echos done about 6 months ago, and everything was fine besides a slight mvp. Lately ... A: If a premature beat occurs early enough, you won't feel a skip, but the next beat will still be ... | |
| unfit to work | 5/11/2011 |
| Q: please give your second opinion, I'm living in the Philippines. Age-51 height-165 weight-64 kg 2D ... A: I'm sorry about your troubles. If you are not too short of breath, for example you can walk 3 ... | |
| weird sounds and discomfort | 5/10/2011 |
| Q: so I know similar questions have been asked on this topic, but my scenario is different. I have ... A: The gurgles are probably gas in your stomach. Lungs can gurgle, but only with each breath. The ... | |
| what does any type of surgery have to do with chemistry? | 5/10/2011 |
| Q: I am writing a paper for my chemistry class on surgery and what it has to do with chemistry. I am ... A: Well, of course open-chest surgery will drastically alter body chemistry, with dramatic decrease in ... | |
| Pectoral | 5/9/2011 |
| Q: I am a male of 47...I have been having pains- like a dull continous pain under my left pectorial and ... A: Parrott, The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the ... | |
| Fatigue | 5/8/2011 |
| Q: I am on warefin,coreg and amirodirone for Afib I get really really tired I assume it is the meds ... A: Afib can make you tired if you've still got afib. Coreg and amio can also cause fatigue. Try ... | |
| long interval extra systole? | 5/8/2011 |
| Q: sir ,my age 51, diabetic, and hypertension with occ. miss -skip beat sensation under habit of tea ... A: Praful, Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal ... | |
| raynaud's | 5/7/2011 |
| Q: Last year I was diagnosed with some very long name (poor circulation in the digits). During the cold ... A: Yes, Viagra is good for Raynaud's. Go to ... | |
| Type 2DM heart disses | 5/7/2011 |
| Q: Age 57 Final diagnosis # Type 2DM # ACS- ASMI(10/4/2011) Post STK(10/4/2011) ... A: Neelima, he would need a shunt only if he has chest pain coming from his heart that he does not want ... | |
| Type 2DM heart disses | 5/7/2011 |
| Q: Age 57 Final diagnosis # Type 2DM # ACS- ASMI(10/4/2011) Post STK(10/4/2011) ... A: The lab reports indicate that his condition is pretty good. His diet should stress fruits, ... | |
| Question | 5/6/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I have a question for you. Last Year I had Cardiac Ablation for SVT. Things have ... A: Pain from blocked arteries to the heart is usually pressure on the center of the front of the chest ... | |
| SVT/Thyroid | 5/5/2011 |
| Q: I have Hashimoto's untreated. Recently I have been getting more fast tachycardia attacks at night ... A: Metoprolol cannot be stopped abruptly by anyone, but especially someone with hyperthyroidism. Be ... | |
| Visible pulsation and irregular heart beat | 5/3/2011 |
| Q: Recently, I have noticed a small pulsating vein on my right temple. Since a few years, I had also ... A: Pulsating veins are normal. Premature beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health ... | |
| Chest pains. | 5/2/2011 |
| Q: I jjust sent a question about my chest pains but I did not mention a few things. I am 5' 11 and ... A: Your previous question about chest pains hasn't arrived, so I'm no help. The facts you list above ... | |
| LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCKAGE... | 4/30/2011 |
| Q: My doctor discovered an abnormal arrhythmia, Left Bundle Branch Blockage...did stress test and did ... A: LBBB is not a threat to you, who have Normal coronary arteries shown by that exploratory through the ... | |
| psvt | 4/29/2011 |
| Q: Good Afternoon. I have been diagnosed w/psvt. I have had two episodes, and both have sent me to the ... A: No special foods need to be avoided. PSVT is not a catastrophe. Just a nuisance if it occurs ... | |
| test result | 4/29/2011 |
| Q: 35 alert= high referance range <200 units ngml and my magneisum serum 0.9l range is 1.7-2.8 mg/dl ... A: i don't know what 1p-pla2 is. Please spell out the test's name. Why low magnesium? Special diet, ... | |
| White coat hypertension / elevated pulse pressure | 4/29/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, thanks for a great, helpful website. Sorry for bothering you with another question. I ... A: 1. Yes, most articles say white coat hypertension leads to the usual complications of hypertension, ... | |
| PVC | 4/28/2011 |
| Q: I am a 33 year old female. I have had pvcs for 7 years. I have had all kind of tests done and the ... A: No you need not be worried. Pvcs, no matter how frequent (even every other beat) are normal heart ... | |
| chest pain and shaking | 4/28/2011 |
| Q: I am 21 years old and astmetic, I have been having chest pains along with shortness of breath, back ... A: Chest x-ray might miss tiny cancer of lungs and of course is no good about cancer of breast. You ... | |
| Pericarditis | 4/27/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 32 year male. Generally healthy and used to be very fit until in Sept 2010 I developed a pain ... A: Jones, It's unusual but possible for the pain of pericarditis to last 7 months. I doubt that your ... | |
| something to look at | 4/27/2011 |
| Q: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2493295/ A: The article you sent suggests that citalopram and other SSRIs have little bad effect on the heart. ... | |
| chest pains | 4/26/2011 |
| Q: I am a 26 year old female..about 4'10 and weigh 155..I got a ekg done last year and it was normal ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Stinging and pinching pain in chest | 4/25/2011 |
| Q: should i see a doctor again. i have been having pinching/stinging pain in my chest, sometimes in ... A: No, Ron, you need not see a doctor. The pain is musculo-skeletal, not t threat to life or health. ... | |
| V-Tach, Angiograms, and ICD's | 4/24/2011 |
| Q: Richardson! I am a 40 y/o Caucasian male. 6'-4" and 200 lbs with a BMI of 24.5. Resting HR ... A: 1. No, your vtach is not even a problem is my opinion. 2. Yes, anxiety makes PVCs more frequent and ... | |
| 18 year old with high pulse pressure | 4/24/2011 |
| Q: My son is 18 years old and his average blood pressure is around 150/60. When he got out of the bath ... A: Something's wrong, maybe not serious. Ask your docs about hyperthyroidism, which causes heat ... | |
| constant palpitations | 4/24/2011 |
| Q: Ive recently had a 30 day event monitor and echos that said my heart was a " stone cold normal ... A: Premature beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG ... | |
| obstructed internal jugular vein | 4/23/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, Thank you for you time and expertise. I am a 43yr. female. Yesterday I had a ... A: I'm sorry for all your troubles. Yes, extreme fulness in head, vision problems and prominent veins ... | |
| hello again.. | 4/22/2011 |
| Q: I have emailed you before about my heart concerns. I have anxiety and hypochondria like I said in my ... A: Barlow, It's all normal, even brief runs, and you need no more tests. Even when you feel your ... | |
| Blood Flow to the heart muscle | 4/22/2011 |
| Q: I recently had a cardiac cath done and was told that one of my arteries had 40% blockage and that my ... A: Sorry, but I can't tell what is going on from your description. Constriction of the arteries to the ... | |
| Diagnosed with SVT, but don't believe it | 4/20/2011 |
| Q: and thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I'm female, 29 years old, 5 ft, 180 lbs, BP ... A: SVT starts and stops abruptly, in one heart beat, and usually runs 180-220 beats/min. If your 160 ... | |
| Looking for answers | 4/19/2011 |
| Q: First, thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I will try to not go on too long but I ... A: Jarro, you should certainly carry your EKG with you. You do not need another cath! Please tell me ... | |
| abnormal ECG | 4/18/2011 |
| Q: I have had abnormal ECG results for a year, and the doctors told me that all these abnormal ECG ... A: a) No other heart problem. Mitral prolapse with mild mitral and tricuspid regurgitation is not a ... | |
| Suspected heart or lunge issues | 4/16/2011 |
| Q: I'm 21 years old and for about a month I have been feeling an unusual ''pricking'' on my left chest ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Low HDL | 4/16/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 52 year old female with type 2 diabetes (controlled with diet & exercise, A1c 5.1). My recent ... A: Not yet. The good news is that with your LDL so low, your risk for heart attack and cardiac death ... | |
| chest pain | 4/15/2011 |
| Q: In July of 2006 I had a baby and nine months later I had the first memorable episode of dizziness ... A: The rhythm is certainly sinus tachycardia, but that doesn't explain the breathlessness or fatigue. ... | |
| Borderline left ventricular enlargement | 4/15/2011 |
| Q: i am 24 years old for the past 5 years i consistently exercises 5-6 times a week combined with ... A: Your results are all normal for a man who exercises heavily. Slight left ventricular enlargement is ... | |
| heart palpatations, weakness | 4/14/2011 |
| Q: I am a 24 year old female with a 10 month old very active son. I have been getting really tired, ... A: It's not mitral valve prolapse, or any valve trouble. That would have shown up on the echo. ... | |
| cholestoral | 4/14/2011 |
| Q: I am 31, 6' and weigh 219 lbs. I am currently taking Lisinopril (sp?) for high blood pressure which ... A: Every doctor would say that cholesterol is only one of many factors that cause heart disease, but ... | |
| caratoid artery | 4/13/2011 |
| Q: When I had a case of my heart racing like crazy, it stopped by the time I got to the ER. The doctor ... A: A. Yes, but I'd try other maneuvers first. Maneuvers to stop SVT 1. Lie down for a few minutes. If ... | |
| Heart issue | 4/13/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I need your urgent help please because I cant go to a doctor for some psychological ... A: 1. The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest ... | |
| palpitations in the morn | 4/12/2011 |
| Q: Ive been having these palpitations in the morning, ecspecially if im in a rush, its like a skipped ... A: You're feeling skipped heart beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or ... | |
| sudden jolts at night | 4/12/2011 |
| Q: richardson.... im paul 29yr old male 6ft 2in 15stone work out 3 times a week eat healthy. i suffer ... A: The jolt may be a ventricular premature beat. The beat after a premature beat is an extra big, ... | |
| Looking for answers | 4/12/2011 |
| Q: First, thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I will try to not go on too long but I ... A: No, you need not worry about heart disease or failure. And yes the repeat echo is to be sure no ... | |
| idioventricular or idiojunctional with abberancy? | 4/11/2011 |
| Q: I know this would be easier if I had a 12 lead but do not at the moment. Hopefully you can share ... A: With narrow QRS it can't be ventricular. Serum K that high can flatten P waves as well making tall ... | |
| Beta Blockers | 4/10/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 52 year old lady who has been on one beta blocker or another for nearly 20 years, and on ... A: Adrenal trouble can cause hypertension. So can narrowing of the arteries to the kidneys. All are ... | |
| Hello | 4/10/2011 |
| Q: I have spoken to you before about my heart concerns and anxiety. Lately I have been having some very ... A: The beat after a PVC is extra hard because the heart fills with extra blood in the pause after the ... | |
| PVC's turning into V-Tach? | 4/9/2011 |
| Q: I recently saw a new OB (I am 24 weeks pregnant) and discussed my issue with PVC's with him. I am ... A: Seems you have to trust the new OB, tho the chance of VTach is small. Vtach runs at heart rates ... | |
| Beta blocker rebound? | 4/8/2011 |
| Q: Greetings, I am 6'5", 240 lbs, 35 years old, prone to anxiety and panic (very prone), and take ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health. About 1/4 of us have them, they are ... | |
| constant worries | 4/7/2011 |
| Q: I am a 37 year old female. Normal weight. Blood pressure 110/65. Good cholesterol total 145, ldl 94, ... A: Heart attack before age 50 in parents or siblings counts more than 50% in risk. Maybe less in your ... | |
| rvot | 4/7/2011 |
| Q: I have just been diagnosed with rvot i'm 50 years old. and how dangerous would it be not to take ... A: If RVOT is the same as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, then it can't go away and ... | |
| Heart palpitations | 4/5/2011 |
| Q: I am a 42 year old female weighing about 135 to 140lbs. In the past 7 months, I started waking at ... A: Oh. If the racing starts and stops abruptly, in one heart beat, it's paroxysmal supraventricular ... | |
| extrasystoles,pvcs | 4/5/2011 |
| Q: Sometimes I'd have it frequent other times not I have been for a full examination by a cardiologist ... A: Skipped beats and PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with ... | |
| Ecg reading | 4/4/2011 |
| Q: hey im 17 years old and i am a smoker i have been exprienceing chest pain for the last 3 months and ... A: Incomplete right bundle branch block is a minor abnormality that is not a threat to life or health ... | |
| Heart palpitations | 4/3/2011 |
| Q: I am a 23 year old female, 5 feet, 108lbs, taking tri-orthocyclen lo. When I was at the doctor for ... A: Your palpitations are probably skipped beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to ... | |
| abnormal t wave | 4/2/2011 |
| Q: I am a 52 year old woman who suffers from anxiety disorder. I am not currently taking medication ... A: Rawlings, To get peace of mind about your heart, get a stress test monitored by radioisotopes (also ... | |
| Abnormal ECG | 4/2/2011 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me read/interpret my newest ecg reading? Also if first ecg 2 ... A: The rhythm is normal. The probable cause of the reading of anteroseptal infarct is placement of the ... | |
| septal infarct | 4/1/2011 |
| Q: I am a 41 year-old female and have recently joined an intense 3-month exercise program at my gym. ... A: Almost every EKG reading of septal infarct in young healthy person is the results of putting the EKG ... | |
| sinking feeling heart stopped? | 4/1/2011 |
| Q: Sir. I have had an echo and holters and monitors galore recently, and told lots of pvc but fine. The ... A: Dr Guillotine's patients stopped blinking 14 seconds after their heads were chopped off, so it takes ... | |
| EKG Diagnosis | 4/1/2011 |
| Q: I recently visited a cardiologist after complaining about occasional chest pressure/pain that I've ... A: The EKG shows WPW and you're correct that WPW doesn't cause chest pain. The most common cause of ... | |
| heart rhythm strange | 3/31/2011 |
| Q: Two years ago I was diagnosed with a rapid heart rate, I went to a cardiologist who gave me a halter ... A: Variable heart rate is a good sign, means a healthy heart. The fast average rate is called postural ... | |
| Pain | 3/31/2011 |
| Q: Hi I'm 35 male lately been having chest pain above and below left nipple in that area it was so bad ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| chest pain 13 years old | 3/30/2011 |
| Q: My daughter is generally tired, iron levels on the low side, is 5 ft 7, 175 pounds and when she ... A: Diana, you need do nothing else. The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping ... | |
| Irregular heartbeats | 3/30/2011 |
| Q: You've responded about my palpitations before and I thank you. Have another concern. I've suffered ... A: It's 4 or 5 PVCs or PACs in a row. They're weak beats because they are premature and the heart is ... | |
| My Husbands Radiology Report | 3/29/2011 |
| Q: I am writing to you because I am feeling quite scared. Husband recently hadstress test because he ... A: Jeanette, possible causes are multiple. Skeletal muscular dystrophies are obvious because wasting ... | |
| LEFT ATRIUM | 3/29/2011 |
| Q: Regarding my last question, should I be concerned? Is 3.9 something to be concerned about? Is LV ... A: You need not be concerned. LA dimension of 3.9 won't cause any trouble. Just keep checking on it ... | |
| Propranolol | 3/29/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson. I am a 22-year-old female. A couple of months ago I started experiencing an ... A: Propranolol won't alter blood sugar but can lower blood pressure. Get your blood pressure measured ... | |
| palps and rapid HR | 3/29/2011 |
| Q: The service you provide is very gracious. Im an otherwise healthy 38 y/o male. 5-11,170 and in ... A: Warren, The cardiologist at Vanderbilt's opinion seems correct to me. The rapid rate episodes ... | |
| Can someone have endocarditis chronically? | 3/28/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I will try to make this short! About one year ago I went to the ER with a major panic ... A: Vertigo comes from inner ear trouble. Ear,nose,throat specialists can often cure it with simple ... | |
| chest pain | 3/28/2011 |
| Q: I am a 56 year old female with high BP and a stent in my artery. (4 years ago) For the past 3 weeks ... A: Maggy, a normal nuclear stress test gives 90% probability of no heart attack or cardiac death for 7 ... | |
| Chest pain, left arm pain and lightheadedness after light exertion | 3/28/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, This is Ronnie again. You answered a couple of my questions a few weeks ago... ... A: The chest pain is probably cramping of muscles in the chest wall with radiation to the arm. A ... | |
| Left Atrium | 3/27/2011 |
| Q: I just had an echo and everything came back good, except my Left Atrium was 3.9, My LV was great ... A: 3.8 is upper limit of normal, so your LA dimension is borderline. Transient elevation in BP can do ... | |
| Heart question. | 3/27/2011 |
| Q: I have contacted you before about my heart concerns. I have an anxiety disorder accompanied with ... A: You're noticing sinus arrhythmia, which is another indication that your heart is healthy and ... | |
| Palpitations | 3/27/2011 |
| Q: I am a 29 y/o male. I am of normal weight with no significant health history. My blood pressure ... A: PACs and PVCs are usually felt as skipped beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat ... | |
| strange chest pain - not heart related | 3/26/2011 |
| Q: i went to emergency to the hospital last night for what i was sure was a vice like feeling in my ... A: Your pain is from muscles around ribs. The most common cause of chest pain is cramping of the ... | |
| heart flutters | 3/26/2011 |
| Q: when i was a teenager (I'm 26 now) i notice my heart flutter a few times. I never paid any ... A: You're feeling skipped beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health ... | |
| Heart Palpitations | 3/25/2011 |
| Q: I am a 60-year old man with hypertension. I have been exercising on an elliptical for the last two ... A: Oscar, if you're asking if Pink Magic can cause vomiting, the only way to find out is stop the Pink ... | |
| EKG | 3/25/2011 |
| Q: in 2006 I had an EKG done for back surgery, I didn't have a chest X-ray, I had a stress test done.. ... A: Major, Can't be sure without knowing what the EKG abnormality is, but jaw surgery is probably safe. ... | |
| chest pain | 3/24/2011 |
| Q: I am a 56 year old female with high BP and a stent in my artery. (4 years ago) For the past 3 weeks ... A: Did your stress test include radioisotopes or echo? EKG monitoring alone is not very sensitive. If ... | |
| slow heart rate | 3/24/2011 |
| Q: I recently wrote you while I was pregnant regarding heart palps that I was experiencing. I had my ... A: I think heart rates slow down considerably after giving birth. Your heart doesn't now have to work ... | |
| enlarged heart | 3/24/2011 |
| Q: Am 76 diagnosed with lbbb 5 yrs ago. No symptoms then or now. Recent death in family and lots of ... A: Good afternoon Pat, One can't tell about left heart enlargement from an EKG that shows LBBB. The ... | |
| Hypertension | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: I am 30 yr old. In a medical up it was found that my blood pressure was 150/106. that day I was in ... A: Blood pressure of 150/108 needs attention and can be treated successfully. RBBB stands for right ... | |
| Chest pain | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: I am 23 years old, female, non-smoker, 5'6, 210 lbs. I have had a burning/tightness/pain (it ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Heart palpitations | 3/23/2011 |
| Q: I am a 42 year old female weighing about 135 to 140lbs. In the past 7 months, I started waking at ... A: Sorry, but I don't know either. Shaking of chest wall is not something that would lead to death or ... | |
| Heart/chest pain | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: I have been suffering with acute pains in my chest all day, consistantly. Its near my heart and is ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| pvc's | 3/22/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I am having frequent PVC'S. I went to the E.R and they happened during the EKG I was ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with a normal EKG and ... | |
| Palpitations (harmful and harmless) | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: I saw my cardiolgist last week, he was mentioning that my palpitations (ones caught on event ... A: Rich, I can't explain very well. Any cell in atria or ventricles is capable of initiating a ... | |
| Heart worries... | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: I am a 19 year old male and I have terrible anxiety which is also accompanied with extreme ... A: 1. No, you could not have developed a heart condition in 3 or 4 years, not in at least 10 years. ... | |
| anxiety heart health question | 3/21/2011 |
| Q: I'm 23 years old, recently put on Bystolic for high blood pressure (169/82) and am 5'10" 190 lbs. I ... A: Your palpitations may be skipped beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life ... | |
| Skipped beats | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: Thomas, Thank you for putting this site together. It is very informative and helpful. My question ... A: Your paipitations are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG ... | |
| SVT and pregnancy BP monitoring | 3/20/2011 |
| Q: I am at my wits end and need a professional opinion. I've had mild SVT all my life my pulse averages ... A: Roshon, The nurses sure seem dumb. Ask the obstetrician to take your BP with a manual pump while ... | |
| PVC's | 3/19/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I notice you sometimes say half of the general population experience PVC`s yet you ... A: Half of us have skipped beats, either PACs or PVCs. I'm just guessing that that half is divided ... | |
| Heart Issue | 3/18/2011 |
| Q: About 4 weeks ago, i had an episode at about 12:30am-1:00am on a Saturday morning when i went to ... A: You're feeling skipped beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health ... | |
| pvc's , pac's and incomplete RBBB on 1 occaision | 3/18/2011 |
| Q: My name is Melissa, 33 yr old,5'6, 128 pds, Baseline HR-58-65,BP 100/60.Hypothyroid x 15 yrs, on ... A: Melissa, I don't know how to help. I think PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or ... | |
| PVC's | 3/18/2011 |
| Q: I have been suffering with PVCs for many years. I do get several in a row, but I can reach and feel ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| heart rate and pain medication | 3/18/2011 |
| Q: I am a 62 year old male on disability due to a very rare form of muscular Dystrophy called OPMD. I ... A: Heart rate above 45 awake and 35 asleep is normal. You're safe to take Vicodin. Please write back ... | |
| My Husbands Radiology Report | 3/17/2011 |
| Q: I am writing to you because I am feeling quite scared. Husband recently hadstress test because he ... A: The report is bad, indicating severe damage to his heart from clogging of coronary arteries. Could ... | |
| When to convert afib episode | 3/15/2011 |
| Q: I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. My afib is of the "lone" variety as I don't have high blood ... A: Yes, that's a very good rule. If Afib lasts longer than 48 hours, it may still be possible to avoid ... | |
| Gunshot to the heart. | 3/15/2011 |
| Q: I have written a novel which is being published by Simon & Schuster in July, and have a question I ... A: Yes, they would feel pain, and not die instantly. Even if the bullet induced ventricular ... | |
| Possible PE? | 3/15/2011 |
| Q: I am 42 years old, 5'-9" and weigh 184. No regular medications other than me taking 2-3 baby ... A: I'm very sorry about all your troubles. D-dimer would be abnormal for weeks after a pulmonary ... | |
| EKG Enough? | 3/14/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I would like to start off saying Thank You so much from myself and those you have ... A: Susan, PVCs, including multifocal, are benign if you have normal heart structure and function, which ... | |
| angina? | 3/14/2011 |
| Q: I posted to this wesite last year and had a few reasurring replies. I couldnt post any questions to ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| pvcs | 3/14/2011 |
| Q: I had a heart ultrasound about 8 months ago. I also have had a 30 event and 24 holter. I was told I ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| Palpatations/whooshing | 3/13/2011 |
| Q: I was sick with a flu like illness several months back. The first symptom I noticed was heart ... A: PACs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health. Exhaustion probably needs a doctor's ... | |
| Low blood pressure at night | 3/13/2011 |
| Q: I recently took my blood pressure when I woke up in the middle of the night, to go to the bathroom ... A: 73 is low enough to make you dizzy and short of breath. Palpitations are normal heart activity, not ... | |
| my heart | 3/12/2011 |
| Q: my heart is acting up right now feels like its beating fast and i'm feeling sick every time i move. ... A: How fast is it beating? Anxiety makes hearts beat fast and bodies sweat and nausea too. Faintness ... | |
| heart pause | 3/11/2011 |
| Q: My fiance is 24, and has been an athlete most of his life, non-smoker, doesn't drink much. I was ... A: It's a skipped beat. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in ... | |
