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Interventional Cardiology Forum
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.
Questions
My 64 year old wife just underwent angioplasty for a 95% artery block and has been diagnosed with Angina . The surgeon placed a drug coa...
I was 46 (now 48), female, when i had a heart attack, 97% blockage, triple bypass. I am type 2 diabetic also. I go to the cardiologist/c...
I am experiencing a strange sensation of vibrations (like a cell phone on vibrate mode) in my lower left abdominal or deep inguinal or de...
Last week I felt upper chest (inch below my adams apple) pressure. It wasn't debilitating, but it's something I hadn't felt before and wa...
I have heart disease and I have ICD,3 leads.This may sound like a
dumb question,but can ALZHEIMER interfere how the brain function
alon...
My daughter has a brain tumor (mutated meningioma) located in the jugular foramen, temporal, posterior fossa and affecting the 4th thru 1...
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