I am new here and am 28 years old. I was not having any problems but due to my family history of heart disease my doctor wanted me to have a stress test as a base line. The test showed I had abnormal flow in my heart and the doctor suggested a cardio cath. I had my cardio cath on Thursday and th...
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Would it be safe to stop taking LipitorSat, 15 Dec 2007 20:13:00 GMTI have been on Lipitor for 6 years with a dosage of 10mg. I also take asprin 81mg and multivitamins each day.Recently, I have been experiencing blood in the urine and - usually the urine is cola colored as opposed to bright red. I understand that this is the color that one gets when there is mus...
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Nuclear Adenosine Stress Test- anyone had one?Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:06:00 GMTMy Dr ordered a Nuclear Adenosine Stress Test for me.I'd like to know anyone's experience with this.?????I don't know anyone who ever had one.I'd appreciate any info about your experiences.I have the instructions and I've read what Medlineplus has to say about it.You can...
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Cholestero Question ?Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:40:00 GMTJust recieved my blood test results and was surprised when Dr. called me at home and said my cholesterol was high and she put me on lipitor. I am not sure because I never was told it was high before so maybe someone can tell me if these readings are high. Cholesterol 326hdl 326l...
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I Had Accelerated Idio Ventricular Arrhythmia!Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:42:00 GMTWell, The arrhythmia that haas been sporadically worrying me actually happened late tonight. I was just merely sitting at my computer, got up, and was standing in my family room, when my heart went off in a fast lil rythym all it's own. I had the calmness (thank God) to stand still, not mov...
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Fish or FlaxseedSun, 16 Dec 2007 05:55:00 GMTI need to lower my cholesterol numbers - but - i want to stay off statins if at all possible. I have read about benefits from flax and fish oil - is one better than another? Thanks....
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My cholesterol resultsSun, 16 Dec 2007 02:15:00 GMTI just got my results this morning over the phone. My dr. said they were excellent but from what I have read my LDL seems high. Dont know if this matters but I am a 30 yr old female. Ok here it is...Try-64, HDL-54 and LDL 135. Total cholesterol 183. What do you guys think? Should anything...
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Am I just a strange case?Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:06:00 GMTI have been reading many many posts on this board in the last week and have learned quite a bit. I am starting to think I am a strange case. The only nubers that are bad on me is LDL and Total which are 190 and 282. The trigs are 70 and HDL is 52 and I am only 32 years old. No history high b...
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ECG,EKG any differFri, 14 Dec 2007 19:56:00 GMTWhat is the difference between a ECG and a EKG if any,and is one better than the other??...
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chest painsSun, 16 Dec 2007 02:38:00 GMTwhen i press on the middle of my chest and the left side, it feels sore. what can cause this?? also i have been feeling alot of pressure in my chest, can that be cause by the soreness? thanks for any help...
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Magnesium?Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:37:00 GMTCan magnesium be used to treat certain heart irregularities like palps?...
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TerrifiedFri, 14 Dec 2007 12:56:00 GMTPlease, please help - going for an echo and 24 hour ecg in a few days - really terrified that it must be something serious.I'm 25 - in previously good health with the symptoms - First noticed a low heart rate (49-60) last summer and felt a little unwell. My HR then started to race when I s...
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Im having some kind of chest painTue, 18 Dec 2007 17:01:00 GMTThe last couple of months i have experienced some chest pains at the left:( . They were like 5 secounds, but today i had one that were like 20 secounds or more so i got worried. It's usaly when i take a very deep breath. I don't feel anything unusaly in my arms or the rest of the body...
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Heart MurmurTue, 18 Dec 2007 12:49:00 GMTHello!Not sure how to react to the news that I have a heart murmur at the age of 47. Is it possible for your chest walls to be inflamed?...
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Radiation from tests - Too much?Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:18:00 GMTHi there. I have posted other posts with my general symptoms (shortness of breath and chest pain when laying down, swelled veins, fatigue, daziness, throbbing pulse, etc.). I have seen a couple cardiologists and have received 2 echos, 2 chest x-rays, a cardiac ct scan, a chest ct scan, and sev...
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heart & h1n1Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:05:00 GMTHi Dr. Richardson, I hope you can help me out with this question. I was diagnosed with SVT six years ago. Am now 29 years old, weigh 115 pounds. When i was five years old i developed an egg allergy. I would break out in a rash. My parents stopped giving me the eggs for a while, and then started...
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pulse - skips beatWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:06:00 GMTI am 75 years old and in good health. I do take a thyroid pill 125mcg per day. I have a complete physical yearly and my blood work-up is normal. After exercising I took my blood pressure 120/70 and thought I'd take my pulse rate - it was 70 but as I was taking it it missed a beat after 9...
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My husbandWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:02:00 GMTHi, The reason I am writing is because I need to know what areas to research in order to better understand what test and other things my husband will be experiencing in the next few weeks. On Thursday I found my 41 year old husband passed out on our front lawn. He had not eaten for about 12...
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tachycardiaWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:05:00 GMTI have MVP, with mild leakage. I had a couple of episodes in the last year where after activity, my heart rate shot up really high. I have never actually stopped to check my rate, because I was too panicky to think about it. It will start racing and I start feeling light headed and funny. Kind...
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Heart rate 138 Drs cant dx causeThu, 13 Dec 2007 16:37:00 GMTI posted below about my mothers problem but failed to mention that she is on synthroid for her thyroid,Dr lowered dosage last week because thyroid was too high, Mon at Er thyroid level was good. potassium was low, put her on potassium and Wed at Er the level was good. She says there is no need t...
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Fast Heart RateWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:05:00 GMTMy daughter's heart rate at times is as high as 150 doing nothing. She wore a heart monitor for 24 hours and it showed the fast heart rate numberous times. But the doctor is telling her since her rhythm is normal there is nothing he can do. This has been going on for about 8 months and now...