| Fast Heartbeat While Exercising | 3/10/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I'm an 18 year old female, 5'2'' and approximately 110-115lbs. I am on birth ... A: Diabetes in family has no effect on your heart. I think your heart rate during exercise is okay. I ... | |
| Skipped Beats | 3/10/2011 |
| Q: Sorry to ask you another question regarding skipped beats because it seems so many of us out here in ... A: Skipped beats are harmless in people with normal EKG (no prolonged QT) and normal echo, and in ... | |
| worried | 3/9/2011 |
| Q: I have been having pain for a while now which I don't attribute to heart disorder but tonight when ... A: Eileen, the fact that your pain is worse when you lift your arm proves that the pain comes from ... | |
| Chest tightness, increased heart rate | 3/8/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 22 year old female and I've been suffering mainly from tightness in the chest and an increased ... A: If the irregular pulse is skipped beats, they are normal heart activity, no threat to life or ... | |
| Ejection Fraction | 3/8/2011 |
| Q: I recently spent 6 weeks in the hospital after being diagnosed with afib and a bilateral PE.After an ... A: The EF of 30 won't keep you from returning to work if breathlessness and fatigue are not limiting. ... | |
| Plavix and Absence Seizures | 3/8/2011 |
| Q: Iam 50yrs.; 5'4 & weigh 128 lbs. I have beeen on blood pressure meds (3) for 20 yrs. I have been on ... A: Plavix is an unlikely cause of seizures, but Plavix is needed only a year after a heart bypass, so ... | |
| Metformin and Coreg | 3/7/2011 |
| Q: My husband had a triple bypass on Jan 14th he is a W/M 69 yrs old. Never had high blood pressure ... A: Good morning Joyce, He should not take a statin. Muscle pain from statins may predict serious ... | |
| Lightheadedness & Palpitations | 3/6/2011 |
| Q: I have been having a number of the following symptoms on a regular basis now for around 2 years, ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| palpitations | 3/6/2011 |
| Q: I am 50 years and have hypothyroidism and i take daily 1.25 micrograms of thyroxine since the past 2 ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Chest Pains | 3/5/2011 |
| Q: I was wondering if you would be able to help me. I am a 23 year old woman who is over weight and ... A: Inflammation of heart is too vague a term. If your pain was worse with a deep breath, it could be ... | |
| Heart Skipping Beats | 3/5/2011 |
| Q: I have read your responses to those inquiring about skipped heart beats. I understand that they are ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| my 13 yo son | 3/5/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, My 13 yo son has an irregular slow heart beat and a swishing sound when I listen to it. ... A: The first test would be ask your doc if he hears the swishing sound in your son's heart and ask him ... | |
| Blood pressure | 3/3/2011 |
| Q: Dr, I have a question regarding my blood pressure readings. I take the readings on my own and ... A: Your question has puzzled experts for years, and has no simple answer. It's called "white coat" ... | |
| palpitation | 3/3/2011 |
| Q: sir,my investigation shows RBBB with LAHB since last 12 yrs PR .16,QT/QTC 405/450 ,HR 92 BP 128/88 ... A: Your forceful beats are skipped beats and are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in ... | |
| cardiomyopathy | 3/2/2011 |
| Q: I have two questions sir. A. Would someone who has cardiomyopathy die if they had frequent PVCs? ... A: A. Depends on how bad heart function is. If left ventricular ejection fraction is less than 35%, ... | |
| Microvascular angina | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: I have recently had an angiogram but no blockages was found. I have been suffering with palpitations ... A: Yes, microvascular dysfunction can cause chest pain with exertion. Often there is EKG change during ... | |
| chest pain | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: I Have written to you twice before and you made me feel relieved. I am a 55 year old female with ... A: Linda, Chest pain worse when you breathe in or burp is most likely cramping of muscles in the chest ... | |
| Different BP in left and right arm? | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: and thank you for answering my question about a month ago. My problem is, I have, for some reason, ... A: Simplest answer to your question is ask someone to measure the BP in one arm and then the other a ... | |
| Ablation and EF | 3/1/2011 |
| Q: can you tell me anything about an arrhythmia that originates in the right ventricular outflow tract? ... A: Good morning, Tracy, I'm sorry, but I don't know if ablation works well in RV outflow tract PVCs. ... | |
| SVT | 2/28/2011 |
| Q: In 2006 I had a cardiac ablation for AVNRT. After ablation I was reduced from 150mg of Atenolol ... A: Oh. Has someone helped you with the vertigo? ENT docs often can, and there are exercises you can ... | |
| blocked arteries | 2/28/2011 |
| Q: i just had a heart cath and was suprised to find i had one artery blocked and one partially ... A: Robert, chelation removes calcium, but calcium is not what causes heart attacks, and chelation ... | |
| SVT | 2/27/2011 |
| Q: In 2006 I had a cardiac ablation for AVNRT. After ablation I was reduced from 150mg of Atenolol ... A: Take your blood pressure sitting and then standing quietly for 1,3 and 5 minutes. If it falls below ... | |
| REG.CT ANGIO FOR CAD | 2/26/2011 |
| Q: I wish to know if one can undergo this instead of invasive angio when there is a positive stress ... A: Yes. The radiation is about the same for both tests. Invasive angio has the advantage that any ... | |
| Prolonged QT interval | 2/25/2011 |
| Q: Would you consider A QT/QTc of 440/464 too long as this was recorded on my ECG a few months ago. I ... A: No, June, up to 460 is normal for women, and noone can tell the difference between 460 and 464. I ... | |
| poor circulation | 2/24/2011 |
| Q: could laying/ sitting in a bed for 8 months cause poor circulation? I havent moved much at all in ... A: Yes, clotting of leg veins is common after such a long time in bed. Blockage of leg veins would ... | |
| blocked arteries | 2/24/2011 |
| Q: i just had a heart cath and was suprised to find i had one artery blocked and one partially ... A: Probably takes a year to significantly reduce the blockages, which don't go completely away. But in ... | |
| PVC-chest pressure-dizziness | 2/24/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 44 yr old male with possible PVC. I say "possible" because even though I have felt the ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| Splinter hemmoraghes | 2/23/2011 |
| Q: Doctor, I heard splinter hemmoraghes are caused by Bacterial endocardidtis.I seen a cardiologist in ... A: Get a doctor to listen to your heart, and you can measure your temperature several days around 5 pm. ... | |
| cardiac workup | 2/22/2011 |
| Q: I am 33 year old female. I visited a cardiologist for mild tricuspid regurgitation and presyncope ... A: Good morning Mukti, Pressure on the stomach would make the veins in the neck stand out if there was ... | |
| blocked arteries | 2/22/2011 |
| Q: i just had a heart cath and was suprised to find i had one artery blocked and one partially ... A: Good morning Robert, There are no drugs that dissolve blockages quickly, but lowering blood ... | |
| pain in left ventrical | 2/22/2011 |
| Q: My name is Darrien and I am 16. I have just experienced a Sharp and suddent pain in my upper left ... A: Good evening, Darrien, The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the ... | |
| skipped beats | 2/21/2011 |
| Q: I am 30 years old, female, normal blood pressure. I am currently 9 months pregnant so my weight is ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Septal Infaract? | 2/21/2011 |
| Q: I had gall bladder surgery last Thursday. An ECG was part of my pre op tests. I make it a habit to ... A: EKGs read septal infarct if the electrodes are placed too high on the chest. Get another EKG and ... | |
| purple hands | 2/20/2011 |
| Q: I am a 14 year old girl. I have always had cold hands and feet. In the winter my hands will be a ... A: You have Raynaud's phenomenon. The tiny blood vessels in your hands narrow when the weather is cold ... | |
| Uncoiled aorta | 2/19/2011 |
| Q: I had an x-ray to rule out pnuemonia. It also said "atherosclerotic uncoiling of the aorta". The ... A: No heart issues are indicated by an uncoiled aorta. Life expectancy is normal. You are not at ... | |
| Uncoiled aorta | 2/19/2011 |
| Q: I had an x-ray to rule out pnuemonia. It also said "atherosclerotic uncoiling of the aorta". The ... A: Atherosclerotic was misused in this report. Uncoiling occurs because age or high BP cause ... | |
| sinus tach following steroid use | 2/18/2011 |
| Q: I was diagnosed with acute bronchitis and sinus infection 12/8/10. Given antibiotics, decongestants, ... A: Some of your troubles sound like hyperthyroidism (sinus tachycardia, restlessness), but you didn't ... | |
| Palpitations | 2/18/2011 |
| Q: In last couple years, had several EKG's, echo, chest X ray, Holter and event monitors, tons of ... A: Yes, you can have palpitations/rapid rate of 90-110 that lasts hours without any damage to your ... | |
| Low HDL | 2/17/2011 |
| Q: .. While my over Cholesteral level is good at 150...my HDL is 41 (low average) What foods can I eat ... A: Fish oil containing omega-three fatty acids is good. Nuts and vegetables of course. Diet should be ... | |
| Mild Regurg | 2/17/2011 |
| Q: .. Is mild regurg of the mistral and trcuspid vales on an echo of any significance? In the context ... A: No, mild regurg of any valve is normal. A little blood flows backward through the mitral and ... | |
| weird heartbeat | 2/17/2011 |
| Q: I am 39. Female, 5' 4" 135lbs. For the past 5 weeks or so every now and then mainly at night my ... A: You're feeling skipped beats. They are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone ... | |
| Ablation and EF | 2/16/2011 |
| Q: I am a 47 year old African American woman who has had an ICD/Pacemaker for nearly a year. Right ... A: Tracy, I think the frequent VPCs don't decrease your heart function at all. The beat after the PVC ... | |
| taking beta blockers for pvc's | 2/16/2011 |
| Q: I am a 45 yr. old female who has exercised regularly and intensely for years. I run on a treadmill, ... A: Pvcs and pacs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with an otherwise ... | |
| Questionable abnormal Heart rhythm/Rx drug induced | 2/16/2011 |
| Q: I am 31 yrs old, I currently take 100mg Lamictal BID, 20 of Geodon in the am, 60mg of Geodon qhs, 1 ... A: Cogentin has tachycardia listed as an ill effect. The only way to be sure whether chloral hydrated ... | |
| dropped heart beats | 2/15/2011 |
| Q: I'm 32 year old female with no prior cardiac history. I had some transient hypertension when I was ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with good exercise ... | |
| bp withdrawl | 2/15/2011 |
| Q: im 18, I was on a beta blocker for months for an arrythmia thats now ablated and ive taperd off of ... A: Josh, it's safe for the short run to exercise. 150/100 is of course too high. Monitor your BP at ... | |
| Ablation and EF | 2/14/2011 |
| Q: I am a 47 year old African American woman who has had an ICD/Pacemaker for nearly a year. Right ... A: Symptoms don't always match the EF, tho your excellent exercise ability does suggest that your EF ... | |
| seeking advice on combination of fenofibrate and simvastatin therapy | 2/14/2011 |
| Q: I am a male age 46 years, indian race. My lipid profile is as follows TOtal: 249 mg/dl, LDL: 148 ... A: Anand, fenofibrate certainly adds to the risk of muscle damage. I'm not sure about kidneys. The ... | |
| seeking advice on combination of fenofibrate and simvastatin therapy | 2/13/2011 |
| Q: I am a male age 46 years, indian race. My lipid profile is as follows TOtal: 249 mg/dl, LDL: 148 ... A: Both tablets can be taken at the same time. I don't know if morning and night would lessen side ... | |
| high blood pressure medicine | 2/11/2011 |
| Q: I am 62, taking Lisinopril and Triam. I get headaches and have noticed that my scalp is sore to the ... A: Crawford, Sounds infected, swollen and tender. If it's red and warm, it's most likely infected. ... | |
| Lidocaine w/epi reaction | 2/10/2011 |
| Q: I had some dental work done and received 2-3 injections of lidocaine w/epi and some dental bands or ... A: Epinephrine, or any injection, can cause panic, and half an hour after the injection is about the ... | |
| ECG | 2/10/2011 |
| Q: i am 19yrs old. i went to the doctors today because ive bin feeling un well and passed out. Anyway i ... A: He just wants to be sure your heart is not causing the faints by being too slow. Low BP is much ... | |
| palpitations | 2/9/2011 |
| Q: can a modified av node cause palpitations? Ive been having a lot of them lately but its been 3 ... A: Yes, Josh, any place in the heart can make premature beats. We know your AV node wasn't destroyed, ... | |
| ask about 't' wave inversion in e.c.g | 2/9/2011 |
| Q: dr. richardson... me a medical student jst 20years..i got chest pain before 3 month....i have not ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Taurine to supress PVC's | 2/8/2011 |
| Q: ..I read your comments about Taurine possibly controlling PVC's in a prior post. I would like to try ... A: Here's the quotation. 10 to 20 grams taurine per day reduced PACs by 50 percent and prevented all ... | |
| My Son | 2/8/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson: My son is 32 years old; diagnosed with cardiompathy at 23. Left EF 40-45. Had ... A: His heart should have calmed down right after the ablation, within a day or two. Ablations are not ... | |
| PH | 2/7/2011 |
| Q: It would not let me reply so I had to post a new question. here is the link for the stem cell I ... A: Cathy. Here's one for you, ... | |
| av block | 2/7/2011 |
| Q: Female Age 40ish 110 overt 80 I was told my 1st degree heart block was benign. I read the Framinghan ... A: Framingham is a good guide. Did you notice if it's talking about 1%/year as being the rate of twice ... | |
| Pulmonary Hypertension-RSVP | 2/6/2011 |
| Q: I had written to you before when my RSVP was 48 and had had a repeat echo 3 mos later which had ... A: 1. Treating the sleep apnea may lower the PA pressure. Why not try? 2. Echos are accurate about PA ... | |
| inapropriate exercise habbits and heart damage | 2/6/2011 |
| Q: What are the effects of sporadic intense exercise on the cardiovascular system? I recently took up ... A: You need to warm up some before intense exercise like weight lifting, and start with lighter weights ... | |
| brugada syndrome | 2/5/2011 |
| Q: Is brugada syndrome fairly easy for most EPs to find? I have had lots of ekgs and tests but told I ... A: No, an EP Doc would certainly find Brugada. It's easy on a plain EKG. If you never fainted or had ... | |
| Stress test ECG | 2/5/2011 |
| Q: Im a 39 year old male that had mild chest and arm pain, fatigue for the last month. I had a ... A: Sinus tachycardia is normal, just means the heart rate was over 100 but the rhythm was normal. ... | |
| missed/skipped heart beats | 2/4/2011 |
| Q: for the last 4 months i have been having about 6 skipped/missed beats a minute, when i relax and ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Pulmonary Hypertension-RSVP | 2/4/2011 |
| Q: I had written to you before when my RSVP was 48 and had had a repeat echo 3 mos later which had ... A: No bother. Write back any time. Overweight probably doesn't cause PH, tho sleep apnea may. 60 may ... | |
| PVCs | 2/4/2011 |
| Q: I started having pvc when I was 24 after my daughter was born. I am 29 now and still have them. ... A: Mitral valve prolapse is so close to normal that it prevents no threat. An audible click is not ... | |
| fast heart | 2/3/2011 |
| Q: 1. Why would my heart sometimes just race at 94 pbm out of the blue? 2. I had 20-30 pvcs a min ... A: 1. Anxiety, fear, overactive thyroid, and most often just normal. 2. Yes, that's okay for a healthy ... | |
| 19 year old with rapid heart beat | 2/1/2011 |
| Q: I'm a healthy nineteen year old female and over the past month I've developed a rapid heart beat of ... A: Yes, anxiety can do just that, fast heart rate when you're awake that slows when you're asleep. ... | |
| VT | 2/1/2011 |
| Q: I have been told my heart is normal but I have very many pvcs and rare pacs. All my tests were ... A: 1. No, I wouldn't have an ablation. They are tricky and not always successful, and PVC's never hurt ... | |
| confused about rythm | 2/1/2011 |
| Q: I want to explain this so please be patient. When my heart beats, normally I feel a beat beat beat ... A: Nicole, doctors are uncomfortable till they know what they're dealing with. I was wondering if it ... | |
| how to know | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: If a person has had a million tests and healthy heart how do you know when a rythm issue is not to ... A: With a healthy heart, VT is EXTREMELY unlikely. A-fib is not dangerous unless it lasts hours, and ... | |
| confused about rythm | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: I want to explain this so please be patient. When my heart beats, normally I feel a beat beat beat ... A: 1. No 2. Not bad. 3. If it happens every single day, a 24-hour EKG (Holter monitor) will catch it. ... | |
| Cardiologist Needed | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: I'm a 36 year old athletic male who works out 6 days week at the gym in my apartment complex and I ... A: I live in Richmond, so I'm no help. Duke, UNC in Chapel Hill and EVMS should all have free ... | |
| confused about rythm | 1/31/2011 |
| Q: I want to explain this so please be patient. When my heart beats, normally I feel a beat beat beat ... A: Might be arial fib, which is not dangerous at all so long as it doesn't occur more often than every ... | |
| incomplete RBBB | 1/30/2011 |
| Q: BEEN A BIT STRSSED AND ANXIOUS FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND LAST NIGHT I FAINTED/COLLAPSED. BEFORE THAT IT ... A: Incomplete RBBB is no threat to life or health, a minor abnormality that accounts for the flipped T ... | |
| vpc | 1/30/2011 |
| Q: This is more of a thank you rather than a question you have answered alot of my questions that my ... A: Fooey, I'm not using the same name. The one I'm talking about, which is called an event monitor in ... | |
| high blood pressure | 1/28/2011 |
| Q: I have a blood pressure monitor and noticed over the past few weeks that my blood pressure is very ... A: You can try restricting salt intake, but if that doesn't lower your BP enough, you'll need to get ... | |
| poor circulation and chest pain | 1/28/2011 |
| Q: I have experienced the following symptoms on different occasions the are occurring more frequently: ... A: Yes, it's possible the first doctor was right. The cardiologist was certainly wrong. You're not ... | |
| Fast heartbeat | 1/27/2011 |
| Q: my son is seventeen and he told two days ago that when he is training basketball he suffers a fast ... A: Maybe. Not a serious one, but if the fast heartbeat starts and stops abruptly, in one heart beat, ... | |
| Side effects of perindopiril | 1/27/2011 |
| Q: Can you tell me why perindopiril can have a side effect of abnormal weakness particularly in ones ... A: Yes, it would make you weak in legs if it lowered your BP too much. Reducing the dose may relieve ... | |
| Dear Dr. Richardson | 1/27/2011 |
| Q: .. my name is Selma and i am 24 years old, Afro-Arab. i have been having these really strange pain ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| taurine and pvcs | 1/26/2011 |
| Q: Can Taurine help get ride of pvcs? I am 33 and have done all of the heart test known to man. I have ... A: Case histories of people with very frequent arrhythmias are presented showing 10 to 20 grams taurine ... | |
| Extra Heart Beat | 1/26/2011 |
| Q: I AM 38 YRS OLD, MALE, FOR THE LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SKIPPED BEAT MAYBE ONCE EVERY ... A: Larden, Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal ... | |
| Anaesthetic as a cause of ectopics? | 1/25/2011 |
| Q: They began 6 years ago after an operation to remove an ovarian cyst. It took me a while to come ... A: No, anesthetics or low calcium would not trigger missed beats, which are normal heart activity. Why ... | |
| Irregular heartbeats | 1/25/2011 |
| Q: I am a 17 year old male in fairly average physical shape. Sometimes when I'm not doing anything I ... A: It's a regular thing that needs no action. You're having a skipped beat every 4th beat. Skipped ... | |
| Lowering Cholesterol | 1/25/2011 |
| Q: I'm 28, I don't take medications, I weight 146 lbs, my blood pressure is 110/70, and my height is ... A: William, Please give the diet 6 months. That may lower your LDL some more. The only other step to ... | |
| Ablation question | 1/24/2011 |
| Q: it was a sucsess but the doc found i had a dual av nodal pathway, he said he modified the av node. ... A: I'm not sure. You must ask your doctor. An AV node able to conduct both ways would account for ... | |
| vpc | 1/24/2011 |
| Q: This is more of a thank you rather than a question you have answered alot of my questions that my ... A: Razia, ask for an event monitor, a little box you carry with you that records your EKG a few minutes ... | |
| ectopics/pvcs V-Fib | 1/23/2011 |
| Q: Please could you answer my questions I'd really appreciate your input 1) Is there such a thing as ... A: Goood find, Razia. Thanks for the reference. There seems to be some point in recording a VPC to ... | |
| Chest pain, Arm pain | 1/23/2011 |
| Q: I feel that I have a little bit of a strange history, but here goes... I am a healthy 27 year old ... A: Ryley, wait a week to see if the Prevacid cures the pains. If it doesn't, try Tylenol 600 mg. three ... | |
| Chest pain, Arm pain | 1/23/2011 |
| Q: I feel that I have a little bit of a strange history, but here goes... I am a healthy 27 year old ... A: Ryley, The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the ... | |
| ectopics/pvcs V-Fib | 1/22/2011 |
| Q: Please could you answer my questions I'd really appreciate your input 1) Is there such a thing as ... A: Yes, pvcs with a normal heart does not put a person at greater risk than the general population, or ... | |
| ectopics/pvcs V-Fib | 1/22/2011 |
| Q: Please could you answer my questions I'd really appreciate your input 1) Is there such a thing as ... A: Razia, 1. Yes, some occur without an obvious cause. See ... | |
| Heart problems? | 1/21/2011 |
| Q: I'm 15 and I'm just wondering what you think might be going on with my heart. So for several months ... A: Palpitations are okay in a normal heart, and chest pain is almost never serious in a 15 year old. ... | |
| Low Blood Pressure in Left Arm | 1/20/2011 |
| Q: I have been monitoring my blood pressure. I am a 48 year old, 5 feet 4 inches tall and weigh 170 lb ... A: Tina, BP is usually about the same sitting and lying, within 15 mm. Hg. The exercise in changing ... | |
| Low Blood Pressure in Left Arm | 1/19/2011 |
| Q: I have been monitoring my blood pressure. I am a 48 year old, 5 feet 4 inches tall and weigh 170 lb ... A: Good morning, Tina, Lower BP in one arm suggests something that narrows the artery to that arm, a ... | |
| Echo results and a.temporalis | 1/18/2011 |
| Q: My PCP referred me to a cardiologist to get all my heart related questions answered. I've been ... A: 1.No, you're not about to develop LVH. Anxiety probably led to increase in LVEF. 2, No, a palpable ... | |
| Stress test results | 1/17/2011 |
| Q: I went to the cardiologist last week because I was having skipped beats. He identified these skipped ... A: Nothing very helpful. About half of nuclear stress tests are falsely positive. Shadows from fat in ... | |
| angina type pain | 1/17/2011 |
| Q: I am female and 64 years old. I have been getting angina type pains in my back, a heavy ... A: Yes, Merryl, the pain could still be caused by temporary lack of blood supply to part of your heart ... | |
| Heart Related Issues | 1/17/2011 |
| Q: I'm 22 years old, no medication, 5'2'' and currently 148lbs (had a baby almost 2 months ago) All ... A: Extra beats are normal heart activity, no threat to health or life. That includes the big thumps, ... | |
| angina type pain | 1/16/2011 |
| Q: I am female and 64 years old. I have been getting angina type pains in my back, a heavy ... A: Spasm of coronary arteries can cause angina and is difficult to diagnose, requiring an EKG or ... | |
| Irregular Beats Taking Pulse | 1/15/2011 |
| Q: This has been going on for a while, like a few weeks. Beat, skip, beat, skip, beat beat skip and ... A: No problem because of skipped beats, which are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in ... | |
| Irregular Heart Rhythm | 1/15/2011 |
| Q: I have an irregular heartbeat. On ECG the heart rate was 54 beats per minute. My GP prescribed beta ... A: Good morning, Michelle, Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in ... | |
| PAC's and Sik Sinus Syndrome | 1/14/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I am 52 yrs old, 150 lbs. and moderately active. No other health problems and take ... A: Trial of a beta blocker seems a good idea to me. You could subsequently try stopping the beta ... | |
| I have been diagnosed with PSVT | 1/14/2011 |
| Q: I'm 32yrs old weigh about 80kg and height is 5'8". I used to experience rapid heart rate problem but ... A: Good morning Pankaj, Yes, it's safe to avoid RFA. I think The indication for RFA is very frequent ... | |
| Delayed interval of the heart | 1/14/2011 |
| Q: I am 79 years of age and have been treated for atrial fibrillation for many years now. I have tried ... A: Good morning, Lois. So far as I know, a prolonged interval with atrial fib is good so long as heart ... | |
| abnormal ekg | 1/14/2011 |
| Q: The other day I wrote to you bout my ekg an thank u for answering me well The left atrial ... A: Rachael, failure of the left ventricle to pump blood well or to relax well can cause left atrial ... | |
| ekg | 1/13/2011 |
| Q: Hey David, 46. 5'10" 150 lbs. 110-130 / 58-68 I asked you a question once before, you gave a great ... A: QTc less than 460 is normal. What I meant to say is that the reading printed on the EKG should be ... | |
