Adderall Damage?
Jul 21, 2008 09:02AM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello Most importantly, it is never good to withhold information from the doctor treating you. That significantly diminishes the ability of your physician to evaluate you accurately and give you the best advice. There are a number of pieces of a puzzle that the physician has to piece together to help you. It is quite likely that adderall may have contribu...
carotid desease
Jul 21, 2008 07:43AM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello Niaspan sounds like a good choice. Im not sure about your question of what to do? You have plaque within your blood vessel but no narrowing. There is no indication for surgery or intervention at this point. You should have aggressive control of your cholesterol. Your HDL is low. Your weight is appropriate. I would look to eliminate animal fat from your...
Severe Mitral Valve Regurgitation w/ Symptoms
Jul 21, 2008 07:37AM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello It sounds like you have had excellent care. Despite this, you are becoming more symptomatic from what I can make of your post. You have had a thorough evaluation for secondary causes of hypertension which has been unremarkable and it is likely that your hypertension has contributed to your worsening regurg. You have severe aortic and mitral regurg. You...
Time for another Heart Catheterization?
Jul 16, 2008 05:04PM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello James Good question. Your cardiac cath showed minimal disease. For some background, I would refer you to my blog an coronary angiography. Coronary angiography is currently the gold standard diagnostic test to identify blockages with in the coronary arteries. It gives us a "road map"of the heart. With the evolution of technology, CAT scan is also anothe...
Chest pain during exercise
Jul 14, 2008 08:07PM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Sounds like your in pretty good shape
Chest pain during exercise
Jul 14, 2008 12:28PM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello I appreciate your concerns given your family history. No test is perfect and we always try to use the overall picture including examination and test results collectively to determine the liklihood of a true problem existing. The question your asking: is it possible to have a false negative stress test? The answer is yes and statistics very from less th...