Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Expert Forum
Questions in the Peripheral Arterial Disease forum are answered by Dr. Lee Kirksey, associate professor at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Topics covered include abdominal aortic aneurysm , amputation, arteriovenous fistula, atherectomy, carotid artery surgery , cholesterol , claudication, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) , endovascular aortic stent graft (EVAR), stent placement , stroke prevention, varicose veins , and venous insufficiency .
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I'm 37, (66", 170 lbs), mother of 5 and have never had any health problems. Over the past few months, at different t...
steveg8558Jun 19, 2008
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I have always had normal blood pressure, 110-120/60-70 until the last few months. My pressure suddenly went up to 150...
butterflymomaJun 19, 2008
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hi was found w/60% blockage on lad w/had cath...doctor didn'tdo nothing..my friend had balloon...an a cleaning out p...
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I have been having this problem for a long time and it gets worse with time. I basically had shortness of breath...
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i have been having bad pain in my joints for the last year now, i went to the doctor and had blood tests done for sev...
kirittaJun 18, 2008
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Hello for the past 7 days I have been experiencing muscle fasciculations under my left breast. At first I was getting...
ladybugisnot1Jun 17, 2008
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my question is as follows;
diagnosed with temporal arteritis, symtoms are, head ake left side of head, face pain, l...
I get sharp pains that come and go in my upper left chest, sometimes in my shoulder, and in my elbow. I also feel tin...
georgexNov 25, 2008
The doctor said everything was fine I just needed to walk more. The stress test was over in five minutes I was out of...
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MY ques. is:What can I do for RLS,I have had this for almost 20yrs.and I can't handle it anymore,yes I'm seeing a doc...
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I just took a blood test and my Cholesterol results are T Cholesterol 177 HDL 104 LDL 60 Tri 65 I have been t...
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I'm a 22 yr old male and for the past 6 months I've been having a very localized intermittent headache in the very sa...
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I was recently diagnosed with an inoperable spontaneous intracranial cartoid dissection. I have a clot behind the di...
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I am 63 years old diabetic I returned from a long 11 hour (7 hr plus delays) flight from Europe in January . i was e...
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My mom is suffering from cancer. It started with just a stomach pain in November of last year. Doctors did a CTScan a...
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AM A 70 YEAR-OLD FEMALE. EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO I FINISHED 6 MONTHS OF CHEMO FOR COLON CANCER. EVER SINCE, I HAVE HAD...
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During a health screening, my ABI was 1.36 on each leg, and I was referred to my doctor because it was abnormal (on t...
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Hi, I was diagnosed a week and a half ago with a chronic DVT. I had an ultrasound. The technologist let me see it. ...
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I have been dx with Lupus Anticoagulant Disease. I take Lovenox 100mg bid as coumadin does not work for me. With co...
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