| reading an EKG | 1/13/2011 |
| Q: I had a bunch of testing done by my cardiologist and one test was a holter. The report said I had a ... A: The Holter would not report something that didn't exist, and you felt the run, so your EP doc must ... | |
| ECG | 1/12/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, My dad is 75 year old - his ECG from sep 2010 shows the following that appear within ... A: The EKG is normal. It's not much help in prognosis, the important factors being blood pressure, ... | |
| heart pause | 1/12/2011 |
| Q: I was borm with a heart mumor and as I grew my valve didnt now my valve flows both ways and heart ... A: Skipped beats are no threat to life or health in people whose left ventricular ejection fraction is ... | |
| Heart Failure/Atrial Fib | 1/12/2011 |
| Q: 4 months ago I was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy after drinking heavily for 3 months, ... A: Adam, 1. Improvement in EF is likely if you get to normal rhythm, but return to completely normal ... | |
| PVCS and Bata Blockers | 1/12/2011 |
| Q: I went to the cardiologist for skipped heart beats. The EKG showed PVCS. I wore a 24 hour monitor, ... A: Robert, No, PVCs don't indicate a blockage. PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or ... | |
| query | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: I have come to learn to accept my pvcs, however over the past month they have increased both ... A: Yes, the symptoms are normal symptoms of PVCs. You need be concerned about PVCs only if your EKG ... | |
| Sudden surges in BP and HR | 1/10/2011 |
| Q: This is long but I will try my best to be concise. Last week I had an episode of sinus tachycardia, ... A: Beth, I can't think of anything beside pheo that causes episodes of rise in BP and heart rate. ... | |
| EKG | 1/10/2011 |
| Q: Can u tell me wat this means an anythng to worry?? vent rat 73....PRinterval 108.....QRS ... A: Crouse, Sinus rhythm is the normal rhythm. Short PR means the electrical tissue that carries the ... | |
| query | 1/9/2011 |
| Q: I have come to learn to accept my pvcs, however over the past month they have increased both ... A: Don't worry about the forceful skipped beat. That's normal heart activity too. And PVCs during ... | |
| Exercise and Skipped beats | 1/9/2011 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson: I have written to you before and your answers have been extremely helpful to me. I ... A: Steven, Exercise is good for heart, body, and skipped beats. Please continue. Skipped beats are ... | |
| Abnormal EKG | 1/9/2011 |
| Q: Richardson, I have had PVCs off and on the last couple years and had a documented short run of SVT ... A: Jeff, Very unlikely at your age with your family history to find anything serious. A clearly ... | |
| pvcs | 1/8/2011 |
| Q: I was looking over something you said in 2009 in response to someone having pvcs after exercise. You ... A: PVC's before, during or after exercise, are no threat unless your echocardiogram shows left ... | |
| Panic or something else? | 1/7/2011 |
| Q: You have been a tremendous help to me in the past and I hope you can help me again. As I posted in ... A: SVT stops and starts abruptly, in one heart beat. Since your fast rate slowed down gradually, it ... | |
| rheumatic fever with palpitation | 1/7/2011 |
| Q: height 165 cm i had rheumatic fever at age of 17 yrs treated with aspirin and inj benzathine 12 lac ... A: Shri, Remember that in people with normal LVEF, ventricular ectopics are normal heart activity, no ... | |
| Angina/CAD | 1/7/2011 |
| Q: 60 yo male 5'6" 145 lbs bp 137/70 much lower at night. Hr<50. On 120 Diltiazem daily, 25 ... A: Heart pain should occur with exercise and be relieved within 5 minutes by rest. Best test is ... | |
| Pfo | 1/6/2011 |
| Q: my doc recently informed me that I have a pfo, he didnt say much about it. He didnt even tell me at ... A: Not no risk, but very small risk. A clot from leg veins could float thru the PFO into the left ... | |
| Pvc's? | 1/5/2011 |
| Q: What can be wrong with me? I went to my dr with chest pain and he told me I was having pvc's - ... A: MaryAnne, you hadn't been exercising for three weeks when you had the stress test. 48,000 PVC's ... | |
| Pvc's? | 1/5/2011 |
| Q: What can be wrong with me? I went to my dr with chest pain and he told me I was having pvc's - ... A: The poor performance on the stress test is probably the result of being out of shape, not exercising ... | |
| heart attack | 1/5/2011 |
| Q: I recently had a heart attack. They did an angiogram and found the septal artery was blocked 70%. ... A: Yes, you can have a heart attack without visible damage to your heart. A bit of debris floating off ... | |
| Re: Fast Heart Rate | 1/4/2011 |
| Q: I am in my early 20's and am female. I was placed on seroquel 20mg twice a day for anxiety Summer ... A: Restart the seroquel, wait a week and stop the duloxetine for a week to be sure it's not a side ... | |
| PVCS and atrial tachycardia | 1/4/2011 |
| Q: I am a 42 year old female, 5'7 and around 200 pounds. I have had pvcs for the past two months. I ... A: Oh, Poo. Atrial tachycardia might weaken your heart if it lasted 12 hours, tho I doubt that even 24 ... | |
| Borderline Prolonged qt | 1/4/2011 |
| Q: .. and just recently i went to the ER because i passed out.. they did an EKG and found a Borderline ... A: A prolonged QT can lead to ventricular tachycardia and even ventricular fibrillation, dangerous ... | |
| PVCS and atrial tachycardia | 1/3/2011 |
| Q: I am a 42 year old female, 5'7 and around 200 pounds. I have had pvcs for the past two months. I ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| cardiac MRI reliability | 1/3/2011 |
| Q: 25 yr old male, left side chest pain, left arm pain, left jaw pain on and off for like 3 years now. ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| Pvc's or anxiety? | 1/3/2011 |
| Q: So I used to suffer svt's for years since I was around 15 (I am now 40) , I had figured out somehow ... A: The flip-flops are probably PVC's and are no threat to life or health. You will not drop dead or ... | |
| cardiolite results | 12/30/2010 |
| Q: i am a 44 year old female with history of chest pain, tachycardia, palpitations, high blood ... A: Tammy, There are frequent falsely positive cardiolite tests. Damage to heart by chemotherapy would ... | |
| arrythmia | 12/29/2010 |
| Q: im 30 years old female with no co morbidity.since some time back i get bouts of arrythmic fast ... A: Need to know the rate at which your heart beats when the arrhythmia occurs, and whether its rhythm ... | |
| Palpitations? | 12/29/2010 |
| Q: I've recently been having random moments where my heart would race for no apparent reason. I've gone ... A: 120 sounds like normal tachycardia. You can tell for sure if your heart speeds up gradually over a ... | |
| high pulse | 12/29/2010 |
| Q: Iam a 28 year old female and currently pregnant for the 11th time. I had 9 losses and 1 live birth. ... A: Pregnancy does put extra load on your heart and probably accounts for the shortness of breath, but ... | |
| Chest pain for 8weeks . . | 12/28/2010 |
| Q: I am emailing with regards to chest pain I have been experiencing for the past 8weeks. End of ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| arrythmia | 12/28/2010 |
| Q: im 30 years old female with no co morbidity.since some time back i get bouts of arrythmic fast ... A: Hard to be sure what your arrhythmia is. Atrial fibrillation is totally irregular all the time it's ... | |
| Upsloaping ST Segments | 12/27/2010 |
| Q: Had a stress test and echo that I passed. The two question I have that I forgot to ask the ... A: Simms, ST is the segment of EKG between the QRS (the sharp spikes) and the T wave. ST normally ... | |
| anxiety or svt | 12/27/2010 |
| Q: I am a female diagnosed with panic disorder since I was a teenager. I am now in my 40s. Due to ... A: SVT starts and stops abruptly, in one heart beat, and the heart rate is close to 180. Anxiety ... | |
| Fast Heart | 12/27/2010 |
| Q: I'm a teenager and my heart starts to just randomly beat really fast. My heart beat feels regular, ... A: If it speeds up abruptly, in one heart beat, and is over 160 beats a minute, or 4 beats in 15 ... | |
| Heart pounding | 12/26/2010 |
| Q: I am a 46 year old male. 5'9" 170 lbs. Recently had a health risk assesment and all numbers came ... A: Strong emotion makes the heart pound. Overactive thyroid too, but that should make your heart beat ... | |
| Bp issues | 12/26/2010 |
| Q: i take my blood pressure right after moving and after 5 min of resting, alot of the time when i take ... A: Borderline. Resting BP ideally is below 125. You're not doing anything wrong about your ... | |
| Pain and Pulsation | 12/24/2010 |
| Q: I am a seventeen year old guy with no history of any disease or physical defect. Over the last 6 or ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| skipped heartbeats | 12/23/2010 |
| Q: I am a 29 year old female, 5'3" approx 180 pounds and have a bp of 110/70. I have had palpitations ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| heart block or qt | 12/22/2010 |
| Q: I was looking at my newest ekg reports and confused on something. 1.P-R .17, QRS.08, QT .35 Does ... A: 1. Those numbers don't mean anything bad. You need to look at QTc to be sure QT is normal. Any QTc ... | |
| EKG Related | 12/22/2010 |
| Q: Yesterday I had undegone an EKG test twice simutaneously within a minute.The first report said ... A: Septal infarct means death of cells in the front of the heart caused by blockage of the anterior ... | |
| EKG Related | 12/21/2010 |
| Q: Yesterday I had undegone an EKG test twice simutaneously within a minute.The first report said ... A: EKG reading of septal infarction is usually caused by placing the EKG electrodes too high on the ... | |
| Flecainide | 12/21/2010 |
| Q: Dr Richardson, From previous posts we had talked about my diastolic dysfunction and PVC's. I had a ... A: Curtis, There is lots of evidence that flecainide is safe in people with normal left ventricular ... | |
| valsalva help | 12/20/2010 |
| Q: youve answered questions I would have never remember to ask my doc. One more question about the ... A: A Valsalva can make you dizzy by lowering your BP when you're straining. Maybe flexing your stomach ... | |
| Chest gasps | 12/20/2010 |
| Q: Richardson: I wrote you with a question regarding skipped beats over a year ago and you were very ... A: The gasps are so closely associated with burping that gas in stomach must cause the gasps. To me, ... | |
| BLACKOUTS | 12/18/2010 |
| Q: each time she is unconscious for about an hour and cannot be roused. When she does come round she ... A: Sounds like epilepsy, a brain-induced seizure, to last so long. I think a heart rhythm disturbance ... | |
| PVC from beta blocker | 12/18/2010 |
| Q: I am on a beta blocker and ever since I started I have been getting pvc's or pac's. its just one ... A: Yes, a beta blocker might increase premature beats. Slowing the heart leaves more time in diastole, ... | |
| Adderall and BP | 12/18/2010 |
| Q: I'm 43 and was diagnosed with ADHD only about seven years ago. Since the diagnosis, I've been able ... A: Isn't the best thing to lose weight, then see what your BP is? 140/90 is not a short-term threat. ... | |
| chest tightness after argument | 12/17/2010 |
| Q: is it normal to have chest tightness on the left side for hours after having a huge argument with ... A: Probably normal, cramping of muscles around ribs. If you can modify the tightness, make it better ... | |
| PE symptoms | 12/17/2010 |
| Q: i am sorry to keep bothering you but a co-woker advised i get checked for this.. over the last 3 ... A: It's clearly chest wall pain, since you can modify the pain by pressing on it. Chest x-ray may not ... | |
| PAC/PVC? | 12/16/2010 |
| Q: Mr. Richardson, I am a 34yo male, about 6' and 255 pounds, currently take 50mg toporol daily for ... A: There are maneuvers you can do to stop SVT. 1. Lie down for a few minutes. If that fails, remain ... | |
| red chest | 12/16/2010 |
| Q: I have a permanently red neck and chest, when i press down on the skin it goes pale and then back ... A: I doubt if it will go away if you stope drinking and smoking, but I sure would try, especially ... | |
| qtc prolongation | 12/15/2010 |
| Q: 46 yrs old.5'10" 150 lbs. BP 110-130/58-68. pulse 43-53. Athletic. I recently screened for a ... A: Standing quickly shortens QTc in those with normal QTc and prolongs QTC a little in those with long ... | |
| Heart rate recovery after exercise - how to determine | 12/14/2010 |
| Q: What is the best method of measuring heart rate recovery after exercise? I keep reading that I ... A: I'm not good enough about exercise physiology to say much. 180 sounds good, and you can exercise as ... | |
| Yawning for the heart and energy | 12/14/2010 |
| Q: Ok my I know my question isn't exactly best fit for this category but this is the closest I could ... A: Yawning expands the lungs, sucks more blood in the chest and heart, and sends signals to the brain ... | |
| results | 12/13/2010 |
| Q: i was sent for a chest x ray.. it came back negative the only thing it said is the trachea is ... A: Trachea midline is normal. The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the ... | |
| Back rehab after major heart attack | 12/13/2010 |
| Q: A 70 yr old man entered the hospital last Wednesday for a laminectomy and disectomy. Saturday ... A: He's not at risk of another heart attack. The stents will prevent that. Ask the cardiologists if ... | |
| flutter | 12/12/2010 |
| Q: I have been diagnosed as having very frequent pvcs. I have had a lot of testing such as heart ... A: Two in a row is no threat of more, and even 120 in a row is just a nuisance. Your normal ultrasound ... | |
| chest pain, irregular heartbeat | 12/12/2010 |
| Q: my boyfriend is 24 years old, not over weight, moderate amount of exercise, and does not eat as ... A: Not hiatal hernia. If his heart skips a beat now and then, that rhythm is o.k. If it's totally ... | |
| cardiology | 12/11/2010 |
| Q: d/sir back again after a long time i am having RBB withLAHB,NIDDM,H/O Rheumatic fever in child hood ... A: Neither RBBB with LAHB nor skipped heart beats (the latter can make you feel forceful beats in your ... | |
| low blood pressure and pulse | 12/10/2010 |
| Q: I am 42 and female. I have been extremely inactive for the past couple years. I have been to the ... A: A. Yes it's normal to have BP as low as 87. In fact, low BP can add years to your life. B. Yes it's ... | |
| Abnormal ECG | 12/9/2010 |
| Q: I'm female, aged 30 and weigh 16 stone. For about a month I've been getting very frequent skipped ... A: No,No, you're not at risk of sudden death. They don't need to do anything about it. PVCs are ... | |
| sharp needle-like heart pain | 12/9/2010 |
| Q: 27 yr old white male, 70in, 200 lbs. bp 130/85 avg. Daily supplements: 8g fish oil, 1500mg arginine, ... A: It's not Heart. The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in ... | |
| Concerned about heart disease symptoms | 12/9/2010 |
| Q: Richardson. I'm female, 63, I weigh 148 lbs and I'm 5'2. Blood pressure is normal except for the ... A: The fact that pressing on the pain modifies it means that that pain is cramping of muscles in the ... | |
| Chest Pain | 12/8/2010 |
| Q: I am 36 years old. 170lbs, 5ft 5in. I was reading your answer regarding a question where the person ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| v-tach, ep study and possible ablation | 12/8/2010 |
| Q: I'm schedule for an EP study tomorrow in my small home town in Louisiana, my EP comes from New ... A: Beer won't hurt the study. Ablation of VT is probably no more dangerous than ablation of atrial fib, ... | |
| v-tach, ep study and possible ablation | 12/8/2010 |
| Q: I'm schedule for an EP study tomorrow in my small home town in Louisiana, my EP comes from New ... A: 1. Perhaps a little mor likely but very rare. 2. Yea. 3. No. 4. Yes. 5. No, creating future trouble ... | |
| high blood pressure | 12/6/2010 |
| Q: I'm a dyer56 year old male in good health-% I exercise regularly and I am maybe 8% overweight. I ... A: Keep visiting your primary doctor. High blood pressure can be controlled but may require several ... | |
| fever and tachycardia | 12/6/2010 |
| Q: I wrote you earlier with questions but I have the flu--husband and I both but my heart rate is 120 ... A: It is safe and appropriate. You can just sleep. Sorry to be so slow. Your message didn't show up ... | |
| One episode of sudden tachycardia | 12/5/2010 |
| Q: 56 yr old female 5'6" 133 lbs 120/80. 1 week ago I experienced sudden tachycardia 130 beats a min. ... A: Symptoms could be from heart attack, but EKG false readiing of septal defect is common, the result ... | |
| tachycardia and pvcs | 12/4/2010 |
| Q: I am 41 and female. I have over 4,000 pvcs daily. I have had 2 episodes of tachycardia in 3 years. ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal QT and echo. ... | |
| Palpitation | 12/4/2010 |
| Q: Good day sir, my age 22 years, BP, Sugar is Normal, Non smoker, Non drinker, but my heart beat is ... A: It's called postural tachycardia if your heart is fast only when you're standing, and inappropriate ... | |
| radiofrequency ablation ventricular ectopy | 12/3/2010 |
| Q: Frequent ventricular ectopy with 199 beats, and no supraventricular ectopy. Pulmonary hypertension ... A: Menz, If medicines don't prevent your afib pretty well, then you're a good candidate for RF ... | |
| various symptoms, do they mean anything? | 12/3/2010 |
| Q: I am a 5'8 ,150lb.54 y/o female Caucasian. I was "accidently" found to have a mitral valve prolapse ... A: Obstructive Sleep apnea may be responsible for a lot of your symptoms other than pain. The only plan ... | |
| Herat Palpitations/Hyperthiroidism | 12/2/2010 |
| Q: I am 42 yrs of age. Sex: Male Medications: Taking atenolol 25mg/day, methimazole 15mg/day and ... A: 1. Yes, but not with normal TSH. 2. Don't know. Do they occur only when you're standing? Do you ... | |
| Angina? | 11/30/2010 |
| Q: Here are my health stats: Height: 5'1'' Weight: 178 BP: 118/78 at last reading I am a 26 year old ... A: No it's not angina. Angina is brought on by exercise and relieved in 5 minutes by rest, and would ... | |
| palpitations | 11/28/2010 |
| Q: for the last week I have had palpitations especially bad at night.Im taking Betaloc prn but now i ... A: I presume your palpitations are skipped beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat ... | |
| PVC's | 11/28/2010 |
| Q: just wanted to ask about PVC's. I've had them all my life, they go in cycles, weeks or months with ... A: No, left axis shift has nothing to do with PVCs. Many people say that PVCs are more frequent lying ... | |
| Athletic Bradycardia | 11/27/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I had a question on exercised induced bradycardia. When this is the case does the ... A: Yes, the heart does increase the amount of blood pumped out with each beat when its rate slows, to ... | |
| Echocardiograms and other tests | 11/26/2010 |
| Q: I asked a few questions couple weeks ago, just a brief follow up.. 1. I know echocardiograms are ... A: 1. Yes, repeat echos are a good idea. Every 7 years or so unless new symptoms intervene. 2. Yes, ... | |
| Elevated LVEDP and Hypertensive heart desease | 11/24/2010 |
| Q: I was diagnosed with hypertensive heart decease by Angiogram test in Sep 2007 due to suspected ... A: If your blood pressure has been well controlled all three years, the LVEDP may have become normal. ... | |
| 3 year old son with dilated cardiomyopathy | 11/24/2010 |
| Q: I have a 3 year old son with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Is it appropriated for him to implant the BI V ... A: I'm very sorry, but I know very little about three year old hearts. Rare cases recover on ... | |
| HELP ME UNDERSTAND MY ECHO RESULTS PLEASE | 11/23/2010 |
| Q: I went to my annual physical on Oct 5, 2010 & my Dr. found a heart murmur. She scheduled me for an ... A: The echo is all normal. Valves leak a little before they close completely as the ventricles ... | |
| Chest pain for several months | 11/23/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I am a 23 year old female, weight: 160lbs, height: 5 feet 7 inches and I'm not sure ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Getting off inderal | 11/22/2010 |
| Q: I am 49 y/o female,106 lbs., 5'2", bp usually 80/50. I have been on inderal for 26 years. Started ... A: Consult your doctor. In general, reduce the dose by half every week until you reach zero. If you ... | |
| right side pain | 11/20/2010 |
| Q: im 34 yrs old , i have right side chest pain just to the right of the esphaugus, to the left of the ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Citalopram and pvcs | 11/19/2010 |
| Q: I have suffered from frequent pvcs since September and have developed severe anxiety as a result. ... A: There's no way to be sure except to try it, but my literature doesn't say anything about QT ... | |
| DX-Grade I DD | 11/18/2010 |
| Q: I am a 50 year old hispanic female. I am 5'4 3/4", 173#. I have been dx'd with Asthma (1992); ... A: No other tests are needed. He can just go by the echo. Diastolic dysfunction has many causes, some ... | |
| Tachy when Standing at Night | 11/17/2010 |
| Q: I wanted to run something by you. Lately during the middle of the night, I have been waking up, and ... A: I can't think of an investigation that would help. Well, maybe measuring your blood pressure during ... | |
| Echocardiogram results | 11/14/2010 |
| Q: Dr Richardson, Grateful if you could help interpret the results of my echocardiogram: Ao = 30 LA ... A: 1. Good 2. Mild delay in relaxation of the heart after each beat. Not likely to cause any ... | |
| Cardiac Echo | 11/14/2010 |
| Q: I am a diabetic. Recently I did a CT scan on cardiac calcium score, and the total score was more ... A: Sure, you have good chances of passing these tests if you've had no exertional chest discomfort. ... | |
| Heart pain | 11/14/2010 |
| Q: discovered sinus tachy heart rate on average 125 bpm echo clear ekgs clear and thallium stress neg ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| chest Pain At Left side | 11/11/2010 |
| Q: "Hello Sir, I am 23 year old male.Do we get Heart attacks at this age. From the last 7 days, I am ... A: No heart attacks at age 27. Your pain is cramping of muscles in the chest wall, around the ribs and ... | |
| Tired pale and out of breath | 11/11/2010 |
| Q: I am a 35 yo female with LQT3, fitted with a DDD/Defib I am on atenalol, mobic, aphaghan, Xalatan, ... A: I'm very sorry about all your trouble. The fatigue and breathlessness and cough producing clear ... | |
| Atrial Tachycardia | 11/10/2010 |
| Q: I'm 40 year old non-smoker, 5"10 155 lbs. my last BP taken in the doctor's office was 130/80..Family ... A: 1. No 2. No, no ill effect on heart. Premature beats, atrial or ventricular, are normal heart ... | |
| v-tach | 11/10/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 24 yr old male. Echo, stress test, stress echo, cardiac MRI, holter, and event monitors have ... A: 1. EP studies are much safer than anywhere else. The best docs and equipment are right there with ... | |
| NSVT | 11/10/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I have had infrequent bouts of palpitations over the years, with so much as ten years ... A: I'd guess you're at slightly greater risk than someone with no NSVT, tho I'm not even sure that's ... | |
| NSVT | 11/9/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I have had infrequent bouts of palpitations over the years, with so much as ten years ... A: With normal echo etc, sustained vtach or vfib are very unlikely. Ask your doc about flecainide, ... | |
| PVCs & Abalation | 11/9/2010 |
| Q: I am 45 years old and I weigh 230 lbs. My BP fluctuates and my cardiologist has to watch it ... A: Sorry, I don't know about needle-through-chest-wall ablation. Ask the doctor who's proposing it ... | |
| Reduce viscosity of blood | 11/9/2010 |
| Q: My age is 41. not taking medicine, 5'7" 135lb, 135/80 I will like to ask for my general knowledge, ... A: I can't think of a way to permanently change the viscosity of blood. You can of course change it ... | |
| need information | 11/8/2010 |
| Q: my mom has been in hospital for a week they have sent her out with tablets but i would like to know ... A: LVH stands for left ventricular hypertrophy, which means the wall or her left ventricle are too ... | |
| Cough After Angioplasty | 11/8/2010 |
| Q: I had a heart attack in mid- September. They said one tube was blocked 100%, one 80%. I had ... A: Not a lingering effect of lisinopril; too long since you stopped it. Lopressor, Crestor and Plavix ... | |
| Pain in heart | 11/7/2010 |
| Q: David Richardson, For the last two weeks, I have had a constant dull pain in which I can suppose is ... A: Srivastave, The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the ... | |
| Resting heart rate concern | 11/7/2010 |
| Q: I am a 42yo woman, who has always been active and of normal weight with no significant medical ... A: I'm not sure. One study of 11,000 healthy women showed 1.1-1.6 increase in likelihood of developing ... | |
| chest pains | 11/6/2010 |
| Q: I've had these very annoying chest pains for over two weeks.they are not painful but i can feel ... A: TShe pains are cramping of muscle in chest wall, around ribs, or in lower back side. A big nuisance ... | |
| vertigo?? to do with heart?? | 11/5/2010 |
| Q: i have previously mailed you lots about my palps..... i get a feeling of being off balance . like ... A: Ashworth, Doesn't sound like heart. Anxiety-induced over breathing can lead to feeling off ... | |
| pvcs | 11/4/2010 |
| Q: it really is compforting. I am male 29 5ft 9inch 177lbs workout and run weekly. Have had all the ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| ATRIAL FLUTTER | 11/4/2010 |
| Q: Atrial fibrillation in 2005 was corrected with cardioversion. Heart rate still low so he got ... A: 80% means that the flutter is intermittent, present 80% of the time, probably since your last ... | |
