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| JW 1/17/2001 | . | Male. 57. 5' 11", 175 lbs. Non-smoker. I have a left-bundle branch block with occasional PVC's. I have 'white coat' blood pressure problems. Always 150/100 in a doctor's office or hospital setting. At home, when I take it - it is usually 130/78 or lower - as an average. I have had an echo, 2 or 3 ECG's, heart related blood enzyme tests, 24-hour Holter, chest x-ray, Adenosine/ Thallium Nuclear Scan [ with possible small defect on inferior wall of the left ventricle ]. Docs said this defect could be an artifact or even a bit of my diaphragm showing up. Anyway, they said nothing to worry about. My cholesterol is 164 with LDL of 91 and HDL of 43. Risk-Ratio factor of 3.8. I was told that I should take 25 mgs of Atenolol per day and one Baby Aspirin, and do get some cardio exercise. I realize you cannot be too specific...but all in all, would you agree with my doc's plan of action. Thanks so much for your service. |
| ccf cardio md - dlb 1/19/2001 | JW | This sounds like a reasonable course of action. Some doctors, including our own, often recommend a cardiac catheterization when there is an abnormal stress test, even if the test is just a little abnormal. However, that decision depends on other factors, such as the presence of symptoms. |
| marta 1/17/2001 C1 | . | Can I just ask you a question. What do you consider occassional PVC's? Just wondering if that is once a week, once a day, once a hour or once a minute? I have PVC's as well and wonder what others consider occassional. |
| marta 1/17/2001 C2 | . | Can I just ask you a question. What do you consider occassional PVC's? Just wondering if that is once a week, once a day, once a hour or once a minute? I have PVC's as well and wonder what others consider occassional. |
| marta 1/17/2001 C3 | . | Can I just ask you a question. What do you consider occassional PVC's? Just wondering if that is once a week, once a day, once a hour or once a minute? I have PVC's as well and wonder what others consider occassional. |
| For Marta... 1/17/2001 C5 | . | My PVC's started a few years ago... with 3 to 4 skips per minute. I would get these for a couple of hours on a given day...and then nothing at all for a month or two. Then last September, I started to get them daily. 4 - 5 skips per minute and usually all day. I wore a 24-hour Holter and none showed. [ Even though I could feel the missed beats in my pulse that day a few times.] However, on one ECG...the doc thought he saw a few here and there. However since the middle of November, I have had virtually none. Oh, I may get a skip or two once in a while. But for the time being - they seem to have retreated. So, to this point - I guess I have had a milder case of the little buggers. | [Thread closed to new comments] |
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