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Pain in chest around heart and other symptoms
Nov 29, 2009 05:53PM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
First, thank you for your service to our country. It is hard to say with certainty, but in a person in such great physical condition, it sounds like another manifestation of your anxiety. If you were seen by a doctor, they might give you on a small device to carry with you and monitor your heart rate for several days. This would confirm what happens during th...
Is this heart related? What should I do?
Nov 19, 2009 02:00PM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello There are a number of causes of chest discomfort ranging from heart to lung to musculoskeletal. The discomfort that you describe sounds more consistent with musculo skeletal and lung than it does to heart causes. By that I meant that it appears to be exacerbated by things like your seat belt and you describe it in areas of musculoskeletal structures. H...
atrial run
Nov 18, 2009 01:51PM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello Im not sure if "atrial run" is a medical term but from what your saying, I suspect that what he was referring to is multiple PACs. As you no doubt know, PACs can be be a normal variant in most people. Mnay PVCs can be normal as well when they are single. Complexes of PVCs can be more concerning. Given your combination of these pathologies, I ...
nausea / fast heartrate
Nov 18, 2009 01:31PM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello Given your premature elevated cholesterol, I think that their is elevated suspicion for cardiovascular disease. Having said that- a number of other things like your caffeine intake, stress and medications can influence the development of rapid heart rate. I would suggest a holter monitor to monitor the development of the arrhythmia. Also a stress test ...
Progression of TR following MVR and Malignant Hypertension
Nov 18, 2009 01:02PM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello Its sounds like you have a fantastic team taking care of your very challenging problem and you appear quite knowledgeable as well. You have summed up the challege and expectations of correcting mitral valve pathology in the face of TR. I would be interested to hear what your team has told you about the progression of your symptoms since surgery. Withou...
Stress Test Results
Nov 12, 2009 10:23AM in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Expert Forum
Hello From your brief report, it appears that there is an area of your inferior heart region that has a decrease in blood flow with provocation. This suggests a blockage in the vessel that feeds that area. Heart catheterization will determine the severity of that blockage, characterize the blockage and determine if it should be treated with a balloon, stent ...