| Concern about skipping beats. | 11/4/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, First off let me say thank you for volunteering your time to help people. I am a 26 ... A: Jared, your observation of your pulse was exactly correct. The image shows a long pause and then a ... | |
| Intense Anxiety | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: I have intense anxiety and I have to trvel by air and this is causing extreme anxiety. I have mild ... A: Air travel does not affect MVP. Slight ST depression is not a problem about air travel or length of ... | |
| Concern about skipping beats. | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, First off let me say thank you for volunteering your time to help people. I am a 26 ... A: 1. All apparently skipped beats are really premature beats, occurring so soon after the preceding ... | |
| Concern about skipping beats. | 11/2/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, First off let me say thank you for volunteering your time to help people. I am a 26 ... A: If the premature beat is soon after the preceding normal beat, the heart will be empty and you will ... | |
| Calcium score and statins | 11/1/2010 |
| Q: I am a 58 year old male with a calcium score 3 years ago of 78. My current calcium score is 188. I ... A: I really don't know. Since statins are so protective against coronary events, by lowering ... | |
| skipping hearts!!! ;) | 10/31/2010 |
| Q: I HOPE YOUR WELL!! I WROTE TO YOU EARLIER, SO PLEASE EXCUSE ME IF YOU HAVE RECIEVED ANOTHER, BUT I ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| crazy skipped heart beats | 10/31/2010 |
| Q: i hope your well. I have written to you in the past, sometime last year regarding these skipped ... A: Remember that Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with ... | |
| Heart pain | 10/31/2010 |
| Q: I'm 16, female, I'm 5'9 and 105 pounds. One day, I got scared suddenly and I got a sharp pain in my ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation | 10/30/2010 |
| Q: I am a healthy 40-year old female, active, normal weight and vegetarian, diagnosed with SVT in 1992, ... A: Wear the event monitor more to catch another episode? Sure, it's possible to have self-correcting ... | |
| Chest Pain then Heaviness | 10/29/2010 |
| Q: I am 21 years old, female and I am currently taking Loestrin 24 for birth control if that counts as ... A: Not serious. Just cramping of muscles in chest wall, around ribs, causing the heaviness. No threat ... | |
| Heart Symptoms | 10/29/2010 |
| Q: I started burping about a year ago. Like all day. Every day. It is a constant "need" to do it ... A: Your pains are not caused by heart trouble, but by cramping of skeletal muscles around ribs and in ... | |
| Worried about skipped beats | 10/27/2010 |
| Q: My pulse when I put my fingers to my wrist notices missed beats like beat beat beat, skip, beat beat ... A: Any of those skips are okay, no threat. Only if the rhythm becomes totally irregular for more than ... | |
| PSVT | 10/27/2010 |
| Q: I have a general question, I have suffered from PACs (or PVCs) since puberty. However, when pregnant ... A: The EKG pattern of WPW may be absent in some people sometimes and present other times. So it's ... | |
| Chest pain at night | 10/27/2010 |
| Q: I am a 45 year old male who takes lisinopril for high blood pressure. I have been having chest pains ... A: Heart pain usually occurs during exertion and is relieved in 5 minutes by rest. Your pain sounds ... | |
| Abnormal EKG's & irregular heart rhythm | 10/26/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 37y.o. female, 5'3" 123lbs, with a 20 yr history (off and on) of severe episodes of ... A: I can't tell without seeing the EKGs, but with normal echo you don't need to worry. Echo is much ... | |
| Worried about skipped beats | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: My pulse when I put my fingers to my wrist notices missed beats like beat beat beat, skip, beat beat ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| pvc's after running | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: I am 49 years old. I take atenolol for very occasional pat (like once a year) and daily pvc's. ... A: All I have seen about PVCs after exercise comes from treadmill stress tests. Since you didn't have ... | |
| sugar/carbo into fats | 10/25/2010 |
| Q: I am 40 5'7" 130lb not taking any medication BP 140/80 I could not find the right category. Hope you ... A: Yes saturated fats are easy for the liver to make cholesterol out of. Yes, sugars and other ... | |
| Vascular Crowding & Cardiomegaly | 10/24/2010 |
| Q: Richardson; What is vascular crowding? What causes it and what would the symptoms be? I've been ... A: Vascular means blood vessels. I can't think of a condition with vascular crowding. PVCs are normal ... | |
| PSVT and anxiety | 10/22/2010 |
| Q: I am a 26 y/o male 5'11 185lbs. I had my first PSVT attack when I was 13 years old, though at the ... A: 1. Never lethal unless WPW. 2. No underlying condition except the bypass tract. 3. Maximum dose of ... | |
| increased heart rate above 130 | 10/22/2010 |
| Q: Richardson This morning I woke up and I had felt different. I took my resting heart rate and it was ... A: If your heart beat is regular, it isn't atrial fib, tho flutter is a possibility. Ask for an echo ... | |
| Clogged Arteries | 10/21/2010 |
| Q: David Richardson, Is it true that "calcium deposits akin to lime" clog arteries and not cholesterol ... A: Calcium gets deposited in artery walls, and the amount of calcium in the walls correlates well with ... | |
| Tachycardia and Atrial Septic Anuerysm | 10/21/2010 |
| Q: I have been to the heart doctor and was prescribed Nadolol 20mg for the tachycardia and ASA and an ... A: Sounds like nerves getting pinched in neck or upper chest, the numbness and arm weakness. The most ... | |
| Heart Fluttering and pulsing | 10/20/2010 |
| Q: For the past few weeks, I have been having two strange sensations in my chest. The first is a mild ... A: The fast pulsing in lower right center chest was probably rapid discharge of nerves to muscles ... | |
| Spit S1 Sound | 10/19/2010 |
| Q: I've spoken to you before and found previous answers to be helpful. Just recently I've been ... A: Split S1 is quite normal. S1 is the first heart sound, the lub of lub-dub. BP 155/80 needs to be ... | |
| palpitations | 10/19/2010 |
| Q: in am female 26 on thyroid meds (all blood tests normal) since i last sent you a question i have ... A: Ashworth, 1. No pVCs in weeks is a good indicator that you don't have a ventricular arrhythmia. 2. ... | |
| Heart | 10/19/2010 |
| Q: I am a 21 year old male and was diagnosed with frequent PVCs about a year and a half/2 years ago. I ... A: 1. Yes, the QT is on every EKG, and the EKG report would state if QT was long. 2. No, PVCs don't ... | |
| Cholesterol | 10/18/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I was told a few months ago that I have rather high cholesterol. I don't remember the ... A: Yes, it's okay to cheat occasionally. It will only slow and perhaps reduce a little the reduction ... | |
| PVC's, PAC's and two slightly leaking valves | 10/17/2010 |
| Q: I'm a young man, age 22, from the Netherlands (I hope my English will be fine). I don't drink (only ... A: 1. No. normal E:A is just around 1. 2. Yes, trace regurgitation is normal. A little blood ... | |
| Atenol and CoQ10 | 10/17/2010 |
| Q: About a year ago I started taking Atenolol 25mg daily, due to elevated heart rate, anxiety and ... A: Some beta blockers inhibit the production of mevalonic acid, an intermediary step in CoQ10 ... | |
| Diagnosed with Incomplete RBBB | 10/17/2010 |
| Q: About a month ago, I had a hangover where I was pretty dehydrated. As I was running errands, I had ... A: Incomplete RBBB, even complete RBBB, has no deleterious effect on heart function or mean you have ... | |
| PVCs | 10/15/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I have been having PVCs constantly for three months now. They have reduced in number ... A: There is a daily cardiac rhythm. When we wake, heart rate and blood pressure rise rapidly about 10 ... | |
| heart test | 10/14/2010 |
| Q: 4 now this lab doesnt list the ranges but says its high should i worry or not . i also take atenenol ... A: Matt, infection anywhere can raise CRP for weeks. Please get the CRP measured again, asking for ... | |
| heart test | 10/13/2010 |
| Q: 4 now this lab doesnt list the ranges but says its high should i worry or not . i also take atenenol ... A: Be sure the lab does the test called hsCRP, which stands for high sensitivity I think. Values over ... | |
| atrial tachycardia | 10/12/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, First, thank you for you counsel and this service. I am a soon to be 40 year old ... A: 1. They are probably atrial premature contractions, but PACs and PVCS are both normal cardiac ... | |
| arrhythmias | 10/11/2010 |
| Q: I am 25 years old, my blood pressure and weight are normal. Some 15 years ago I was diagnosed with ... A: The chances of fibrillation are vanishingly small. I wouldn't have an ablation. But if you're ... | |
| Near fainting episodes | 10/11/2010 |
| Q: I'm 35 years old, female, 1.6m, 58kg and BP 100/60. Sinus bradycardia 50bpm. QTc mildly prolonged ... A: The most likely causes are cardiac arrhythmia and low blood pressure. Take your BP sitting and then ... | |
| trace mitral & tricupid regurg | 10/11/2010 |
| Q: I am relatively thin male 6 2, 168 pounds. 39 years. old. 4 Ayers ago after some weight. loss, I ... A: I would stop the Vitamin D forever and keep watch on your serum Ca. Echo is very sensitive about ... | |
| Left axis with RBBB ( Bifascicular Heart Block ) | 10/10/2010 |
| Q: I am 57 years old male person. I have hypertension with DM ( Type II for about 10 years ). I am ... A: Something is wrong with the EKG interpretation. QRS axis of 58 is normal, not left axis. If QRS ... | |
| blood pressure | 10/10/2010 |
| Q: I am a male aged 36 i am an non diabetic but i am taking bp tablets Ramipiril 2.5mg in the night and ... A: You can try reducing your salt intake, tho that is often ineffective. Weight loss might help, but ... | |
| PVCs Bigeminy after meals | 10/9/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I am a male 53 yrs, 6', 237 lbs, BP 137/87, on CCB and beta blocker. I have noticed ... A: PVCs are very common and normal cardiac activity. To the best of my knowledge, there's no reason ... | |
| CARDIOLOGY | 10/9/2010 |
| Q: D/DR BACK AGAIN AFTER LONG TIME I AM HAVING RBBB AND LAHB SINCE LAST 10YRS HAVING NIDDM TAKING ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Heart Racing & chest discomfort | 10/8/2010 |
| Q: I am a 31 year old female and I am not overweight. I have been experiencing rapid heart beat and ... A: How fast is it racing? Did it start racing abruptly, in one heart beat, or gradually over several ... | |
| Heart palpitations and sweating all day | 10/7/2010 |
| Q: I do not believe I have a heart problem however said that, my heart has been racing for over two ... A: Johnson, TSH of 0.2 suggests hyperactive thyroid, which would explain the sinus tachycardia. The ... | |
| chest pain | 10/7/2010 |
| Q: maybe you can help. I'm a 24 year old female, 5'10", 135lbs, who regularly exercises and eats right ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| unstable blood pressure | 10/6/2010 |
| Q: I am a 59 yo female, 120lbs, 5' tall. I've been on Avapro 75mg (1 daily) for about 8 mos but Bp has ... A: Yes, it's normal for BP to fluctuate, on of off meds. Abnormal EKG would not make BP fluctuate. ... | |
| propafenone | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: I am 59,5'10" 163 lbs. BP in the 120/60 range. My question is about the drug propafenone which I ... A: Maximum blood levels of propafenone are reached in about 2 days. The maximum recommended dose is ... | |
| Heart beat | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: Good day doctor, my heart will start beating fast with no reason. I will feel fluttery and short of ... A: I presume your heart gradually speeds up and slows down. That means you have sinus tachycardia, ... | |
| Heart beat | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: Good day doctor, my heart will start beating fast with no reason. I will feel fluttery and short of ... A: How fast? Does the fast beat start and stop abruptly, in one heart beat, or start and stop ... | |
| heart tightness sensation | 10/4/2010 |
| Q: I'm 17, with no major health problems.i do not take any medicine. and i am 1.63m of 50kg. i also ... A: Maries, Have you seen this about costochondritis? ... | |
| chest pain | 10/4/2010 |
| Q: 5 packs a day in dec 2007 had stress test , echo and ekg all in 2007 were exceptional, normal. my ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Abnormal EKG: V1V2 | 10/3/2010 |
| Q: I am a 37 y/o with mildly elevated lipid panel. History of PVCs about 10/min. I'm a ICU nurse but ... A: Well, a little bit of diastolic dysfunction is like IRBBB, liable to go away with next echo. An ... | |
| Abnormal EKG: V1V2 | 10/3/2010 |
| Q: I am a 37 y/o with mildly elevated lipid panel. History of PVCs about 10/min. I'm a ICU nurse but ... A: Poor progression is normal so long as there is no QS in V2. Has the LBBB gone away? PVCs don't ... | |
| Husband with incomplete RBBB and upcoming marathon | 10/3/2010 |
| Q: My husband was recently diagnosed with an incomplete right bundle branch block. He is an avid long ... A: Incomplete RBBB is no threat to life, health or exercise. He's safe to run the marathon. His slow ... | |
| left side chest pressure | 10/2/2010 |
| Q: 2 days ago I tried doing some exercise and after the exercise my chest or heart has felt ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| IRREGULAR HEART BEATS | 10/1/2010 |
| Q: Good morning - 59- taking propranolol and atarax, 5'2, 150 lbs. diabetic I am curious doctor - so ... A: Skipped beats are dangerous for people who have severely damaged hearts, damaged by heart attacks or ... | |
| Dizziness | 9/30/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, Hi, I've been suffering from anxiety for 3 years now, I have an irrational fear of ... A: I know nothing about Dacosta syndrome. Lightheadness during exertion might be low blood pressure. ... | |
| BP question | 9/30/2010 |
| Q: Turned 60 in June, 5'4", 120 lb, BP was 118-138 range. Lately 92/68-104 or lower. Vit D deficiency ... A: The low standing BP is cardiovascular, but vascular, not cardiac. Your peripheral arterial branches ... | |
| Palpitation problem | 9/29/2010 |
| Q: From past 10 days my wife is facing palpitation problem.After consulting the doctor we found that ... A: Sahu, Heart rate of 115 is harmless, will not shorten her life or lead to heart disease of any ... | |
| Post Ablation Heart Problems | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: I went to the ER in early April of this year with an extremely high heart rate (250+) that was ... A: I don't understand either. Say some more about the chest pain. Where in your chest? What brings ... | |
| Palpitations | 9/28/2010 |
| Q: I was diagnosed with PAC's and PVC's 4 years ago during my second pregnancy, they never went away, ... A: Bending forward can allow the heart to touch the inside of the chest wall, which will trigger ... | |
| Wondering if this is heart related | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: taking propranolol before bed for anxiety, 5'2, 145 lbs. Blood pressure usually in normal range but ... A: Occasional bouts of high blood pressure are not a sign of a heart problem, though many bouts of high ... | |
| Post Ablation Heart Problems | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: I went to the ER in early April of this year with an extremely high heart rate (250+) that was ... A: If your heart gradually speeds up to 160 when you're exercising and then gradually slows down as you ... | |
| Chest pain, left side (sharp and cold) | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: I'm 30 and had a pulmonary embolism two years ago following hernia surgery. I'm 6 ft and somewhere ... A: Chest pain at your age is most likely cramping of muscles around the ribs, and no threat to life or ... | |
| high PVCs,low heart rate | 9/26/2010 |
| Q: I have been told by a doctor, I have high PVCs and low heart rate(35-40).What is the treatment to ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| Heart Pounding Feels like it Going to Explode | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: I female, 50 years old with no previous heart trouble. Weight 178, height 5'1". I know I'm ... A: If your pulse is regular when you feel the pounding, it's ok. Alarm and anxiety make your heart ... | |
| Mild pain in chest | 9/24/2010 |
| Q: My heart rate is normal and my blood pressure is good but ive been tired more than normal for the ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Dropped Heart Beats | 9/23/2010 |
| Q: Sorry, I just submitted a question and had a type on my email address. To ask again. I have extra ... A: If a premature beat, atrial or ventricular, occurs soon after the preceding normal beat, the heart ... | |
| Dropped Heart Beats | 9/23/2010 |
| Q: I have a quick question. I am relatively fit 35 year old. I get skipped beats throughout the day. ... A: If a premature beat, atrial or ventricular, occurs soon after the preceding normal beat, the heart ... | |
| Abnormal EKG: V1V2 | 9/23/2010 |
| Q: I am a 37 y/o with mildly elevated lipid panel. History of PVCs about 10/min. I'm a ICU nurse but ... A: QS V1 and V2 is part of the ILBBB, doesn't mean septal infarct. JJugular venous pulse with PVC's is ... | |
| Faint feeling and bubbling around heart | 9/23/2010 |
| Q: I am 24 years old, 5'4 and 130 pounds. For as long as I can remember I have been having this really ... A: If possible, take your blood pressure when the bubbly feeling is present. Better see a ... | |
| Athritis pain in someone with Heart Failure | 9/22/2010 |
| Q: . I'm hoping you might be able to help. My Mother is 76 years old and has suffered with Heart ... A: Diana, I don't think ibuprofen and aspirin are out of the question. Either can be taken along with ... | |
| Athritis pain in someone with Heart Failure | 9/22/2010 |
| Q: . I'm hoping you might be able to help. My Mother is 76 years old and has suffered with Heart ... A: Ibuprofen, aspirin and Tylenol, though I'm sure you've tried them all. Tylenol doesn't affect blood ... | |
| Heavy thump of heart | 9/21/2010 |
| Q: For the past several days, I've noticed an odd sensation in my chest when I'm lying on the couch and ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| wpw ?? | 9/21/2010 |
| Q: I am 33 yr old female..no known health problems. About a year ago I started having alot of ... A: Roberts, Yes, please go to another cardiologist. WPW is not present on every EKG, sometimes ... | |
| Heart pain | 9/20/2010 |
| Q: i am 19 year old i don't take any medicine and my weight is 68 killos and i am 6'5" i just came from ... A: Your chest pain is almost certainly not from heart. The most common cause of chest pain in a young ... | |
| Heart pressure | 9/20/2010 |
| Q: Im 18, normal blood pressure. Today i woke up and had a heavy feeling around my heart. My pulse ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| skipped heart beats and palpitations | 9/20/2010 |
| Q: I am going to try and make this short and too the point. About ten years ago I was driving to work ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Sudden brief rapid heartbeats | 9/18/2010 |
| Q: I've written several times before about my pvcs/pacs. I'm 64, supposedly in excellent health, run ... A: Atrial fib would be fast and completely irregular. Supraventricular tachycardia would be very fast ... | |
| weird feeling | 9/18/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, When i awoke this morning I had a strange "fluttering" feeling in my lower throat upper ... A: Yes, your pulse would be totally irregular and fast in afib. Why PVCs go away and then return ... | |
| Flutters and when to be worried | 9/17/2010 |
| Q: Have read your answers to previous posters for awhile. I have been comforted by your responses and ... A: Yes, you can carry on. Neither racing heart nor flutters will harm your heart. It's safe to walk ... | |
| Increase in PVC's | 9/16/2010 |
| Q: Hey, doctor. I', a 50 y/o female, 5'7 240# (I know...), bp 120/80 with metoprolol 50mg 2x daily ... A: PVCs are benign in someone with a normal echo. The two-minute episode might have been atrial fib. ... | |
| Heart Palpations | 9/16/2010 |
| Q: I am a 30 year old who was diagnosed with tachycardia at age 17. I have been on toprol xl since, ... A: PACs & PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| LVDD | 9/15/2010 |
| Q: normal lv systolic function EF rate is 60% Abnormal LV diastolic function with mild la and ra ... A: Curry, The echo findings are not bad at all. The diastolic dysfunction can come from coronary ... | |
| my father in laws report | 9/14/2010 |
| Q: sir my father in laws 2 d echo report consists following things will you kindly explain the risks in ... A: Sclerotic means thicker than usual. MR stands for mitral regurgitation, which means leaking of the ... | |
| pounding heart after meals. | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: im 26 years old and slim with a slight "beer belly". however, i often experience a strong pounding ... A: Yes, pounding due to acid reflux and anxiety. Your chest pain is probably cramping of muscles in ... | |
| Wolf Parkinsons White Syndrome | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: it worries me. A: WPW can cause rapid heart beat, but no other trouble. You're perfectly safe to wait till next week. ... | |
| irregular heart beats | 9/12/2010 |
| Q: .I started flecainide, 100 mg twice daily, two weeks ago and it has totally changed my life. I ... A: Flecainide doesn't damage hearts. It's just that it may cause bad rhythms in people with hearts ... | |
| Traveling with PVCs... | 9/10/2010 |
| Q: About 9 weeks ago I started experiencing PVCs. They were initially seen as 60/day on a holter ... A: It's okay to fly with that many PVCs. Stress does increase PVCs in most people. Only coping ... | |
| Rapid heart beat and Chest Pain | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: I am 25yo Female. I am overweight. Sedentary lifestyle. Since I was 16 i would have random rapid ... A: Your chest pain is probably cramping of muscle in the chest wall around ribs. The most common cause ... | |
| pvcs/extra beat | 9/8/2010 |
| Q: im 25 i weigh 78 kilos im about 1.75m no bp issues recently someone i know died suddenly and was ... A: Brugada is easily recognized by EKG in most people and has usually produced fainting, I think you ... | |
| ARVD? | 9/7/2010 |
| Q: im a 24yr old male, and had echo's, stress test, stress echo, holter monitor and event monitor, and ... A: Cook, 25 beats of VT at rate 127 is no threat of increased risk of VFIB and SCD. It's a very ... | |
| EKG interpretation | 9/7/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I have just one more question (I asked you a couple of questions regarding SVT or ... A: Some people are born with Q waves in 2,3 and F. Probably because of the way their hearts lie in the ... | |
| VSD and RCC Prolapse | 9/6/2010 |
| Q: Iam writing this for my 3 month old baby. At the time of birth he was having 5mm perimembranous ... A: I'm not very expert o congenital heart disease. As you know, VSD's often close up in the first few ... | |
| Cooldown pvcs/pacs | 8/18/2010 |
| Q: Another skipped beat question I'm 64,a 40 mile per week runner. My cholesterol is 134, hdl 60, LDL ... A: Premature beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG ... | |
| skipped beats and occasional rapid heart rate | 8/16/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson I am a male 28, 5'11" and weigh 250lbs, I was a very muscular 220 2 years ago but ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Palpitations now with ache? | 8/14/2010 |
| Q: I had thyroid cancer in 2006 dx at age 24. Now experiencing inconsistent palpitations accompanied ... A: earSara, The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the ... | |
| Chest and Neck Pain | 8/14/2010 |
| Q: I am a 21 year old male in pretty good health. I make an effort to eat well and exercise regularly. ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Taurine, Arginine and suppressing arrhythmias (PVCs) | 8/12/2010 |
| Q: A while back, I noticed that someone had asked you about Taurine and Arginine and a study that ... A: I'm not aware of additional studies on taurine, arginine or nicorandil. The only thing wrong with ... | |
| Sinus Arrhythmia | 8/11/2010 |
| Q: I'm not sure how knowledgeable you are in the health effects of recreational drugs, but I would ... A: I don't know what MDMA and GHB are. Cocaine does not cause sinus arrhythmia, but it can cause heart ... | |
| Stinging Sensation in Esophagus | 8/10/2010 |
| Q: Happy 4th of July. I am a 53 year old male which suffers from anxiety and hypertension. Taking ... A: A normal nuclear stress test gives 95% freedom from heart attack or cardiac death for at least 7 ... | |
| Potassium | 8/10/2010 |
| Q: Can a low potassium level of 3.1 (range 3.5 to 5) cause arythmias? Are there any long term dangers ... A: The lower the potassium, the more likely an arrhythmia. But arrhythmia with potassium of 3/1 is ... | |
| Esophageal spasm or heart-related? | 8/9/2010 |
| Q: For the past month I have had episodes of what I will call a kick or a spasm in the upper chest ... A: Doesn't sound heart-related at all. Heart pain comes with exercise and is relieved in 5 minutes by ... | |
| In Ratio PT/INR Monitering System | 8/9/2010 |
| Q: Mother was on coumadin, now they have switched her to Plavix at the nursing home, however, she still ... A: Yes, finger-stick INR monitoring is okay, tho Plavix doesn't need any INR monitoring at all. In ... | |
| Premature beats, Ischemia, Angiogram necessity | 8/8/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 39 year old male, 6'4" and a bit heavy at 275 lbs., taking Tenormin and Dyazide for past 2 ... A: An angiogram seems a good idea. They're very safe and very effective in showing any blockages in ... | |
| Skipped beats | 8/7/2010 |
| Q: Frequent skipped heartbeats that take my breath away for a split second. I am only 17 and I am ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Heart arrhythmia in swimming pool | 8/6/2010 |