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angina-like pain in bedTue, 18 Dec 2007 19:19:00 GMTI had an angioplasty 2 years ago. I had 3 stents put in 2 vessels which had 90% and 95% blockages. When I had started with angina at exercise a few months previously I was diagnosed with genetic very high cholesterol and triglycerides ...thus my problems. I was then only 54 and a slim female...
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How to lessen coronary plaque?Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:00:00 GMTHi Doctor Pearl, I'm 62, got high cholesterol (275), feel funny on my left side, and not comfortable lying on my left side. My doctor is giving me Lipitor. That, I think, is to reduce cholesterol built up. I also on diet, to reduce cholesterol built up. But I wonder if there is ways to...
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Abnormal EKGWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:04:00 GMTDavid, I am 41 right now. In 2006 I had an abnormal EKG reading during a routing physical. I went to a cardiologist. I had an echo done and then a stress test. They thought there might be a blocked artery. 3 doctors thought yes, 2 said no. I had a heart cath done, which was negative. No blocks...
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Too much oxygen?Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:38:00 GMTSince my husband has started using a c-pap machine, he has started hurting and feeling extremely back. Kinda like "flu-like" symptons but we know it is not the flu. His face looks swollen and his eyes are all puffy when he awakes. The puffiness does not leave completely during the day. H...
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From isolated PVCs to PVC runs?Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:03:00 GMTDear Dr. Richardson, thank you for taking my question. Im 36, female, PVC and sinus tachy sufferer for almost 10 years. I had 2 echos and 2 holters, all OK according to my cardio (who is a rhythm specialist and electrophysiologist). Holters only showed isolated, uniform PVCs. However, lately I...
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need advice on these numbersSat, 15 Dec 2007 05:58:00 GMTtc 216hdl 51ldl 151hdl/ldl ratio 3.0tc/hdl 4.2tri 70ldl has been around 140-150 last 4 yrs but my hdl went from 41-51 over yrs timealso did homosyptine test that is for heart disease mine was 6.6 range was 6.3-15 is that ok or too low and how good a test is this at detecting heart at...
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borderline ECGWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:02:00 GMTI am 48 years old 5'2" 240 pounds BP 125/82. I take zocor, effexor, buspar, and allegra D. I have also had an ekg whenever I had my physicals. I had one in Dec 2006. They have always been normal. I just had one today because I am going to have weight loss surgery and it said that it was ...
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pvs or spasmsSat, 15 Dec 2007 00:39:00 GMTwhat is the difference between pvc's and spasms in the heart. i get some weird feelings sometimes like skipped beats and other times feels like maybe a little twitching but not sure. how long does a spasm last. after exercising last week i got a few skipped beats but no pain. any info would...
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sharp shoulder pain & below collar boneWed, 19 Dec 2007 02:13:00 GMTI get sharp knife like pain in my left shoulder from time to time, and I also get pain like burning or sharp just under the collar bone but above the breast on the right side mostly but sometimes both sides, same spot all the time. It comes and goes, sometimes stays a while for like hours, t...
what is the difference between pvc's and spasms in the heart. i get some weird feelings sometimes like skipped beats and other times feels like maybe a little twitching but not sure. how long does a spasm last. after exercising last week i got a few skipped beats but no pain. any info would...
I get sharp knife like pain in my left shoulder from time to time, and I also get pain like burning or sharp just under the collar bone but above the breast on the right side mostly but sometimes both sides, same spot all the time. It comes and goes, sometimes stays a while for like hours, t...
I posted below about my mothers problem but failed to mention that she is on synthroid for her thyroid,Dr lowered dosage last week because thyroid was too high, Mon at Er thyroid level was good. potassium was low, put her on potassium and Wed at Er the level was good. She says there is no need t...
My daughter's heart rate at times is as high as 150 doing nothing. She wore a heart monitor for 24 hours and it showed the fast heart rate numberous times. But the doctor is telling her since her rhythm is normal there is nothing he can do. This has been going on for about 8 months and now...
I had an angioplasty 2 years ago. I had 3 stents put in 2 vessels which had 90% and 95% blockages. When I had started with angina at exercise a few months previously I was diagnosed with genetic very high cholesterol and triglycerides ...thus my problems. I was then only 54 and a slim female...
Hi Doctor Pearl, I'm 62, got high cholesterol (275), feel funny on my left side, and not comfortable lying on my left side. My doctor is giving me Lipitor. That, I think, is to reduce cholesterol built up. I also on diet, to reduce cholesterol built up. But I wonder if there is ways to...
David, I am 41 right now. In 2006 I had an abnormal EKG reading during a routing physical. I went to a cardiologist. I had an echo done and then a stress test. They thought there might be a blocked artery. 3 doctors thought yes, 2 said no. I had a heart cath done, which was negative. No blocks...
Since my husband has started using a c-pap machine, he has started hurting and feeling extremely back. Kinda like "flu-like" symptons but we know it is not the flu. His face looks swollen and his eyes are all puffy when he awakes. The puffiness does not leave completely during the day. H...
Dear Dr. Richardson, thank you for taking my question. Im 36, female, PVC and sinus tachy sufferer for almost 10 years. I had 2 echos and 2 holters, all OK according to my cardio (who is a rhythm specialist and electrophysiologist). Holters only showed isolated, uniform PVCs. However, lately I...
tc 216hdl 51ldl 151hdl/ldl ratio 3.0tc/hdl 4.2tri 70ldl has been around 140-150 last 4 yrs but my hdl went from 41-51 over yrs timealso did homosyptine test that is for heart disease mine was 6.6 range was 6.3-15 is that ok or too low and how good a test is this at detecting heart at...