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Questions in the Interventional Cardiology forum are answered by medical professionals affiliated with the Truman Medical Center. Topics covered include acute coronary syndrome, angina , atrial fibrillation , cardiac catheterization , cardiomyopathy , drug abuse & cardiac disease, echocardiography , heart failure , hypertension & heart disease , lipid management , minorities and heart disease, peripheral vascular disease prevention, valvular heart disease , women’s heart health, and the warning signs of a heart attack.
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hgowerNov 26, 2012
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Ok so my grandfather suffered from aortic aneurysm on September 10th which almost took his life, luckily it didn't. W...
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If an A-Fibber has obstructive blockages would stenting the blockages make an ablation unnecessary? In other words, w...
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Dr. I had an ekg done and it shows possible Inferior Infarct , age underetermined. and Boarderline Criteria For Infe...
marybethiaJun 07, 2012
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What does thickening around the heart mean?
I"m a little worried about this. My ekg and my echo was good but my stre...
Dr. Stephen Ellis, a Cleveland Clinic interventional cardiologist, will provide answers to your questions about stent...
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I have PAC's. Normal EKG and normal echo stress. Normal Holter as well. Is it possible for the premature beats to cau...
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I failed a stress test induced by a drug due to weakness of legs. Why would the doctor want to repeat this test? My...
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Is it typical to have intermittent chest pain for the last two weeks since having my proximal LAD stented (coated ste...
hello,I am a 22 yr old female and have innappropriate sinus tachycardia. I have had four ablations since being diagno...
amis472Dec 11, 2008
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i have had chest pain for 2yrs and my 2 cardiologist can't explain it what could it be. it's their 24/7 and dosen't g...
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I am a 35 year old woman who has a history of early emphysema (I"m a non-smoker) and whose father died suddenly at ag...
greatandwellDec 10, 2008
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hello , i am interested to know what the general statistic is for people who have uner gone coarctation repair in ear...
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Dear Doctor,
Can you please explain how prolong period of stress can affect the healt in long term?s
Regard
Nathan
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thanks for your reply but would just like to ask the following questions to clear things up a bit:
1. Is it possi...
firefighterchicDec 09, 2008
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Hi I am 24 and I've been having problems with a really fast heart rate. I had an allergic reaction and had to be hit ...
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Hello, I am having a few problems with my health that you maybe able to help me with? Lately I have been experiencing...
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SeriousSamDec 10, 2008
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If I get get catheterization is it necessary that I also get a stent? Or can they just use a balloon catheter?
I ...
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Hi there!
My mother had just his 2d echo result. the summary of interpretation was dilated left atrium ( 3.8 cm) p...
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Not sure if the correct method of posing this question but it has turned my life around since I had my Arota Valve re...
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