| Q: My heart often does flip flops when I'm in a swimming pool even if I'm not exerting myself. This ... A: Stevens, Since skipped beats are normal heart activity, it's not known what can make them more ... | |
| palpitations | 8/5/2010 |
| Q: Im 36 year old female. I came back from Thailand from a holiday where I got sick. Couldnt talk ... A: If your heart speeds up and slows down gradually, over several minutes, it's called sinus ... | |
| pulse - skips beat | 8/4/2010 |
| Q: I am 75 years old and in good health. I do take a thyroid pill 125mcg per day. I have a complete ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Anxiety predictor of CAD | 8/4/2010 |
| Q: I have been getting pvc or pacs during exercise typically two flutters about 12-14 minutes into the ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| WPW | 8/3/2010 |
| Q: Am a 33 year old male. About a month ago i feel very fast heart beat, palpatations,dizziness, left ... A: A delta wave means you have WPW. If Inderal doesn't stop the heart wobbling, ask for an event ... | |
| ekg showed heart enlarged | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: I am a 41 year old female, 5'4 bulbs. Blood pressure 117/72. I take I'm of zoloft and 1/2 tab ... A: Sure, EKG's are often wrong, and can't tell if your heart is enlarged anyway. You'll be fine. ... | |
| Angina or not? | 8/2/2010 |
| Q: Hi ,ive wrote to you twice before,and im really sorry to write again David,but im just very ... A: You probably should have another treadmill test monitored by radioisotopes or echo. If the recent ... | |
| PVC and anxiety while exercising | 8/1/2010 |
| Q: I am a fit 33 year old male. 160 lb 5'8" and have exercised my whole life. 6 months ago I ended up ... A: Dea Mr. Gately, PACs are never a problem for anyone. PVC's are not a threat to anyone with normal ... | |
| Can it be my heart? | 7/31/2010 |
| Q: I'm 19, 5'8, and 150 pounds. I'm unsure about my blood pressure but everytime I get it taken it is ... A: Not heart. Your heart was responding normally to your dizziness and sweating. Maybe just an ... | |
| Heart | 7/31/2010 |
| Q: I started exercising about 3 weeks ago and kept having problems with dizziness. I finally went to ... A: Your EKG was grossly over-read by the computer. EKG diagnosis of septal infarct requires totally ... | |
| stress test | 7/29/2010 |
| Q: Due to my high cholesterol levels my family doctor sent me for a stress test and an echo(I am 39). ... A: If the stress test was monitored by echo or radioisotopes, a negative test gives 95% probability of ... | |
| Stress Test | 7/28/2010 |
| Q: In 2007 I had a Myoview stress test. My results were as follows: 1. Stress EKG neg for inducible ... A: The results are normal with the exception of the mild LVH. It's not possible to accurately measure ... | |
| PSVT | 7/27/2010 |
| Q: I know you had to have been asked this a million times so I'll try to keep it short. I have PSVT ... A: So long as your heart rhythm is regular when it's going super-fast, you need have no fear of passing ... | |
| high blood pressure and ekg's | 7/27/2010 |
| Q: My blood pressure spikes every time i see my doctor or get any medical tests. I am on blood pressure ... A: No, Steven, you're not off base. Anxiety can affect the EKG, tho there's probably more to ... | |
| PVC | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: I am 61, 5'2", 168lbs, bp is 130/70, and I am currently taking Klonopin (.50mg), chlorthalidone ... A: You should see a cardiologist because of your family history. PVC's are dangerous only in people ... | |
| PVCs and antibiotics | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: I have PVCs that were determined harmless by my cardiologist last year (echo, EKG, holter all showed ... A: PVC's are harmless in people with normal heart contraction AND normal QT interval on EKG. ... | |
| heart problems | 7/26/2010 |
| Q: I am a 25 yo/male in good physical shape. If anything i could put on some weight. Over the last year ... A: Yes, it's a worry, tho not at all life threatening. It's called supraventricular tachycardia, ... | |
| Heart Skips a Beat Then Beats Hard | 7/25/2010 |
| Q: I have slightly elevated blood pressure and my doctor prescribed Metoprolol 50MG about a year ago. ... A: Stopping metoprolol abruptly is a problem only if you have narrowing of coronary arteries with ... | |
| 2nd ablation unsuccessful, now what? | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: I just underwent my 2nd ablation for SVT, my EP found MANY extra pathways and said she could not get ... A: Atrial flutter is not more dangerous in the short run, a month or so, but has a small chance of ... | |
| electric shock feeling in heart | 7/22/2010 |
| Q: I am 22,female,125pounds,5'9 ft. No meds, BP normal, high when I have palpitations (not often) and ... A: Probably a premature heart beat let your heart touch nerves that led to your spinal cord and ... | |
| Cardiac Ablasion | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: I was taken by ambulance and had to be revived after my heart rate was 248 beats a minute, I passed ... A: Yes, it's an uncommon but not surprising complication of ablation. The electrical conduction ... | |
| Tachycardia and Exercise | 7/21/2010 |
| Q: I am a 25-year-old female, about 5’7” and 110 pounds. I am taking Vyvanse 60 mg daily and I am ... A: Supraventricular tachycardia can be ablated with a cardiac catheter (a thin tube inserted where your ... | |
| Is there chance of brain dead during operation heart operation? | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: David, I am Thennarasu from India. I need your help clearing one doubt. My nephew(18 Years student) ... A: Thennerasu, If the heart-lung bypass machine used during this kind of surgery fails to provide ... | |
| Abnormal EKG | 7/20/2010 |
| Q: I have abnormal EKGs and today was another one. I went in for pre-op and I had to have my ... A: A normal stress echo makes you a low risk for non-cardiac surgery. Though you didn't say what was ... | |
| arrhythmia symptoms | 7/19/2010 |
| Q: I am a 39 yr old male and have mitral valve prolapse but am very healthy and fit in general. I do ... A: It's okay to wait. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone ... | |
| Rule Out? | 7/19/2010 |
| Q: My wife is 43 and her history of cholesterol is as follows: 2008- total 121 HDL 54 LDL 52 ... A: A normal stress echo gives her 95% probability of no heart attack or cardiac death for at least 7 ... | |
| Heart | 7/18/2010 |
| Q: my heart has been bothering me lately so i got on my laptop to search and try to find out whats ... A: The thump is probably a skipped heart beat. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to ... | |
| weird pain | 7/17/2010 |
| Q: I am a 31 y.o. female...I recently got a weird, sharp pain in the left side of my chest about two ... A: Der Courtni, The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in ... | |
| Mitral Valve Prolapse | 7/17/2010 |
| Q: I recently had a Echo. done which I first was told showed a moderate leakage. Second Dr. then read ... A: Echo can overread MVP, but is unlikely to do so nowadays, and it won't overread leakage. Echo is ... | |
| coumadin blood testing | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: Mother is almost 87 and in a nursing home. Last year she had a blood clot in her leg and was started ... A: Ask her doctor if it's time to stop the Coumadin (3 to 6 months is usual), or if she can take ... | |
| heart fluttering | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: I am a 31 yr. old male. I'am 5'8 and I weigh 218lbs. I do have an irregular heart beat and an slight ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Chest Pain | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: Richardson. I am a 25-year old female non-smoker about 180 lbs. For the past 6 months I have ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Pulmonary Hypertension | 7/15/2010 |
| Q: I wrote earlier about having a high RVSP and whether I should have a heart cath. I had the 2nd echo ... A: Goguen, Not in my opinion. I'd get an echo every 6 months to be sure your PA pressure doesn't get ... | |
| Heart Rate | 7/15/2010 |
| Q: I often have a resting heart rate in the 40s and was wondering if this is ok? I am 25 and healthy ... A: 45 awake and 35 asleep are the usual lower limits of normal for heart rate, but down to 40 is okay, ... | |
| PVC's and soy | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: I am a 50 year old male, and I developed PVC's about five years ago. I would average about 25 or 30 ... A: Soy milk is not known to cause PVCs. but maybe no one reported it before. Would you return to ... | |
| High Pulmonary Pressure | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: I had an echo and the cardiologist said all was great except there was high pressure on right side ... A: Goguen, Please get the second echo to see what your pulmonary artery pressure is now. I can't see ... | |
| PTCA | 7/13/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, Sir, I am a 61 years old male. Slim, non smoker, non drinker , pure vegetarian and ... A: Yes, spasm of a coronary artery is fairly common, and can cause heart attack and angina. Get some ... | |
| Loratadine, anxiety, arrhythmia | 7/13/2010 |
| Q: Two weeks ago an ENT Doctor prescribed me loratadine 10mg for one month. I was to take one everyday. ... A: It's reasonable that loratadine caused your anxiety since stopping it led to less anxiety. And ... | |
| Abnormal pulmonary pressures | 7/13/2010 |
| Q: I am a 57 year old female and had an echo stress done for pvc's and shortness of breath. Below is ... A: Your PA pressure will probably not get higher, and may get lower, but there's no way to predict ... | |
| head rushes and fatigue | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: i am 5'5" and the last time i was weighed i was 174 pounds which was about 7 months ago. i am a 26 ... A: No, not serious. Sounds normal to me. Get your BP measured when you're seated and when you're ... | |
| Supraventricular tachycardia? | 7/11/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I'm diagnosed with "possible SVT" by a general physician, it's not captured on EKG. It ... A: 1) SVT starts and stops abruptly, in one heart beat. Sinus tach speeds up and slows down gradually ... | |
| blue lips,numness in legs | 7/11/2010 |
| Q: My wife has blue lips and has pain in her legs,low blood pressure,sometimes faints and has headaches ... A: None of these sound like precursors of heart attack. Blue lips can be caused by congenital heart ... | |
| Ventricular Ectopic Heart Beats | 7/11/2010 |
| Q: Good morning Dr Richardson, Can I first just quickly say how much your previous postings have ... A: Every cell in the heart is capable of discharging spontaneously, and that discharge is passed to all ... | |
| Abnormal pulmonary pressures | 7/11/2010 |
| Q: I am a 57 year old female and had an echo stress done for pvc's and shortness of breath. Below is ... A: PUlmonary artery pressure of 38 is no problem so long as it gets no higher, which is unlikely. ... | |
| Pacemaker | 7/10/2010 |
| Q: Should an elderly person fitted with a pacemaker use an electrical hedge trimmer A: It's probably okay. He should turn on the hedge clipper while someone counts his pulse to be sure ... | |
| Ventricular Ectopic Heart Beats | 7/10/2010 |
| Q: Good morning Dr Richardson, Can I first just quickly say how much your previous postings have ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| chest and back pains | 7/8/2010 |
| Q: I have been experiencing sharp and sometimes dull pain in my chest mostly middle and left side, and ... A: Doesn't sound like heart, especially the weight loss. You've probably checked for diabetes and ... | |
| Angina | 7/8/2010 |
| Q: Does angina cause pain to move within minutes for example running for 1 mile you start running and ... A: Angina should not occur at rest, but anginal pain can move to a shoulder, tho movement to below rib ... | |
| chest pain, fatigue | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: Richardson: I am a 29 year-old male. Within the last year, I started exercising about 3 times per ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| v-tach with alot of symptoms | 7/7/2010 |
| Q: if i send you a copy of the event monitor strip with the 26 beat run at a rate of 127bpm of v-tach ... A: A definite diagnosis of ARVC/D is warranted in the presence of two major criteria, one major plus ... | |
| v-tach with alot of symptoms | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: if i send you a copy of the event monitor strip with the 26 beat run at a rate of 127bpm of v-tach ... A: It's not polymorphic. I can't tell site of origin since there are only two unlabelled leads. The ... | |
| VSD for baby | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: My 22 day old baby was diagnosed with 5mm perimembranous VSD,5mm ASD and PDA on his 2nd day. Now VSD ... A: Rupesh, I think he will have no ill effects. Since the shunt is left to right, he will have no ... | |
| Why did my blood pressure get low? | 7/6/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 28 year old female who is about 5 to 10 pounds overweight. A few years ago it was not unusual ... A: BP that low can cause faintness and blurred vision and nausea. It can be caused by antidepressant ... | |
| VSD for baby | 7/5/2010 |
| Q: My 22 day old baby was diagnosed with 5mm perimembranous VSD,5mm ASD and PDA on his 2nd day. Now VSD ... A: L-R shunt is normal and so is pulmonary artery pressure of 30. Manu VSD's close completely by ... | |
| Stinging Sensation in Esophagus | 7/4/2010 |
| Q: Happy 4th of July. I am a 53 year old male which suffers from anxiety and hypertension. Taking ... A: Skipped beats can cause stinging because the skip may let the heart brush on the esophagus. Skipped ... | |
| Rapid heart rate | 7/4/2010 |
| Q: I am 25 years old. I weigh 117 pounds. I am 4'10.5" tall. I am having a rapid heart rate for the ... A: If your heart rate is over 170 and regular, lie down 5 minutes, then take a deep breath and blow it ... | |
| Problems with PVC's | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: Im 20 years old and had an ablation 2 months ago for having too many PVC's a minute and i also had ... A: Flecainide and Sotalol are more effective in reducing PVCs than is Nadolol. Ask your doctor about ... | |
| heart rate | 7/2/2010 |
| Q: i have sinus tachy my resting rate is 115 bpm and i do take atenenol 50 mg a day to keep my heart ... A: No need to be afraid. Heart rate of 125, even 150 is okay for anesthesia. Ask the anesthesiologist ... | |
| Mild Apical Hypertrophy echo results | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: PVCs since I was 19 after RTA. Minor chest trauma. PVCs changed to runs, bigemeny, trigemeny, PACs ... A: I agree that mild apical hypertrophy is not likely to ever be a threat to life or health. Could be ... | |
| cardiomyopathy | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: Last echo 6 months ago, the new current one refers to moderate global hypokinesis lt ventricle ... A: Echo decline if 5% in EF is not significant. RSR and nonspecific T changes are probably not ... | |
| pressure | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: I HAVE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME WITH PRESSURE IN MY NECK ''I ALSO HAVE THESES BUBBLES IN MY VEINS IN ... A: I think it's probably not heart related, especially if you're less than 40 years old. But I don't ... | |
| Asthma and my heart | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: Crikey I have a long history! I have 20 years of poorly treated asthma which has taken a toll on ... A: You probably have atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. Ask the cardiologist to listen ... | |
| chest tenderness and pain | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: It all started about 4 or 5 months ago. I felt a very noticable pain in my rib area just left of ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| coronary disease and atrium fibrillation | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: He went to the octor and they said he needed to get to hospital right away. He has been in hospital ... A: Cara, TTE is transthoracic echo, made with jelly on chest but no tube down throat. Tube down throat ... | |
| Pounding heart | 6/27/2010 |
| Q: My husband (54) has woken up twice in two weeks with a pounding heartbeat which is also very ... A: Fast, irregular heart beat is probably atrial fibrillation. This is not a big problem so long as it ... | |
| Holter-PVC´s | 6/26/2010 |
| Q: I´m 23 year old man good health except mild GERD.Last half year I have been suffered ... A: The difference between your two Holters is not impossible. It is an actual fact, not unusual at ... | |
| Holter-PVC´s | 6/25/2010 |
| Q: I´m 23 year old man good health except mild GERD.Last half year I have been suffered ... A: Yes. PVCs, no matter how frequent, are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in ... | |
| CHEST / HEART PAIN | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: WHAT IT REALLY IS? I ALSO READ IT BECAUSE OF LESS MAGNESIUM AND POTASSIUM IN BODY TOO? OR THAT PAIN ... A: It's probably cramp of muscles in the chest wall, around the ribs. It certainly isn't a threat to ... | |
| Anterior myocardial infarction | 6/23/2010 |
| Q: I am a 58 year old male. I am 5'9" and weigh 190 lbs. I have been treated for the past 25 years ... A: Anterior means front of heart and myocardial infarction means a damaged area. Anteroseptal just ... | |
| Premature heart complexes | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: I went to a hospital after my heart would beat so hard I could feel it especially at the neck. ... A: Lots of caffeine makes premature beats more frequent, but premature beats are normal heart activity, ... | |
| Overweight and LOW blood pressure? | 6/22/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 28 year old female who is overweight. Strangely I have lowish blood pressure. Today it ... A: BP can get low enough to make you faint. 85 is too low. Increased propranolol dose doesn't usually ... | |
| diastolic dysfunction | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: I recently had an exam and received my records reflecting a bicuspid aortic valve with trace ... A: If you have no limitation of exercise, can climb 2 flights of steps or walk half a mile briskly ... | |
| question about heart health | 6/21/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, Glad to see you back form vacation, i missed reading your respnses! Hope it was a ... A: The only things that you have mentioned that may prevent heart trouble are coffee, tea, a little ... | |
| chest pain | 6/20/2010 |
| Q: i'm a 21 years old female, recently i've been experiencing crushing chest pain (mid to right of my ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Rapid heartbeat with pain more than 12 hours | 6/20/2010 |
| Q: I'm 18 and i'm 30 weeks pregnant I have low blood pressure I am about 5 feet 3 inches and 130 ... A: No good idea. Seeing your heart beat by looking at your necklace is normal. The most common cause ... | |
| ARVD | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: I've posted to you many times in the past week or so about PVC's, V-Tach, angina, and other ... A: Michael, the diagnosis of ARVD is based on 1) Echo or MRI showing lack of motion of the right ... | |
| Chest Pain | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 21 year old male around 270lbs that has been having chest pain for about the past month. I ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Waking Up Suddenly With Strange Sensation In Chest | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: Good evening, For the past couple of years I have had periods of time where just as I am drifting ... A: Could it be brief episodes of atrial fib? Other possibilities include congestive heart failure, ... | |
| v-tach | 6/8/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 24 yr old male. Echo, stress test, stress echo, holter, and event monitors have all been ... A: ARVD shows up on EKG and echo. ARVD doesn't cause chest pain, tho it can cause VT. Any arrhythmia ... | |
| Random episodes-SVT? | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: Good day Dr.; I appreciate your help previously, I have been better able to handle my palpitations ... A: 1. Sure. Quite common, in fact. 2. Yes, an EKG would have shown long QT. 3. His prognosis is very ... | |
| RBBB | 6/7/2010 |
| Q: I experience heart flutters/missed beats on occasion, approximately 1/week and have been for the ... A: RBBB does widen the QRS complexes but does no harm, doesn't affect the heart's pumping ability or ... | |
| Tired of Irregular Heart Beats | 6/6/2010 |
| Q: I am a 25 year old female experiencing issues with my heart since highschool. At 18, I suddenly ... A: Sure sounds like a fib. Should it recur, ask for an event monitor, which records your EKG over a ... | |
| Coronary vessel problem | 6/6/2010 |
| Q: My father, a 46 year old, had here heart angiography and it showed that one of the main vessels is ... A: 60% is not severe enough to cause trouble. His current medicines may open the narrow place a ... | |
| short of breath ,fast heart rate | 6/6/2010 |
| Q: i am currently taking 10 mg every 6 weeks of infliximab i am pre medicated with Tylenol and benadryl ... A: Shortness of breath is listed as an ill effect of Remicade, but not fast heart rate. Lopressor will ... | |
| Palpitations | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: I have been having panic attacks lately and during the day have experienced palpitations. Is this ... A: Zoloft can lower BP, especially standing BP. If you're dizzy standing, it's probably the Zoloft. ... | |
| Isolated supraventricular beats | 6/5/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, My 25 year old daughter who is 5'8, 117 lbs and has a bp of 110/70 has contracted Lyme ... A: Koftinoff, Doesn't seem urgent to me either. Lyme sometimes affects the heart, but ... | |
| Do I need a stress test | 6/4/2010 |
| Q: Recently I had 2 EKG tests (1 in Primary and 1 in Cardiologist office)showing good results except ... A: Yes, I think you need one. A doctor need not be present. One is nearby in case there's any ... | |
| Echo Results | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: my echo from 2 years ago shows: AV Cusp: 1.9 cm Ao Diam: 3.3 cm EDV: 159 ml ESV: 66 ml EF: 58% My ... A: It's probably okay for your aorta to increase its diameter that much. Please get another echo in 6 ... | |
| SBE Prophylaxis | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: My father is a heart patient. I want to know some information regarding his health. In 2007, he ... A: Chatterjee, Wait one week after he's finished the Glavo and is off all antibiotics. If he then has ... | |
| heart palpatations | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I'm 28 female, for the past 1 and a half I have been having heart palpitations. PAC's and PVCs. It ... A: PACs & PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Heart Rates | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I am 26yrs old and I have been trying to research why I have a normal resting heart rate at 110 BPM ... A: If your blood pressure is always normal, the only known cause of rapid resting heart rate is ... | |
| v-tach | 6/2/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 24 yr old male. Echo, stress test, stress echo, holter, and event monitors have all been ... A: 1. I guess rarely it's not benign. 2. No, 25 beats is not sustained vtach. It stopped ... | |
| PVC's | 6/1/2010 |
| Q: I am 59 years old, 6 ft., 165 lbs. i have had pvc's for at least 30 years, but at times I still ... A: PVCs beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Chest pain | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: I have been having some moving chest pain. It moves to either side of the sternum, but its like ... A: John, mild to moderate is the key phrase. That and at the first diagonal branch, which means the ... | |
| v-tach | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 24 yr old male. Echo, stress test, stress echo, holter, and event monitors have all been ... A: An EP study means he will put a cardiac catheter in your ventricle and electrically make PVCs to see ... | |
| Sinus arrythmia and missed beats | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: Since this is your special interest, I have questions about it. First though, I'd like to ask about ... A: Sinus arrhythmia is very good, means a well functioning heart that responds normally to signals from ... | |
| momentary heart problem? | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: Sometimes i feel a strong and painful muscle cramp/spasm which lasts less than one second, but it is ... A: Doesn't sound like heart. The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the ... | |
| Chest pain | 5/30/2010 |
| Q: I have been having some moving chest pain. It moves to either side of the sternum, but its like ... A: Your pain isn't at all likely to be coming from your heart. It's most likely cramping of skeletal ... | |
| Palpitations | 5/29/2010 |
| Q: I have been having panic attacks lately and during the day have experienced palpitations. Is this ... A: You're feeling skipped heart beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or ... | |
| Sending My Info | 5/29/2010 |
| Q: My reports can only come to you via fax. Is that possible? I am a nervous wreck. If I bend over ... A: Fax is 804 200 1098. Say again what your angina is like. Anterior chest pressure or tightness when ... | |
| Heart Attack Warnings | 5/28/2010 |
| Q: I have been feeling extremely exhausted for the past few weeks. In my on line readings I have come ... A: The heart functions properly until the heart attack actually occurs, so impending heart attack is ... | |
| Me Again | 5/28/2010 |
| Q: I wanted to ask one more question. I am the 43 year old female that has had pericardial effusion ... A: Yes, send to dwr1@wcrichmond.org Small pericardial effusions are normal. Make it easy for the ... | |
| Me Again | 5/28/2010 |
| Q: I wanted to ask one more question. I am the 43 year old female that has had pericardial effusion ... A: Do you think your soul had MVP since the big bang? Yes, the normal stress echo and 6 normal EKGs ... | |
