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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (Expert Forum)

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Questions in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention forum are answered by Dr. Lee Kirksey, associate professor at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
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Possible heart disease

by shar66,
Son went through chemo ABVD/ABV and MOPP age 24 now four years remissi...
2

Reconditioning

by DPM111,
I've been quite sedentary since taking an early retirement several year...
3

dianosising heart disease

by cdn067,
I was looking for some information. Can you a doctor diagnose symptoms ...
1

PVC/PAC breathless

by michael3763,
42 year old male, bad fam history. Since 2004-05, I started to feel flu...
1

Thank you

by dessie111,
Thank you so much for your response, I have never been to a cardiologis...
1

Sudden Giddiness,Fainting

by jaimasand,
Dear Doc , I have been operated for Gall Bladder ,and Gastric Volvulus...
8

My echocardiogram results and questions

by Delta1949,
Going to Doc: please comment The left atrium was approaching the up...

Not sure if I got skipped??

by dessie111,
Hi Dr. I posted and paid for a questionaire, but not sure if I got skip...
1

LV Dysfunction (Stent vs Medication)

by arallam,
I am 60 years old and have been recently diagonised with low LVEF and M...
1

Chest pains

by Homer20,
I'm a 37 y/o male that weighs 250 lbs. I used to be very active, but n...
1

Going around in circles!!

by dessie111,
Hi my name is Desiree, for the past year or so I am going crazy trying ...
1

hypertension 39 yr old female

by lorenadon,
I am a 39 yr old female 5 ft 3 in 135 pounds. I have never had a probl...
1

GOING CRAZY!!!

by laurabell06,
I am a 26 year old female, 2 small children. Recently I have been havin...
2

Potassium level off from HCTZ ?

by Lynda241,
I had a problem before with Potassium loss from HCTZ. I was taken off o...
3

minoxidil and hypertension

by worriedshitless,
Hi Doctor. I'm a 28 year old male considering topical OTC minoxidil (e...
5

Correlation of EKG Stress test and potential for heart attack

by Gasry,
I have a copy of my treadmill test results. My ST was flat at about 0.9...
3

Questions related to recent echocardiogram

by MichaelJ2001,
Had echo done in Sept., was told by Dr. that everything was normal. De...
1

echocardiograpy and non invasive angiography

by aeiou77,
Dear Dr, My dad is based in New Delhi, India and had a stent put in ...
1

should i try vns?

by BriBriblb,
Hi! I'm 20yrs old, and about 5 months ago i started having syncope epis...
2

Bypass or Drug Therapy

by tsb627,
Six years ago my husband had a stent placed at the top of the LAD, he h...
2

EKG and blood test results

by AT902,
I'm a 28 year old female and have been suffering from palpitations, che...
1

Pulmonary Hypertension?! Please help!!

by JesterK1,
I am sure hoping you can help... I am a 32 y/o female athlete, 5'4", 1...
2

When we should stop worrying too much

by tokyopaul,
In 2002 I had an angiioplasty (CAG). Removed 6-mg plaque via PCI in ...
3

PVC, PAC , PSVT

by TF12,
I am a 30 female with Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Anticardiolipin ant...
3

Numbness and Indigestion

by birelloseat,
Hello, how are you , I have a question about my mom's health. She is 5...
1

Extra Heart Beats

by kivyt73,
Hi, I am a 35 year old female with long history of anxiety especially...
2

Deconditioned, rapid heartrate

by DPM111,
I'm in my early 50s. I've been inactive for some time, working at my c...
3

Heart Problem caused by Gastro Problem?

by linbro70,
I have been been having heart issues for the last year and a half. I'm...
3

Is there something wrong with my heart?

by Tatyahna,
I was told by someone who is not a medical professional that my echocar...
1

Free: Women's "Heart Health" Web Chat w/ Cleveland Clinic Cardiologist!

by Med Help,
Women’s Cardiovascular Health — Thursday, February 5, 2009, 12:00 p...
5

CRP High Sensitivity as related to Heart Problems

by SuSu333,
I am a 59 year old white female. I gave up smoking over a year ago.....
3

Worry, CT Scan or not?

by Mark802864,
I am 55. About a month ago, I went to ER for a panic attack while walki...
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