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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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stress echo

by bmdgsd,
What causes these results?
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robotic bypass

by mey60,
July 2007 my husband had his artery blocked. He went in and they put 2...
5

heart screening test

by Johnmos,
correction Hi I am a male 40 years old, 6'0 275lbs being treated for...
1

strong family history

by flowergirl2060,
My father and grandfather both died at age 38 of heart attacks. Althou...
1

proteinuria,SGPT<alkaline phosphatase increased

by anny2008,
My sister-in-law was diagnosed diabetic. She has a past history of hype...
1

Question on heart rhythm

by boogie4sure,
Hi, this isn't necessarily a prevention question, but I hope maybe yo...
1

Pediatric Dilated Aorta

by mc10,
Do you have any recommendations to prevent or minimize the growth of a ...
1

Recovery from Heart Stents

by Tyranni48,
My husband had 2 stents put in a few days ago. I had to have a friend p...
1

HIgh Blood Pressure

by pickle1111,
I have recently 2x in the 3 months (and again last night) had weird epi...
3

COULD IT BE HEART DISEASE

by ECHANEL,
I AM A 30 Y/O BF Ihave had these chest "spasms",located in the center o...
1

Positive GXT with ST Depression

by grak67,
I recently had a Q_Stress test and received the following report 1-Res...
1

Stent used in angioplasty

by amit1973,
Dear Doctor This is a mail from India regarding the details of stent...
1

Heartbeat

by Becco,
Heres my situation I am 47 yrs old and have had PVC's as long as I can...
1

suspect ECG

by laletas,
Just got a P-R-T axis result on my ECG of "74 - negative (-) 89 - 41"....
3

26% cardiac calcuim

by dsjb,
with test scoring of 26% cardiac calcium, already on low-dose aspirin, ...
4

Cholesterol elevated after heart surgery--panicked

by mrwjd,
I am 64. My total cholesterol has been between 170-175 my whole life, ...
2

sudden onset of hypertension

by DDL,
I am 54. I've always had very good blood pressure. It changed 3 week...
3

Chest aches

by freightdog,
I am a 59 yr old male who underwent triple bypass surgery 8 months ago....
3

Taking Cholesterol Medication! Have Elevated CPK!!

by md101706,
Taking Lipitor, Niacin and baby Aspirin 81mg to control cholesterol! Re...
2

fainting

by borres,
It's been two days and a half that my husband is sick, he had a fever a...
1

echo report

by amberlee1959,
I have mitral vavle thickening. On my echo report it says" "chamb...
1

High uric acid

by alanchong20,
My uric acid is 7 md/dl as at 10.6.08. It is just border line (7.2). Ba...
1

Echo report/ MCTD

by Dutchess99,
Hello: I am very confused. I am 32 yrs old and I MCTD with Raynauds. My...
2

unusual symptoms

by crabdaddy,
I'm 35 years old, male, and 60 pounds over weight. For about 8+ month...
1

Just what is happening with my heart!!???

by hawaiianbraddah,
Hi I'm a male who is 18 years old and I live on the Island of O'ahu HI....
1

Neck Shoulder Arm Aches

by Steveont,
Hello I hope someone can shed some light to a problem I have been havi...
2

Pericarditis following pericardial effusion?

by Suzaan,
Hi, I have been having fairly severe chest pains on my left side for...

Elarged Aorta & Left Ventricular

by Rigil,
30/5/08. Ultrasound showed Enlarged Aorta 4.3cm and enlarged Left Ven...
3

premature contractions

by tejanoish,
Is Cardizem LA a good treatment for premature contractions?
1

New Info on Cholesterol Meds?

by mrwjd,
I am seeing more and more studies that fail to support the benefits we ...
2

chest and back pain, shortness of breath, nausea

by Mo9771,
I am female and 60 years of age. For 9 months I have had chest pain, mi...
2

Diastolic left ventricular dysfunction

by Arusum,
Hi, My mother suffered from artrial fibilation attack 6 months back an...
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