| premature atriaal complex | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: am joy 30 years old and i,am living in almere ( holland) the last 2 years i have premature atriaal ... A: Premaure beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| PAC & PVC | 5/25/2010 |
| Q: I am a 32yr old white female. I have had pvc and pac for years. My last 24hr Holiter stated I only ... A: PACs are never dangerous, no matter how many per minute, and neither are PVCs in someone with normal ... | |
| PET Test | 5/25/2010 |
| Q: I am a male 60yrs old 6' 400lbs (Have lost 30 lbs since January and going to gym 3 times a wk with ... A: The indication for intervention on the heart with balloon angioplasty and stents is chest pain you ... | |
| Heart pounding wakes me up. | 5/25/2010 |
| Q: I wake up at night with my heart pounding really fast. I feel like a sort off shiver inside my ... A: If your heart pounding starts and stops abruptly, in one heart beat, and its rate is over 170, you ... | |
| Pacemaker | 5/24/2010 |
| Q: My mother passed away (at age 95, I know, very advanced age) in a nursing home where she resided for ... A: Jill, here's a quote from the 1984 Health Care Financing Administration document suggests the ... | |
| irregular heartrate | 5/24/2010 |
| Q: I am 26, female and with no major health issues. Since the last two days I’ve been experiencing ... A: Only if your heart rate jumps abruptly, in one heart beat, to 180 or more, is there any problem. As ... | |
| PVC's | 5/23/2010 |
| Q: Dr Richardson, I wrote to you about 2 years back regarding PVCs I was experiencing. Back then I ... A: You had an EKG-monitored stress test. With echo there would have been an echo probe and jelly on ... | |
| Pacemaker | 5/23/2010 |
| Q: My mother passed away (at age 95, I know, very advanced age) in a nursing home where she resided for ... A: The pacemaker should have been checked a few weeks (1 to 3) after implantation to be sure it was ... | |
| PVC's | 5/23/2010 |
| Q: Dr Richardson, I wrote to you about 2 years back regarding PVCs I was experiencing. Back then I ... A: A normal stress test, if monitored by echo or radioisotopes, gives you 95% probability of no heart ... | |
| Music changing your heart rhythm. | 5/21/2010 |
| Q: > music for hours and a website about Noise Induce Hearing > loss said..........Noise not only ... A: Very loud or very alarming music would raise BP and heart rate in some people. Count your heart ... | |
| newly found V-Tach | 5/21/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I've written to you many times before and this time I have a new ... A: 1. NO danger of vfib with normal echo. 2. Couldn't be long Qt with all those normal EKGs. 3. Brief ... | |
| Burning-Stinging and Aching = Heart Related? | 5/20/2010 |
| Q: Burning muscle feeling and tightness in right side of mid and upper back and shoulder along with ... A: Marge, if your blood pressure exceeds 170 when your arm is hurting, report it to your doctor at ... | |
| DVT - 2 clots at age 23 - causes for concern? | 5/20/2010 |
| Q: I was diagnosed with DVT on the 4th of May when I went in to the orthopedist for knee pain (which ... A: Clots in arm veins are very rare, almost unheard of, so your arm pain is unrelated unless you bled ... | |
| Burning-Stinging and Aching = Heart Related? | 5/20/2010 |
| Q: Burning muscle feeling and tightness in right side of mid and upper back and shoulder along with ... A: Angina is pressure on middle of front of chest brought on by exercise and relieved in 5 minutes by ... | |
| Abnormal EKG | 5/19/2010 |
| Q: Would you please send me your opinion about this patient,Female 74 ,with Pulmonary Obstructive ... A: The ST elevation in V1 & V2 may be due to left ventricular strain; it's not possible to be sure ... | |
| crazy heart beat | 5/19/2010 |
| Q: I've been dealing with alot of issues with my heartbeat. I've been back and fourth to the doctor and ... A: Extra beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Blood Pressure, Heart rate and dizziness | 5/18/2010 |
| Q: I am a twenty four year old female. I am 5'3 weight 148 pounds. I have lost 30 pounds in the last ... A: Your BP and heart rate are fine. Dizziness during anxiety may come from over breathing. Pay ... | |
| pain in right arm and shoulder after angioplasty | 5/18/2010 |
| Q: I am posting this question regarding a situation my father is facing. He is 55 years He experienced ... A: Amjad, I don't know why his right arm should hurt after angioplasty. Strain on right shoulder ... | |
| Exersice Heart rate..strange | 5/17/2010 |
| Q: When I'm running and feeling like I'm working pretty hard my BPM is low, around 78..then when I walk ... A: Yes, heart rate is usually higher during exercise than at rest. I don't know why yours behaves ... | |
| strange episode | 5/16/2010 |
| Q: Good evening again doctor, I wrote You a few days ago asking about my palps and EKG after a.car ... A: Your heart couldn't stop for 30 seconds without causing you to pass out. Dr. Guillotine found that ... | |
| deviated septum surgery | 5/16/2010 |
| Q: i was told i have to have a septoplasty as my left nostril is completely blocked so i have a few ... A: MVP and PVCs aren't any threat to life or health or anesthesia, now or in the future. Nothing ... | |
| Palpitations | 5/15/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I am a 44 year old male and for about the past 20 years I have had experienced ... A: If your palpitations are skipped beats, they are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health ... | |
| Condition Of Heart | 5/15/2010 |
| Q: I am 43 years old have MVP and also diagnosed with Pericardial Effusion unkown etiology that has ... A: Your palpitations are probably skipped heart beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no ... | |
| POTS and Prinzmetal's Angina | 5/13/2010 |
| Q: I am a 39 y/o female that has been suffering with POTS for 6 years. I have just been released from ... A: Try nitroglycerine 0.3 and lie down for the next 10 minutes? Pyridostigmine can improve orthostatic ... | |
| Hypertension and abdominal distension | 5/13/2010 |
| Q: David Is there any relationship between hypertension and the size of your abdomen? I don't mean in ... A: There's no known relationship between blood pressure and abdominal size. Your abdomen will not ... | |
| abnormal echo stress test | 5/13/2010 |
| Q: ihave had an ekg, vascular screening, resting echogram,coronary dye test and all have came back ... A: DSThe flipflops are probably skipped heart beats. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no ... | |
| What constitutes heart disease risk? | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: I am 25 yr old female. I am wondering what my heart disease risk would be given the following: ... A: Only parents or siblings with coronary disease below age 55 increase your risk of heart disease. ... | |
| EF of 35% | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: 46 yr old male in the military, ekg in nov09 showed left bundle branch block, echo showed 35% in dec ... A: You have what in doctors' jargon is called dilated cardiomyopathy, meaning the heart muscle is not ... | |
| Pericarditis | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: I am 30 years old, 5 foot, 5 inches and 160lbs. I take no medications and my blood pressure is ... A: I looked at http://emedicine.medscape.com/ and didn't see anything about the heart. I know very ... | |
| newly found V-Tach | 5/12/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I've written to you many times before and this time I have a new ... A: Sorry to be so slow. I thought I answered this yesterday, but obviously didn't. V-tach at 127 is ... | |
| REALIGNMENT THERAPY | 5/11/2010 |
| Q: My name is Rajesh. My father who is aged 55 is suffering from Hypertension since 5 years. Recently ... A: I know nothing about realignment therapy. Please send me anything you've read about it. For renal ... | |
| Worrying about my heart | 5/11/2010 |
| Q: don't know my cholosterol presure is 125 85 , granpa had a stroke at 72 and uncle 55 , eating usualy ... A: Only parents or siblings who die under age 55 of heart trouble count as a risk for heart attack or ... | |
| Ecg | 5/11/2010 |
| Q: this morning I got an ECG done while on placement as i am a nursing student and we was practicing ... A: I'm not sure what intra-atrial delay means. Send me the P wave duration and the PR interval. ... | |
| PACs and tachycardia + cardiac neurosis | 5/10/2010 |
| Q: First I'll have to apologize for a long question and somewhat poor English knowledge. To my ... A: The Holter showed PACs and sinus tachycardia. Both are normal heart activity. PACs are normal ... | |
| ecg | 5/8/2010 |
| Q: sir my ECG findigs are QRS 126mm,QT/QTC 356/442ms, pr 168MS,P 124ms,RR/PP 640/645.p/qrs/t 49/-60/47 ... A: This answer is probably the same I sent you before. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no ... | |
| jump sensation in chest | 5/8/2010 |
| Q: I am 33 years old and occasionally get a jump sensation in my chest,I'm currently on inderal la 80 ... A: It's probably a skipped heart beat you feel. Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to ... | |
| Heart related problems | 5/7/2010 |
| Q: I, 73, having almost active office working life, got Angioraphy 5 months back an it showed blockade ... A: I'm not sure. It's probably worth getting an event monitor, a box you carry with you that records ... | |
| Reason for concern? | 5/7/2010 |
| Q: I am a 19 year old male, who sometimes experiences slight chest pain mainly on the left hand side. ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Heart related problems | 5/6/2010 |
| Q: I, 73, having almost active office working life, got Angioraphy 5 months back an it showed blockade ... A: Gupta, Your high BP is not the result of the coronary narrowings, but is probably hypertension of ... | |
| EKG and Palpitations | 5/6/2010 |
| Q: I am 24 years old, female, 220 lbs (unfortunately. Trying to lose weight). I currently take zoloft ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| ARVD | 5/5/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson. I have a question about arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. I've had PVC's ... A: A definite diagnosis of ARVC/D is warranted in the presence of two major criteria, one major plus ... | |
| jumpy heart beat | 5/4/2010 |
| Q: 24 yr old male. cholesterol 245, ive been having this left side chest pain for about a yr now. ive ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Chest pain and high BP | 5/3/2010 |
| Q: My mother, age 63 recently had an episode of sudden left side chest pain, sweating, dizziness and ... A: High BP would not have caused chest pain or her other symptoms. Pulmonary embolus could cause chest ... | |
| ecg results | 5/3/2010 |
| Q: Heart rate 52bpm P duration 110ms PR interval 188 ms QRS duration 72ms QT interval 406 ms QTc ... A: EKG's ofter misread anteroseptal infarction because the leads are placed too high on the chest. You ... | |
| heart | 5/2/2010 |
| Q: I am 43 years old have MVP and was discovered I have a small pericardial effusion 18 years ago that ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| rls in chest | 5/2/2010 |
| Q: I have this REALLY annoying like fluttering in my chest..the best way I can describe it is like ... A: Skiver, 24-hour EKG'a are recorded by a box you take home. If the fluttering has gone away, ask ... | |
| Heart Condition/Enlarged Left Atrial Pulmonary Valve | 5/1/2010 |
| Q: -Does having an enlarged left atrial pulmonary valve affect me or put me at risk while being ... A: The left atrium is connected with the mitral valve. The pulmonary valve connects the right ... | |
| increased heart rate after taking Amoxicillan | 4/30/2010 |
| Q: My mom was diagnosed with pericardial effusion early last week. They say it is likely viral. She ... A: Amox shouldn't cause trouble breathing or make a pericardial effusion worse. But tell her doctor ... | |
| Cardiomyopathy | 4/30/2010 |
| Q: My aunt was recently diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Her EF is 20. Just prior to this ... A: Green Sputum might be a bacterium named pyocyaneous. Ask about that. Ask about the pressure drop ... | |
| heart | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: in 2003 in developed acute pancretites...short of end of the story was on life support for 2 weeks ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| strange sensation/vibration at heart area | 4/28/2010 |
| Q: I will be 50 years old this year. Recently, during the last 2 occasions when I went for a morning ... A: I'm not sure, but think it is probably vibration of the muscles in the chest wall, around the ribs. ... | |
| unexplained condition | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: I am asking for my husband. We have seen 5 cardiologist and 3 neurologist and nobody knows what is ... A: Ask about pheochromocytoma, a rare, benign tumor of an adrenal gland, that can cause episodes of ... | |
| heart rumbling? | 4/27/2010 |
| Q: I'd first like to thank you for volunteering, very kind of you. I am a 22yr old female and have a ... A: If the rumble occurs with the pulse in your neck, it's probably nothing important. If it occurs ... | |
| should i be concerned? | 4/26/2010 |
| Q: 50 yr old female, 194 lbs 5' 3". No medications. BP normally runs 126/80. past 4 yrs seeing ... A: The cardiolite test and the fact that you had similar pain 10 or 15 years ago make heart very ... | |
| Lung? | 4/26/2010 |
| Q: over three years ago I had a sudden onset of breathlessness and to this day still have this issue ... A: No, one clot would probably not get worse, tho it might have extended backward and blocked more of ... | |
| heart risk | 4/26/2010 |
| Q: let me start by saying reading your answers to many questions has given me much more peace about my ... A: You need never have another EKG, stress test or echo so far as PVCs are concerned. You're doing ... | |
| irregular heart beat | 4/25/2010 |
| Q: I am 41 yrs old professional , weight about 75 kg, height 5'11" a married male. I don't smoke ... A: There is no abnormality in your heart's electrical system. Some calcium channels blockers do cause ... | |
| PVC's and NSVT | 4/25/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson. I'm a frequent PVCer and have been for close to 20 years. I'm 41 years old. I had an ... A: If your heart is normal in function by MRI, PVCs are not a threat to life or health. Ablation is ... | |
| Blood pressure fluctuations | 4/25/2010 |
| Q: I've written before about my pvcs/pacs but this is about my blood pressure. Although my drs. Think ... A: I think you should get your BP below 140/90 all the time. Chlorthalidone is a long-acting diuretic ... | |
| irregular heart beat | 4/25/2010 |
| Q: I am 41 yrs old professional , weight about 75 kg, height 5'11" a married male. I don't smoke ... A: You need do nothing. Supraventricular ecctopic beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life ... | |
| pvcs and ablation | 4/24/2010 |
| Q: I am 50 years old and have been a long term sufferer of pvcs. My last holter indicates that I had ... A: Ablation of PVCs is very tricky. Please try flecainide and sotalol first. They are more effective ... | |
| PAC's VPB's | 4/23/2010 |
| Q: I've been reading your comments on "Skipped Beat", could you refer me to some literature about the ... A: Try http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/761148-overview If that doesn't work, go to ... | |
| change in pulse | 4/23/2010 |
| Q: I am a 39 year old male, 5'11" and 175 lbs. Just recently had a physical and everything came back ... A: I've never worked with a BP monitor with irregular heartbeat feature, so don't know how often they ... | |
| change in pulse | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: I am a 39 year old male, 5'11" and 175 lbs. Just recently had a physical and everything came back ... A: 1. Yes. Pressing on the pulse in your neck slows your heart, and so does taking a deep breath if ... | |
| PVCs | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: I am a 50 year-old male. I run about 10 miles a week and play racquetball vigorously three times a ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| Left Chest Pain | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: Two days ago, i experienced a lot of pain in the left side of my chest (above the nipple) and it ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| blood pressure drops after exercise | 4/21/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 31 year old female, non-smoker, and overweight by about 10 pounds. Anyway, a few days ago I ... A: BP drop after exercise is okay. All the vessels in your muscles are dilated, allowing the drop in ... | |
| my boyfriend's heart | 4/21/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I'm looking for some information related to non-functioning of the left ventricle. My ... A: Steigerwald, Pectus excavatum wouldn't weaken his heart, tho perhaps by spreading his heart out, ... | |
| Takotsubo Syndrome | 4/21/2010 |
| Q: I had Takotsubo syndrome on 9/15/09. From all of my research I expected to make 100% recovery ... A: J, Here's extracts of a Mayo Clinic document: Broken heart syndrome By Mayo Clinic staff Original ... | |
| Post ASD closure, excessive premature beats | 4/20/2010 |
| Q: In December I suffered a cryptogenic stroke and during the standard tests they found the PFO was not ... A: Maybe the closure device increases the frequency of premature beats. Remember that premature beats ... | |
| Feeling faint after exercising | 4/20/2010 |
| Q: Im 19 years old and I have been lifting weights for about 3 years. I run 3 times a week, about 4 ... A: Ask someone to measure your blood pressure sitting and standing quietly for 1,3 and 5 minutes, ... | |
| EKG Results - Left Anterior Fasc. Block | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: I have recently gotten an EKG prior to beginning medication for ADD. The Interpretation indicated a ... A: The left anterior fascicle is a tiny branch. Its block is no threat to life or health. You can ... | |
| Palpitations | 4/19/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I'm a 54 year old male in good general health. I'm 5'7" and weight approximately 180 ... A: Sullivan, Tightening may be cramping of muscles in the chest wall, which is no threat to life or ... | |
| Heaviness left side of chest right over heart | 4/18/2010 |
| Q: I have been experiencing a slight "heaviness" feeling over my heart for 2 days now... I am 24 years ... A: 1. Stretch your body away from the heavy-feeling area. 2. Pretty much. We have to have at least 60 ... | |
| Heaviness left side of chest right over heart | 4/18/2010 |
| Q: I have been experiencing a slight "heaviness" feeling over my heart for 2 days now... I am 24 years ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| chest pain, and trouble breathing (after stretching, and other times, like late at night, and in the morning). | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: I have been having chest pains (usually late at night, after I stretch out my chest the wrong way). ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| severe pain head, neck and down right arm | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: i have had a severe headache for last couple of weeks i have high bloodpressure which i am on ... A: Can't help with cause or treatment of the headache, but the chest and arm pain is cramping of ... | |
| hello............again!!! | 4/17/2010 |
| Q: i am struggleing to beleive that my skipping, flutter fellings are nothing to be concerned about as ... A: A normal 24-hour EKG is good. If you want to go further, ask for an event monitor, which records ... | |
| cardiology | 4/16/2010 |
| Q: sir back again with the problem of dizziness after standing i am 49 yrs known diabetics on oral ... A: Depressed? Loss of interest in life certainly suggests depression. Your heart findings are not at ... | |
| lvef and ejection fraction | 4/16/2010 |
| Q: ... i already stent at december 2009. i check my heart after operation at dec 23 2009. my ejection ... A: Both ventricles have ejection fractions. LVEF stands for left ventricular ejection fraction. Echo ... | |
| ekg results | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: i had a health screening and my EKG came back abnormal. vent rate 40bpm pr interval 140ms ors ... A: No need for concern unless you're dizzy standing or get blurred vision. 40 is slower than usual, ... | |
| Blood donation | 4/15/2010 |
| Q: I've been giving blood for years. The first time I gave I experienced this. I was about finished ... A: Probably a vagal reaction to anxiety lowered your blood pressure and slowed your heart. Did anyone ... | |
| Irregular heartbeats | 4/14/2010 |
| Q: I am a 37 year old female, a couple of stone overweight which I am currently in the process of ... A: Ectopic beats, no matter how frequent, are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in ... | |
| Heart Related Problems | 4/13/2010 |
| Q: I am extremly thankful for your earlier answers.Little more trouble to you, sir.Inspite of Blockade ... A: Gupta, Aspirin 75 mg a day is fine. The usual dose of simvastatin is 40 mg. There are lots of ... | |
| pain in the right arms | 4/13/2010 |
| Q: I'm having pain up and down my right arm for the past couple of days, but the pain is more so in my ... A: I have no good ideas. Any rash on face or arm? If any rash develops, it's shingles, a very bad ... | |
| negative t wave and heart palpitations | 4/12/2010 |
| Q: I`m 36 year old male. Four years ago, while resting I felt my heart had a skipped beat (pause and a ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| cardiology | 4/12/2010 |
| Q: I recently had a echo done. I am amale at 43 and am having hypertension for the last 5 months. my ... A: Congestive heart failure is characterized by shortness of breath with little exertion, trouble ... | |
| cholestral | 4/11/2010 |
| Q: Can u tell me if my cholestral reading are ok?? sumthing i hafta worry about?? total...197 HDL...41 ... A: Your readings are at the upper limits of normal, except HDL is near it's lower limit of 40. With ... | |
| Heart Related Problems | 4/10/2010 |
| Q: I am extremly thankful for your earlier answers.Little more trouble to you, sir.Inspite of Blockade ... A: Gupta, You could increase the Losartan to 100 mg a day. Next step would be amlodipine. Ranolazine ... | |
| Orthostatic Hypotension(?) and PVCs | 4/10/2010 |
| Q: Richardson! 24Female, 5'8" 170lbs (athletic build), no meds. I don't consume caffeine, alcohol, or ... A: Your dizziness is almost certainly orthostatic hypotension. I don't know whether marathon runners ... | |
| Heart Related Problems | 4/9/2010 |
| Q: I am extremly thankful for your earlier answers.Little more trouble to you, sir.Inspite of Blockade ... A: Gupta, The blockages in your coronary arteries have nothing to do with your blood pressure, which ... | |
| heart issue | 4/8/2010 |
| Q: when i had concerns with pvc's. something happened to me that scared me a lot and i need yr ... A: Nothing you've written indicates any risk of dying of heart trouble. Just be sure to avoid ... | |
| heart issue | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: when i had concerns with pvc's. something happened to me that scared me a lot and i need yr ... A: Mild anemia wouldn't cause back pain or high heart rate, tho chipped nails and hair falling may be ... | |
| Irregular Heart Beat | 4/7/2010 |
| Q: David, Recently I have been experiencing several skipped heart beats per day. I had a normal ekg ... A: No premature beats are harmless, even 5 in a row. All skipped beats are really premature beats that ... | |
| sinus tac and atrial flutter | 4/6/2010 |
| Q: I am 30, female, 5'4" and 200lbs. I began noticing a flipflop sensation during a time of prolonged ... A: Your flip-flops are skipped beats and are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in ... | |
| pac's | 4/4/2010 |
| Q: 41 yr old male 5-11 145lbs bp 134/68 yes been seeing a cardiologist for 10 yrs now just switched 6 ... A: Remember that PACs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health. They don't lead to heart ... | |
| Heart related problems | 4/3/2010 |
| Q: I, 73, having almost active working life, got latest Angiography Nov,09. It shows blockades of Left ... A: The 90% narrowing is no more likely to block completely than the lesser narrowings in the major ... | |
| CHOLESTEROL | 4/2/2010 |
| Q: I am 33 yr old male . Well 34 tomorrow. anyway i just had my 6 month blood test redone with the ... A: Exercise regularly, at least walk half an hour every day. The more exercise the better. Eat ... | |
| heart flutters | 4/1/2010 |
| Q: I am 40 years old with a history of anxiety disorders. I use to take Paxil to control my anxiety, ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Ischemia | 3/31/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I have asked you a number of questions over the past year. I am asking this on behalf of ... A: She will need to have cardiac catheterization to see exactly where the blockages in her coronary ... | |
| Mild Mitral Stenosis | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: Im 38years Old and diagnosed recently diagnosed with Mild Mitral Stenosi from my 2D ECHO. Is there a ... A: There's nothing you can do to change your mitral stenosis of keep it from getting more narrow. ... | |
| Not sure | 3/30/2010 |
| Q: I am 43, 5'2", 214lbs. I have taken homeopathic medicines for years. Calms Forte for stress, but ... A: Jagelski, Heart murmurs and splinter hemorrhages suggest bacterial infection of a heart valve, but ... | |
| exercise & skip heart beats | 3/29/2010 |
| Q: I have noticed when I exercise and my heart rate reaches about 140-145 my heart skips then goes back ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity. it's surprising that you notice them at fast heart rates. ... | |
| ultrasound results | 3/28/2010 |
| Q: i got a ultra sound done cuz i have a cyst in the back of my knee.....This is wat my report ... A: No worry except the Baker's cyst, and I don't know what should be done about a Baker's cyst. Wall ... | |
| fatigue | 3/28/2010 |
| Q: for the last 6 months i have had very bad fatigue. i sleep 8 hours a night, fairly active, 27 yr ... A: If you're overweight, it may be obstructive sleep apnea, especially if you snore or a bedmate has ... | |
| Exercise and a thickened mytral valve. . . | 3/26/2010 |
| Q: I first found out I had a thickened mytral valve when I was 18 when I got my heart checked out b/c ... A: You won't hurt your mitral valve unless you try to lift 100 pounds. Do exercise that doesn't ... | |
| palpitations | 3/24/2010 |
| Q: i am hoping you can put my mind at rest!!! about 5 years ago i was getting palpitations, i ended up ... A: , Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG ... | |
| ecg | 3/24/2010 |
| Q: TMT NEGATIVE,ECHO TRIVAL MR WITH ?MVP,ECHO 21 SUPRA VENTRICULAR ECTOPICS,NO VENTRICULAR ECTOPICS. ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Cardiac symptoms? | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: For the past three weeks I have had the following symptoms: fatigue, loss of appetite, pulsatile ... A: Unless pulsatile tinnitus means a swishing noise, none of your symptoms suggest heart trouble. ... | |
| 17year old pregnant with first degree heart block | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: My 17 yr old daughter is 16 weeks pregnant and has first degree heart block. She has started to ... A: You can tell about worse heart block by counting her pulse. Below 45 beats a minute is abnormal. ... | |
| LBBB with cardiac history but no CVD | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I would really appreciate your advice on my recently dianosed LBBB with some history. ... A: Coull, LBBB is very unlikely to cause problems. Quinolone 10 years ago would not cause LBBB now. ... | |
| PVCs after eating and laying down | 3/23/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I am a 52 years old male 6' 234 lbs, controlled hypertension with norvasc and ... A: Pathophysiologically, perhaps eating and lying down moves your diaphragm up toward your neck and ... | |
| PVCs and Heart Rate | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: I am a healthy 48 y.o. male with slightly elevated BP. To address the BP, I was placed on 2.5mg of ... A: Yes, a lower heart rate makes PBCs more frequent, but remember that PVCs are normal heart activity, ... | |
| my heart is freakin out | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: hey.. ive been having some wierd feeling in my heart. like it feels like its dropping or skipping a ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with a normal EKG. ... | |
| postpartum heart failure | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: What causes this to happen? how long does it take to recover? can too much IV fluid be a cause? can ... A: Chief cause is high blood pressure, as in pre-eclampsia. Pre-existing valve trouble can of course ... | |
| PVC. Dizzy | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: I am a 47 year old female. For the past month I have been having dizzyness, heart palpitations/PVC, ... A: Sounds like over breathing. Pay careful attention to your breathing and breathe slowly and ... | |
| hole in heart | 3/20/2010 |
| Q: I am 59 years old and two years ago learned I have a hole in my heart allowing more blood in to my ... A: Closing an atrial septal defect with open chest is very simple, safe surgery. ASDs can also be ... | |
| dizziness | 3/20/2010 |
| Q: About two years ago my wife(36 years old) and I were eating dinner at a restaurant when she became ... A: Maybe her blood pressure gets too low when she stands. Measure her blood pressure seated and while ... | |
| Echo report concerns | 3/19/2010 |
| Q: I am a 53 yr old female with a history of Sjogren's Sydrome, MCS, chronic iron deficiency anemia, ... A: Yes, the echo findings are all consistent with your age. None is a threat to life or health. ... | |
| valvular lesion | 3/19/2010 |
| Q: i have been diagnosed after a stress test and Echocardiography, with a mildly dialated left ... A: Look at ... | |
| AF & HTN medications | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, My mother, age 71, live in Singapore, a small island country, where obtaining a ... A: 1. Hard choice. Aspirin alone at 325 mg a day is somewhat effective in lessening the likelihood of ... | |
| Mitral Regurgitation and High Pulse Rate | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: Good day, Doctor Richardson. I am female, 24, and as a result of a routine echocardiogram have been ... A: The murmur probably just wasn't heard five years ago. If you have a murmur now, that is, the mitral ... | |
| Adderall's effect on BP | 3/18/2010 |
| Q: I am 21 yrs. old, 5'5'', 145lbs., BP is typically 110/80. I am currently taking: Dicyclomine ... A: Yes, it's safe to mix the two, tho I wouldn't take Adderal after 3 pm, since it may keep your awake. ... | |
| Heart Pain | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: I had asked you a question about heart palpitations about a month ago, and I was hoping to follow up ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| angina in 24 yr old? | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: im a 24 yr old male. cholesterol 245, ive been having this left side chest pain for about a yr now. ... A: Michael, haven't I answered all these questions many times before now? Coronary blockages and ... | |
| Heart pains and side | 3/17/2010 |
| Q: Recently i have been having a lot of heart pains and this has been constant for about 6 months now. ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| high pulse and bp | 3/16/2010 |
| Q: I am a 26 year old female who recently been put on lisinopril for high blood pressure.I do have ... A: Your pulse rate is okay. Asthma can raise pulse rate, so can inhalers. Lisinopril does not raise ... | |
| Heart flutters | 3/16/2010 |
| Q: Good morning, I am a 30 year old woman. Since I was a small child I have had episodes of SVT, some ... A: Nothing is wrong with your heart. Ectopic beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or ... | |
| Irregular heart beat, shaking of the hAnds, and 23 years old | 3/16/2010 |
| Q: I am very much concerned for my boyfriend who is 23 years old. I have known that my boyfriend has ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Heart strain/pulmonary embolism | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: I am a 33 year female recovering from massive pulmonary embolisms that caused lung infarctions in ... A: Heart attack is very rare in a 33-year-old woman. Heart attack is often accompanied by nausea and ... | |
| acid reflx | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: i had a heart attact fealing a couple of weaks ago and it whent away a second later i think it was ... A: Can't give a definite answer without knowing your age, blood pressure, smoking, family history and ... | |
| BP Spikes | 3/15/2010 |
| Q: 59 year old male, athletic, non-smoker/drinker, no drug. 6ft 190 pounds. No history of heart,liver, ... A: Mathews, To test for pheochromocytoma, urine needs to be collected in strong acid, usually ... | |
| BP Spikes | 3/14/2010 |
| Q: 59 year old male, athletic, non-smoker/drinker, no drug. 6ft 190 pounds. No history of heart,liver, ... A: Mathews, Either approach is satisfactory. Taking the catapres during spikes seems more ... | |
| Concerned about echo findings | 3/13/2010 |
| Q: I am a 33-year-old Caucasian female, 5'7"and typically 130-135 lbs. (I am currently 17 weeks ... A: Mild mitral annular calcification is common, no threat to life or health, unrelated to coronary ... | |
| heart pain | 3/13/2010 |
| Q: sometimes i have like a sharp small pain on the left side of my chest. the pain if any is really ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| ASD; enlarged right heart | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: I'm a female, 18 years old, 5'4", 110 lbs. I have an ASD (24 mm)(and a PFO) that is probably going ... A: Normal Echo Values Location Value IV Septal Thickness ... | |
| Continued chest pain | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: Earlier this week I checked into a hospital suffering from sever chest pains, as a result of my ... A: It could be non-cardiac chest wall pain or reflux of acid from stomach to esophagus. The relief ... | |
| Contiued Heart Palpitations | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: I'm 28 years old and have recently been experiencing heart flutters or skipped beats that continue ... A: The Jump start is probably a skipped beat. The beat after a skip is extra strong because the heart ... | |
| controlled atrial fibrillation & stress testing | 3/10/2010 |
| Q: I am an 80 years old male and weigh 226 lbs and 6'4" in height. I am active and exercise 6 times a ... A: A stress test, at least a treadmill test, isn't likely to induce atrial fib. But why do a stress ... | |
| atherosclerosis | 3/10/2010 |
| Q: I am a 45 year old woman with type 2 diabetes. I recently had a scan of my carotid artery which ... A: You should take an adult aspirin tablet daily. If may improve your carotid function a little and it ... | |
| SVT with low BP | 3/10/2010 |
| Q: I am a 49 year old female with history of a MVP, murmur and low PB. Other than a dental condition ... A: You are in no danger now or in the future. SVT doesn't get any worse than you have experienced. ... | |
| Palpitations | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: I am a 49 year old female, and have a 25 yr. history of PVC's, to include episodes of bigeminy , ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| Coronay Artery Disease | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: I, 73, got Cathetral Angiography recently in Nov.,09. My left Artery blockage is 50% and Right ... A: Gupta, 70% narrowing is required to limit blood flow to the heart, so your 30 and 50 are not ... | |
| chest pressure | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: About a month or so ago I woke up with a feeling of a lot of pressure on my chest. Fortunately it ... A: There's no way to be sure. Heart pain is usually pressure on center of front of chest that often ... | |
| heart flutters | 3/8/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I have written to you a couple of times before. Thank you for your responsed. On ... A: 1. Yes, that many beers can trigger atrial fib. 2. Yes, continue to exercise. 3. Yes, it could have ... | |
| hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | 3/8/2010 |
| Q: My husband and I were scanned 5 yrs ago and they found nothing. We are now being echoed again and I ... A: Neither of you has to have HCM, and you probably don't, since your echos were normal. Just get ... | |
| cardiology | 3/8/2010 |
| Q: d/doctor i am 49yrs history of rheumatic fever in childhood ,diabetis since last 11yrs feeling of ... A: LAHB AND RBBB have no prognostic or functional significance. The pair of minor branch blocks do not ... | |
| cardiology | 3/7/2010 |
| Q: d/doctor i am 49yrs history of rheumatic fever in childhood ,diabetis since last 11yrs feeling of ... A: The forceful beats are the beat after a skip. During the long pause of the skip the heart fills ... | |
| Vasovagal Syncope | 3/7/2010 |
| Q: I was diagnosed with VVS about 15 years ago following a sleep-deprivation EEG, an EKG, an MRI on my ... A: Eat LOTS of salt, 2 teaspoonsfull a day or more,, and drink lots of water. Effective medicines are ... | |
| pvc during exercise | 3/6/2010 |
| Q: I have had pvc's for 5 years every since my daugherty was born. I am taking 50mg of Toprol Xl once a ... A: It's okay to have PVCs during exercise. The racing heart is probably caused by anxiety. Racing at ... | |
| high cholesterol medications | 3/6/2010 |
| Q: I've been taking 40 mg., simvastatin but LDL and triglycerides are still high. My doctor thinks I ... A: Simvastatin is as good as Lipitor in my opinion. First step is take 80 mg a day of simvastatin. ... | |
| cardiology & heart spasm | 3/6/2010 |
| Q: I'm 35 years old female, reasonably healthy,don't take drugs, and suffered twice now in 4 weeks of ... A: If your heart takes a minute or two to get to its highest racing rate, your symptoms suggest ... | |
| dizzy | 3/5/2010 |
| Q: I've been suffering from anxiety for 3 years now. When it first started I had anxiety/panic attacks ... A: No, you don't need more heart tests. The dizziness may be caused by over breathing. Pay close ... | |
| Chest Pain | 3/5/2010 |
| Q: I am a 33 year old male, appx 20lbs overweight. I try to exercise on a regular basis. I have been ... A: The chest pain doesn't sound like heart at all. The blue fingernails are probably caused by ... | |
| statin long term side effects | 3/4/2010 |
| Q: I am 45 years, male. i was detected for very high cholesterol and triglyceride in 2005(Total ... A: Statins that have not caused muscle pain or liver dysfunction for a year are very unlikely ever to ... | |
| irregular heart beats | 3/4/2010 |
| Q: Three days back my father had an uneasiness and started to shake and his arms freezed and the left ... A: Distortion of one side of face sounds like a little stroke. CT of brain that same day might miss ... | |
| chest pain | 3/4/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I have written you before regarding my SVT, PAC's and PVC's. I have another question ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| PVC and BAV | 3/3/2010 |
| Q: , Thank you for this service. I had my first skipped beat when running 10 months ago. I had ... A: 1. No need to worry about the PVCs, even with the BAV. 2. No, PVCs are normal heart activity, no ... | |
| use of alpha and beta blockers | 3/3/2010 |
| Q: because of my atrial fibrillation, i use pindolol, a beta-blocker. because of an enlarged prostate, ... A: Neither of those meds lowers BP very much. There's very little risk in taking both. Start the ... | |
| Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation? | 3/2/2010 |
| Q: 25yr male,215lbs.left side chest pain & left arm pain for about 2 yrs now.localized to one spot on ... A: Michael, I guess idiopathic VF can occur in anybody, but it's EXTREMELY rare. PVCs don't turn into ... | |
| aorta | 3/2/2010 |
| Q: about a week ago i wrote you to ask about my aortic root on my echo that was measured at 4.3 cm .. ... A: Yes, if the tech doesn't have the ultrasound beam exactly perpendicular to the aorta, it will show ... | |
| Cholesterol medium risk reg | 3/1/2010 |
| Q: My father(age 68) and mother(age 64) both of them are in medium risk as for as Cholesterol level is ... A: You can try stopping the blood pressure pill, but I think she will probably need to restart and take ... | |
| aortic orifice obstruction | 2/27/2010 |
| Q: hya with aortic orifice obstruction would you definatly still have a carotoid pulse as there is ... A: Yes, you would still have a carotid pulse. Cure sounds possible, easy if the aortic valve causes ... | |
| Pin hole | 2/27/2010 |
| Q: I am a 56 year old female that was just diagnosed with a Pin Hole in my heart. I was told that I was ... A: A pinhole in the septum, that wall of the heart between its left and right sides, will never hurt ... | |
| Heart | 2/26/2010 |
| Q: Have aortic valve reguratation and coronary artery spasm.Does increase the workload of my heart and ... A: Aortic regurgitation, if more than moderate, can cause fatigue and weakness. Coronary spasm would ... | |
| arrythmia | 2/25/2010 |
| Q: i am 53 years old, 163cm, 62kilos, no medication and have normal to low blood pressure. I wore a ... A: Michelle, report the dizziness, fatigue, difficulty breathing and chest pains to the EP doc. ... | |
| 20,000 skipped beats in 12 hours | 2/25/2010 |
| Q: I have written to you before and received such good advice. And I am hoping you can be as helpful ... A: Skipped beats, no matter how many, are no threat to life or health in someone with normal echo. ... | |
| ECHO RESULTS | 2/25/2010 |
| Q: A FEW DAYS AGO I ASKED YOU ABOUT A DIALTED AORTA. I JUST GOT MY ECHO RESULTS AND WAS WONDERING IF ... A: Everything is normal except the aortic root and ascending aorta and mild to moderate aortic ... | |
| heart | 2/24/2010 |
| Q: I am a37yr old female.For the last year,or maybe longer,i cant really recall when it started to ... A: Your chest discomfort sure sounds like heart trouble. Clogging of the coronary arteries that supply ... | |
| Heart | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: I wanted to ask a follow up question and respond to what you ask. To answer your question they did ... A: Ziac can cause Raynaud's phenomenon, with purple fingers, and also can cause severe skin rashes, but ... | |
| aortic root | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: im 33 male quit smoking in 12-2007 i smoked for 15 yrs , i had echo in 12/2007 my aortic root was ... A: It's one kind of aneurysm. elective repair of ascending aneurysms at 5.5 cm. Rapid expansion is ... | |
| Heart | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: I wanted to ask a follow up question and respond to what you ask. To answer your question they did ... A: Nausea is not normal from heart trouble. Medicines maybe. Are you taking digoxin? That makes ... | |
| aortic root | 2/23/2010 |
| Q: im 33 male quit smoking in 12-2007 i smoked for 15 yrs , i had echo in 12/2007 my aortic root was ... A: Dilation of 0.6 cm in 2 years is not life threatening. You should not exercise strenuously. ... | |
| irregular heartbeat/strong beating | 2/15/2010 |
| Q: I am 47 yr old female, history of very noticeable skipped beats/pauses in beats (100's of times a ... A: Doering, Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health. About half of us ... | |
| pvc | 2/15/2010 |
| Q: I am a 40 year old woman who has lots of heart disease in family, my dad died at 55yrs old,and most ... A: Please see a cardio doc. PVCs are not threat to life or health in someone with a normal ... | |
| Hard? heartbeat | 2/15/2010 |
| Q: I am a 42 year old female, 125 pounds, good cholesterol, have panic disorder and generalized anxiety ... A: There's nothing to concerned about constant awareness of heart beat. Remember that PVCs, even a run ... | |
| Very rapid heart beat | 2/14/2010 |
| Q: Usually 4-5 times I year I am struck by very rapid heart beat in all type of different circumstances ... A: Gabpr, Single skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health, quite harmless. ... | |
| PVCs | 2/13/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 41 year old woman. My PVCs started during my first trimester of my first pregnancy (I was 36). ... A: Premature Ventricular Contractions are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone ... | |
| Palpitations | 2/12/2010 |
| Q: sometimes when I'm lying in bed, I feel strange heart sensations. It feels a bit irregular and make ... A: Probably you are feeling PACs, which are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health, no ... | |
| Problems after two cardiac ablations | 2/11/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I am writing as the mother of an 18-year-old (5'10", don't know blood pressure but ... A: Probably an unsuccessful ablation. See a cardiac electrophysiologist, doctors' jargon for a ... | |
| Ectopics and pregnancy | 2/10/2010 |
| Q: I am a 40 yr old woman who is pregnant with my first child. I have a past medical history that ... A: Ectopics are no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. They're really ... | |
| Heart palptations | 2/10/2010 |
| Q: I am 31 years old, i am 5'0 tall and 142 lbs. I am in good health and never had any health problems ... A: PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. ... | |
| pvc | 2/10/2010 |
| Q: i'm a 40 year old woman who normally has 90's/60 blood pressure but yesterday it was 138/90 which is ... A: Sudden death is EXTREMELY unlikely. The worst it could be is atrial fibrillation, which is ... | |
| ST | 2/9/2010 |
| Q: I am a 45 year old female. A week ago I went to my GP to complain about head pressure and ... A: The hard thump is a premature heart beat, no threat. This is normal heart function. Probably just ... | |
| 24 yr old with CAD and angina????? | 2/9/2010 |
| Q: im a 24 yr old male,drink quite a bit of beer, 6ft, 212lbs, and cholesterol of 245, high ... A: About 55 years. No Doesn't sound like cardiac pain at all. Stress tests monitored by echo or ... | |
| 24 yr old with CAD and angina????? | 2/9/2010 |
| Q: im a 24 yr old male,drink quite a bit of beer, 6ft, 212lbs, and cholesterol of 245, high ... A: 1. No 2. Event monitors are not ver sensitive about chest pain. 3 The most common cause of chest ... | |
| 34 year old with severe hypertension | 2/8/2010 |
| Q: Two years ago I had my 5th child and 6 days later i went into heart failure. all of my valves were ... A: There's this rare endocrine disorder called pheochromocytoma, tumor of an adrenal gland that leads ... | |
| SVT on Holter test | 2/8/2010 |
| Q: I am a 38 yr old woman who has had problems with palpitations on and off for over 6 years. Sometimes ... A: SVT is not a danger to life, just a nuisance. The only worsening possible is that an episode would ... | |
| Aortic dissection | 2/8/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, I'm a 53 year-old female with a history of two previous heart surgeries. The last was ... A: It's hard to see the arch of the aorta and the first part of the descending aorta on transthoracic ... | |
| recurring chest pain | 2/7/2010 |
| Q: I am a 25 year old female. For nearly 5 years I have been having deep left side chest pain. The pain ... A: Doesn't sound at all like Prinzmetal's angina, which is pressure in the middle of the front of the ... | |
| Pectoral Pain | 2/6/2010 |
| Q: I have experienced pain in my upper left pectoral just short of my collar bone. I have a heart ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Left side chest pains | 2/6/2010 |
| Q: Sorry to bother as I know you get many questions but I'm having a problem. I'm having sudden pain ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Shingles and heart disease | 2/6/2010 |
| Q: I had heard that sometimes when someone has the shingles that it can leave a hidden virus in the ... A: I know of no connection between shingles and heart disease. Poke around at ... | |
| wpw | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: Richardson: I am a woman, had my 69th birthday last month.I am 5'8",147lbs, BP about 125/75. In 1968 ... A: If you've never had atrial fibrillation, the chances of sudden death are minute, less than 1% in a ... | |
| Heart | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: I was diagnosed with MVP when I was 17. Ten years ago I developed Dysautonomia after a routine ... A: Congestive heart failure seems likely. You need another echo, and ask if they'll look for patent ... | |
| Irregular Heartbeat Episode | 2/4/2010 |
| Q: Last night I woke up in the middle of the night to something strange. My heart was pounding very ... A: Probably it was atrial fibrillation. You need do nothing now if your heart rhythm is regular. ... | |
| possible angina in 24 yr old male??? | 2/4/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 24 yr old male, 5ft 11inches, 215lbs, and the past year or so I've been very inactive. I've ... A: 1. No, cold hands are the result of anxiety. The sympathetic nervous system constricts the tiny ... | |
| possible heart issues??? | 2/3/2010 |
| Q: Im a 30 year old male currently working in a remote part of the Middle East with limited medical ... A: Loveless, Your heart is okay. All that heart and circulation behavior is normal. For vertigo, sit ... | |
| Channelopathy-CPVT | 2/3/2010 |
| Q: Well, I have mild hypercalcemia and I got a question about relation between hypercalcemia and ... A: That link gives a page that says, "This page is not available." I've sent an email to PubMed hoping ... | |
| chest pain | 2/2/2010 |
| Q: Good Day Dr.Richardson I have been having a pain on the left side of my chest just between the ... A: Strain in neck vertebrae and GERD are possibilities, tho your pain doesn't sound like GERD. Do you ... | |
| possible angina in 24 yr old male??? | 2/2/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 24 yr old male, 5ft 11inches, 215lbs, and the past year or so I've been very inactive. I've ... A: 1. No 2. Doesn't sound like angina or heart-related pain. Angina is pressure on the middle of the ... | |
| chest pain | 2/2/2010 |
| Q: Good Day Dr.Richardson I have been having a pain on the left side of my chest just between the ... A: Crestor causes muscle pains in about 5% of people who take it. If your chest pain came after you ... | |
| chest pain | 2/1/2010 |
| Q: Good Day Dr.Richardson I have been having a pain on the left side of my chest just between the ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| high p waves | 2/1/2010 |
| Q: I asked a question on Jan 29th about my abnormal ECG's and recieved a helpful and prompt reply. ... A: The P waves are high because at your fast rate the P waves are superimposed on the preceding T and ... | |
| Panic after all this time...again? | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: Last year I had a normal right and left heart cath and angiogram It was on 3/4/09. Before that I had ... A: SVT is caused by little bundles of heart cells that can carry electrical impulses from the lower ... | |
| SVT or something else? | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: I have been suffering from a variety of confusing heart problems since contracting a virus in Mexico ... A: You're correct about atrial tach. "Automatic atrial tachycardia is observed both in patients with ... | |
| Panic after all this time...again? | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: Last year I had a normal right and left heart cath and angiogram It was on 3/4/09. Before that I had ... A: They're probably not PVCs but PACs, and you probably had supraventricular tachycardia, not panic. ... | |
| continual skipped beats | 1/30/2010 |
| Q: I am a 40 yr old female. I am currently taking Bystolic for an irregular heartbeat and high blood ... A: Ullyott, Bystolic and all beta blockers are very safe but not very effective in reducing skipped ... | |
| SVT or something else? | 1/30/2010 |
| Q: I have been suffering from a variety of confusing heart problems since contracting a virus in Mexico ... A: SVT and atrial ectopic tach start abruptly in one heart beat. Sinus tach is the only fast heart ... | |
| Combined EKG and Nuclear Cardiac Stress test | 1/30/2010 |
| Q: Richrdson: I received the results of Stress test but it is not clear what to do next. I am 59 old. ... A: Please send me your email address and I'll send instructions on how to get the stress test result to ... | |
| allergy shots and beta blockers | 1/30/2010 |
| Q: I have recently had chest pain recurring over the last month and half. I am 48 and in pretty good ... A: Phillips, Neither the allergy shots nor the blood pressure medicine would account for the pain. ... | |
| exercise | 1/29/2010 |
| Q: i recently went to the gym with my sister and after being on this elliptical machine for like a ... A: Yes, I think your heart is okay and your breathlessness was from being out of shape. I'd keep up ... | |
| high p wave and abnormal ECG's | 1/29/2010 |
| Q: I am a 33 year old female of very petite build (5 feet, 85 lbs.) No current regular medication For ... A: Yes, I'd like to look at your EKGs, all of which are overread and normal, I bet. Send me you email ... | |
| Dull chest pain | 1/29/2010 |
| Q: i push on the area but there is no increase in pain. There is a tender spot down the center of my ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Angina related to large PFO | 1/28/2010 |
| Q: My husband has recently been diagnosed with a large PFO and will be undergoing a PFO closure next ... A: Low oxygen in his arterial blood might cause angina. Was he exercising at the time? If so, he ... | |
| flucating heart rate | 1/28/2010 |
| Q: I am a 44 year old female normal weight at 130. I workout 4-5 times a week. I have noticed as ... A: Variation between 57and 165 is okay. 215 does seem a little high. Does your heart ever change its ... | |
| Sotalol | 1/27/2010 |
| Q: I am a 45yr old female. I have Afib of the heart and high blood pressure. My doctor prescribed ... A: The only other effective medicine for afib is flecainide, which is safe if you have a normal ... | |
| Chest Pains | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: I am a 43 year old female. I do smoke about a half a pack a day. My mother has has heart trouble ... A: It's possible for a heart to cause pain without having permanent narrowing in the coronary arteries. ... | |
| I'm scared to exercise. | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: Richardson, Probably would not remember me. I take Atenolol when I had heart skips a long time ago. ... A: If skipped beats are the only heart trouble you've had, then exercise is a very good idea. Exercise ... | |
| on-going heart problem | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, i am 47 years old. last year i started having dizzy spells and i would get very ... A: Probably your body senses your heart stopping and causes your dizziness and sweats. The pacemaker ... | |
| chronic fatigue and florinef | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: I do hope you can help me; I'm sorry this isn't a direct cardiology question but I thought you might ... A: Florinef is hard to take. Midodrine is easier. The dose of Florinef can be increase daily up to ... | |
| IST | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: can inappropriate sinus tachycardia be harmful A: Not in young age, tho there is some evidence that faster heart rates are more likely to lead to ... | |
| POTS | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: I am a 29 year old female who recently developed tachycardia. This happened shortly after I tried ... A: Look at ... | |
| chest pain | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: I am a 28 year old female with a persistent pain tonight between my breast. I have been feeling ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| A Fib | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: I had sudden onset of A Fib after having breast cancer surgery last year. I had no history of heart ... A: AFib is not listed as a complication of propofol, so I guess it's safe. Be sure to tell the ... | |
| Stress test | 1/23/2010 |
| Q: I have asked you a few questions over the last few months, which was very helpful. I have had quite ... A: BP should rise during a stress test, but 210 seems a little too much for 4.5 minutes. That much ... | |
| heart issue | 1/22/2010 |
| Q: Iam 24 years old, and i have been diagnosed with severe anemia, and i weight about 50kg, i dont have ... A: Could it be sickle cell anemia? That's a known cause of stabbing pain with deep breaths. The other ... | |
| pulse pressure a concern? | 1/21/2010 |
| Q: I know you have said that pulse pressure can be a sign of a leaky aortic valve. I check my bp on a ... A: 1) No, a mild leak wouldn't widen pulse pressure. 2) Yes anxiety and adrenalin certainly widen pulse ... | |
| pulse pressure a concern? | 1/21/2010 |
| Q: I know you have said that pulse pressure can be a sign of a leaky aortic valve. I check my bp on a ... A: No, one couldn't hear mild aortic leak. Your echo in July is good for at least a year. Stiffening ... | |
| A-Fibb, PVC's PAC's around my period | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: For the last year or so I have been suffering from PVC's PAC's and a run of SVT about 6 months ago. ... A: See an endocrinologist about the beard. Growing a beard is not normal in a 31 year old woman, and I ... | |
| arrhythmia | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: My problems began two weeks ago and came out of the blue. I was in school and all of a sudden my ... A: Go back to the cardiologist, tell him all your symptoms and that you need meds or ablation. The ... | |
| unk pain | 1/19/2010 |
| Q: "hi 33 male long island ny recently i feel numbness down my left arm and down my left side near ... A: Not heart related with a normal echo and thallium test. A little stroke? Is the numbness there all ... | |
| Regarding LV Diastolic Dysfunction | 1/18/2010 |
| Q: I am Pruthvi Shankar 38 Years Old Male From India. I had Went For a Master Health Checkup as i was ... A: If you're overweight, lose weight. Maintain your blood pressure around 120. Consult a doctor about ... | |
| What's best medicine for PFO, Aggrenox or Plavix ? | 1/17/2010 |
| Q: I have a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), which caused Tia's, purpura and swelling in any fingers, and ... A: Plavix has as much antiplatelet action as dipyridamole, the active ingredient in Aggrenox. How ... | |
| chest pain/left arm pain/nausea | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, twice in the last few weeks i have experienced sudden onset of chest pain in the ... A: Carson, The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the ... | |
| boyfriend going to ns | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: My boyfriend recently went for his National Service medical checkup. They gave him pes D as a result ... A: A 2D echo is ultrasound of the heart. They push a flashlight-sized instrument on the outside of his ... | |
| Nuclear Stress Test | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, I'm a 66 year old man who recently went through a nuclear stress test using ... A: Hypoperfusion means those areas are not getting enough blood supply during exercise. Reversibility ... | |
| Pulse pressure | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: I'm a 19yr old male (188cm, 81kg# with diagnosed isolated systolic hypertension. I'm a non-smoker, ... A: Arterial stiffness and big leak of aortic valve are the only two causes of wide pulse pressure that ... | |
| heart skip | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: Everyday most often just once my heart will skip a beat and it feels like my breath is taken away ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| EKG's | 1/12/2010 |
| Q: Richardson I am questioning results on an EKG received a few years ago stating I had possible left ... A: The EKGs are read by a computer, which does what it's told by the program. Your EKGs don't prove ... | |
| afib - feeling gurgling sensation chest | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: Can a-fib (which I do have) produce sensation of gurgling in chest? Thank you. A: Maybe. If you are breathless on mild exercise like walking in the house or up one flight of stairs, ... | |
| Chest paid during exercise | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: I am 41 years old, 184 pounds, 5.9 tall and male; I do on or off exercising; sometimes when my ... A: Chest pain brought on by exercise and relieved in five minutes by rest raises the question of ... | |
| septal infarct ekg | 1/10/2010 |
| Q: I AM 25 YEARS OLD AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MY HEART BECAUSE IT WAS RACING AT AN UNBELIEVABLE ... A: You may have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and leaking of the mitral valve. An echocardiogram will ... | |
| Heart Pains | 1/10/2010 |
| Q: Good morning, I am 18 years old and have had chronic Addisons disease since I was 12 years old. I am ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| marked sinus arrythmia | 1/9/2010 |
| Q: gerd, anxiety, panic attacks, pcos. They other day I was freighted on the way to work and all the ... A: Sinus arrhythmia is good. It shows a normal heart responding to input from nerves from lungs and ... | |
| Chest and Jaw Pain | 1/9/2010 |
| Q: I have been getting chest and jaw pain for about two weeks now. I also have been sharp pain on the ... A: How old are you? Do you smoke tobacco? Have your parents or siblings had heart attack or ... | |
| Chest and Jaw Pain | 1/9/2010 |
| Q: I have been getting chest and jaw pain for about two weeks now. I also have been sharp pain on the ... A: Normal EKG probably means normal heart, though the EKG would have to be taken during the pain to be ... | |
| chest pain | 1/8/2010 |
| Q: I am a 33 yo female who has been dx w/ pvc's . Those are undercontrol w/ exercise and cutting out ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| SVT and Anxiety | 1/8/2010 |
| Q: I was diagnosed with SVT quite some time ago and tried several meds to treat it with bad side ... A: An anti-anxiety medicine is sure worth a try. Flecainide is a medicine that is effective for SVT ... | |
| Heart Complications | 1/7/2010 |
| Q: It was really enlightenment reading the queries and your fruitful replies. In Sep 2009 , I had ... A: The names for your medicines are not available in USA, so I can't tell what medicine you are taking. ... | |
| chest pain | 1/7/2010 |
| Q: im about 4'10 and weigh about 145. ive been getting chest pains on my left side for the past year or ... A: Not heart. The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the ... | |
| weak heart | 1/6/2010 |
| Q: 1) is the E.F. an only factor in determining a weak heart? OR if EF is 65% then does it mean that ... A: 1. No, one can have congestive heart failure with a good EF. In fact, about half of people with ... | |
| Ablation | 1/6/2010 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, You answered a question a while ago regarding my 11 daughter and her junctional ... A: Campany, Yes. the area may have been edematous or stunned and able to recover. Options are ... | |
| Enlarged Left Atrium | 1/6/2010 |
| Q: I recently had a chest x-ray after a nasty bout with either bronchial pneumonia or flu, and the ... A: Debauchery is good for you. So is wine, and red meat is not too bad. Correcting LA enlargement ... | |
| event monitor | 1/5/2010 |
| Q: im a 24 yr old male,drink quite a bit of beer, 6ft, 212lbs, and cholesterol of 245, high ... A: 1. Your pains are not heart related. 2. No heart trouble would be missed by all those tests. 3. The ... | |
| chest pain/PACs | 1/4/2010 |
| Q: I am a 36 year old male and have been having chest pain for a number of years. I am normal height ... A: PACs don't cause pain. Nor do they cause fatigue. I don't know what causes your sensation that ... | |
| angina or anxiety | 1/3/2010 |
| Q: For the past two weeks i have been feeling strange pain in my chest. It's mostly on the left side of ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| event monitor | 1/3/2010 |
| Q: im a 24 yr old male,drink quite a bit of beer, 6ft, 212lbs, and cholesterol of 245, high ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall ... | |
| missing heart beats | 1/3/2010 |
| Q: .i'm 47,167cm and weigh 77kilos..suffer with mild hypertension and take medication for the same..19 ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| heart pain in child | 1/2/2010 |
| Q: I have a soon to be 12 year old daughter that will suddenly have heart pains. She says her heart is ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| high resting heart rate | 1/1/2010 |
| Q: I am a 57 year old caucasian female, 5' 6", and weigh 149. My blood pressure is typically very ... A: Pulito, Mirapex doesn't list tachycardia as a side effect, but it lists dry mouth, which is often ... | |
| Healthy 24 yr old with hypertension | 12/31/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering if I can get some advice on my BP. I'm a healthy 24 yr old, never given birth, don't ... A: 136/82 is classed as high normal. How about stopping both of your meds, one at a time, for a week, ... | |
| PVCs | 12/31/2009 |
| Q: I am a 40 year old female, in relatively good health, average weight, though I don't exercise ... A: I have a reference to an article entitled "Recovery PVC Prognotic" but I can't open it any longer. ... | |
| RVOT PVC | 12/30/2009 |
| Q: My wife was just diagnosed with RVOT PVC. We have no idea what that is aside from the acronym. ... A: RVOT PVC stands for right ventricular outflow tract premature ventricular contraction. In most ... | |
| Heart pains/nose bleeds | 12/29/2009 |
| Q: Please help me! My boyfriend has been having what he swears are "heart attacks" since he was around ... A: Has anyone taken his blood pressure during these episodes? If not borrow a blood pressure cuff and ... | |
| Extra beats- again... scared. | 12/29/2009 |
| Q: Richardson, You've seen my EKGs from the last few months and told me that they were normal. I've ... A: Extra beats four in row are still not dangerous if you have normal EKG and echo. Since you're so ... | |
| Rapid Heartrate, Low BP | 12/28/2009 |
| Q: I have had a rapid heart rate as long as I can remember. It can and has gotten as high as 140 that I ... A: Cortef is a steroid that retains salt and water and raises BP that way. Lots of trouble is ... | |
| Rapid Heartrate, Low BP | 12/28/2009 |
| Q: I have had a rapid heart rate as long as I can remember. It can and has gotten as high as 140 that I ... A: If your blood pressure is low only when you're standing, it's called orthostatic hypotension, which ... | |
| ecg | 12/27/2009 |
| Q: 49 yrs h/o niddm,rheumati fever ,niddm since last 15 yrs ,holter wnl,tmt negative,echo trivial ar/mr ... A: RBBB + LAHB has no clinical significance and is not a threat to life or health. The right bundle ... | |
| Tachycardia and Fluttering Sensation | 12/26/2009 |
| Q: I am a 33 year old woman who has experienced palpitations for the past 10 years or more. I have ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| chest pain | 12/22/2009 |
| Q: I am Surendra 26 years old.Two months back in the night I had a severe left hand finger and left leg ... A: The reports don't show any problem. The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is ... | |
| Heart pains | 12/22/2009 |
| Q: . I am a 21 year old male, born with hypothyroidism and I've been having pains in my heart for ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Enlarged Lymphnodes Affect on HeartRate | 12/20/2009 |
| Q: 41 yr female: My CTscan showed enlarged mediastinal/hilar lymph nodes throughout my chest area, ... A: Yes, large lymph nodes could press on the nerves to your heart and make it beat fast. Sarcoid can ... | |
| heart problem? | 12/20/2009 |
| Q: I am 30 and I have struggled with what seems to be a problem with my heart off and on for years now, ... A: More info needed. When it's racing, how fast does it beat, that is what is your pulse rate? And ... | |
| Heart Palpitations | 12/20/2009 |
| Q: Richardson My name is Ryan from Camarillo California and I'm 26 years old. I've heard alot about ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| lightheadedness | 12/19/2009 |
| Q: I've been suffering from anxiety for 2 years now. When it first started I had anxiety/panic attacks ... A: The most likely cause is overbreathing. Pay attention to your breathing and breathe shallowly and ... | |
| Chest Pain 19 | 12/18/2009 |
| Q: I'm 19 years old and just had a baby about 5 1/2 months ago.. everything was normal with the ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| Palpitations? | 12/17/2009 |
| Q: I have I would say between 10 - 100 missed or dropped beats or just irregular beats a day. I will ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| Fainting | 12/17/2009 |
| Q: I am writing because I have a question about my husband. He is 50 years old (in a few months). ... A: Sorry to be slow. I was already asleep at 11:54 last night. If he was standing when he fainted, it ... | |
| left side chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations | 12/17/2009 |
| Q: I'm a 24 yr old male, otherwise healthy. I have been having left side chest pain for about 3 years ... A: Normal QT is defined in different references as <460 or <470. I doubt if you have long QT syndrome, ... | |
| left side chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations | 12/16/2009 |
| Q: I'm a 24 yr old male, otherwise healthy. I have been having left side chest pain for about 3 years ... A: Michael, Here's a quote. "patients with the highest risk of clinical events, defined as a QTc ... | |
| Worried | 12/16/2009 |
| Q: I have what I feel like is tight chest and back muscles.The back muscles sometimes ache in my upper ... A: Your tightness doesn't sound heart related. Heart pain is induced by exercise and relieved in five ... | |
| left side chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: I'm a 24 yr old male, otherwise healthy. I have been having left side chest pain for about 3 years ... A: The most common cause of chest pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. ... | |
| GERD and PVC's | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: I have a combination of three major issues: 1. Coronary artery disease with a history of a triple ... A: Gray, Premature beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal ... | |
| Heart Skips a Beat | 12/14/2009 |
| Q: Richardson: I am 39 years old, I take pulmicort for my asthma, but I rarely need albuterol, and I ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| FAST HEART BEAT | 12/14/2009 |
| Q: I am a 64 yr old male who suffers from CAD and have had various procedures, including CABG, TMLR ... A: How fast? Is the beat regular or irregular? It could be angina from a clogged coronary artery if ... | |
| Sharp lasting heart pains | 12/14/2009 |
| Q: Dr Richardson, I read a question about random heart pains a boy around my age gets which are ... A: Since you can modify the pain by pressing on it, it's chest wall pain. You can't modify heart or ... | |
| high triglicerites | 12/13/2009 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, My husband is 71 and recently had blood tests. His triglicerites are 435. Is there ... A: He needs to get his BP in the doctors' offices below 140. White coat hypertension can cause ... | |
| high triglicerites | 12/13/2009 |
| Q: Dr. Richardson, My husband is 71 and recently had blood tests. His triglicerites are 435. Is there ... A: HCTZ can raise blood sugar The other meds will not. It's worth stopping the HCTZ to see if his ... | |
| Sharp lasting heart pains | 12/13/2009 |
| Q: Dr Richardson, I read a question about random heart pains a boy around my age gets which are ... A: The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If ... | |
| heart therapy | 12/12/2009 |
| Q: My husband has to have a therpay of sorts, where they put blood pressure cuffs on his arms and legs ... A: Hall, It's called external counterpulsation. Abbreviated EECP for Enhanced External ... | |
| cardiology | 12/12/2009 |
| Q: sir i am 49 yrs old i had rheumatic fever at age of 16 yrs treated with aspirin, inj benzathine ... A: As I said before, Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone ... | |
| heart beat at night | 12/12/2009 |
| Q: i have a question. i have been having my heart race in the middle of the night. it seems as though ... A: No, it's normal sinus tachycardia, speeding up appropriately in response to bodily activity. SVT ... | |
| skipping beats | 12/11/2009 |
| Q: adding to the previous question pain on my chest i have skipping beats too. especially when i drink ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| dull pain on my chest | 12/11/2009 |
| Q: i have unconformable feeling on my chest especially when i breath in heavily i feel it more vividly. ... A: The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If ... | |
| Racing heart beat and heart skipping beats | 12/11/2009 |
| Q: I WENT TO THE ER THREE MONTHS AGO BECAUSE I WOKE UP TO A FAST AND POUNDING HEART BEAT THAT WOULD NOT ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| 'Extra beats' | 12/10/2009 |
| Q: Richardson Thanks for all of your previous help and expertise on my EKGs. I have another question ... A: 1. probably a long series of extra beats that is called Supraventricular Tachycardia. Not a threat ... | |
| ampified heart beat | 12/10/2009 |
| Q: Hey Dr. Richardson. My question to you is for the last couple of weeks i have been feeling my heart ... A: You're probably feeling skipped heart beats, which make a big thump because the heart gets extra ... | |
| Long QT Syndrome | 12/10/2009 |
| Q: I was told when I was thirteen that it was a possibility that I had Long QT Syndrome. I had a long ... A: See if ... | |
| Heart Condition | 12/10/2009 |
| Q: I am 22 years old, 190cm tall and good build, not overweight. Around two months ago i went to ... A: ECG is no good at reading atrial enlargement. Your ECG probably means a normal heart. The ... | |
| my heart | 12/9/2009 |
| Q: I have a question. I am 28 I dont smoke and I used to drink in my early twentys but no longer do.. ... A: D-dimer. A negative CAT scan means no blood clots. The most common cause of pain in a young person ... | |
| Atrial Ectopics & Atrial Fibrillation | 12/9/2009 |
| Q: I would greatly appreciate your advice. I have been having atrial ectopics for at least 8 years or ... A: Ask for an event monitor, which records your EKG a few minutes before and after you push a button on ... | |
| skipped beats | 12/9/2009 |
| Q: What do I do? My main fear is having them during a panic attack if I do have one I've cut caffeine ... A: Nothing causes skipped beats. They are normal heart activity. They are more frequent during panic ... | |
| pvcs | 12/8/2009 |
| Q: My 72 y.0. husband has had open heart 8weeks ago and was doing very well. He was going to cardiac ... A: Chest pain that goes away with rest suggests that one of the bypasses has clogged. PVC's are ... | |
| Irregular Heart Beats | 12/8/2009 |
| Q: I am a 21 yr old male who exercises minimally (5'11, 170 lbs). About 8 months ago I had a high fever ... A: The beat after a premature beat is extra strong because the heart fills with extra blood during the ... | |
| PVC's in an athletic heart | 12/8/2009 |
| Q: I have had minor bouts with PVCs since I was 18 years old, but have had almost constant daily and ... A: No, PVCs and the big beat that follows them pump just as much blood to the brain and body as does ... | |
| hear valve replacement | 12/8/2009 |
| Q: My brother of 31 yo. had a mechanical heart valve replacement in may 2009. He went to have an echo ... A: He'll get short of breath before the valve needs replacing. And repeated echoes will show if his ... | |
| is it my heart | 12/7/2009 |
| Q: For months now I have had a painful upper back and chest, it feels so painful when I move and bed ... A: The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If ... | |
| PVC's in an athletic heart | 12/7/2009 |
| Q: I have had minor bouts with PVCs since I was 18 years old, but have had almost constant daily and ... A: PVCs beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and ... | |
| PCV Help | 12/6/2009 |
| Q: Dr: About 6 months ago I felt a weird rumbling in my chest that last long enough for me to check my ... A: Premature beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG ... | |
| ecg | 12/6/2009 |
| Q: sir my ECG findings are as below and diagonsed RBBB with LAHB NSR,LEFT AXIS DEVIATION,RBBB,QRS ... A: I've answered your question before. RBBB + LAHB has no clinical significance and is not a threat to ... | |
| cardiology complications | 12/5/2009 |
| Q: and thanks for taking my question. Earlier this year, about every two to three months, i would get ... A: Adams=Stokes is complete heart block. Impulses from the atria never reach the ventricles, which ... | |
| interview | 12/5/2009 |
| Q: i need to do a quick interview with a cardiologist for a school project. i was wondering if you ... A: 1. Better methods to prevent coronary disease and congenital heart disease. I favor paying doctors ... | |
| interview | 12/5/2009 |
| Q: i need to do a quick interview with a cardiologist for a school project. i was wondering if you ... A: 1. A professor at the medical school where I was a trainee offered to get me an NIH scholarship. 2. ... | |
| heart pain | 12/5/2009 |
| Q: Richardson, Hi my name is Mel i am 20 years old and I am not sure what my blood ... A: The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If ... | |
| uneven carotid pulse | 12/4/2009 |
| Q: I am a 27 year old female, I take celexa 10mg, and have had episodes since I was 13 years old of ... A: You're not paranoid, but appropriately observant. LIsten with a stethoscope to the right carotid. ... | |
| Chest Pain and twitching | 12/4/2009 |
| Q: I have been experiencing short but sharp episodes of pain in the left side of my chest. This is ... A: The most common cause of pain in a young person is cramping of the muscles in the chest wall. If ... | |
| skipped beats and anxiety | 12/4/2009 |
| Q: When I get anxious or nervous, my heart starts skipping beats really bad and it really scares me. ... A: Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG an | |