I'm 76 years old, I was diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm of 5 cm in 2007, they watched me the whole 2008 with MRI's every 6 months, in 2009 the aneurysm had grown to 5 5cm. and the doctor...
I'm a 76 years old male and yesterday after taking a class in college, I felt extremelly fatigued like if I wanted to go home to lay down. I took my blood pressure at home and it was 130/72 with a...
A stent is not a permanent cure for a blockade of the coronary arteries, the condition (arteriosclerosis) that caused the heart attack will remain the same and the possibility of developing another...
Hello "lalupate" Your father's heart does not stop, what happens is that he has either premature ventricular contractions (PVC) o premature atrial contractions (PAC). When they occur there is long...
Hi "Che": What is the reason why you have to go for another surgery in your aorta?...
Hi Maureenbale, I cant understand what you mean when you say that your "aorta has closed from 10 cm to 7.9 cm". What kind of heart problem do you have?...
Ablation may take several months to work, give it a little bit more time. Her cardiologist will advise her in due time, if anything else might be needed....
Anxiety can mimic any symptom, particularly because anxiety does have physical components and tachycadia is one of them, others are shortness of breath, chest pains, lightheadeness and tremors. If...
Hello "Catmantoo": Congratulations for you successful surgery, I had mine for exactly the same thing in March of this year here in Chicago. It has been four months after my surgery and I'm relieved...
If your symptoms involve the heart, you should check with a heart specialist regardless. I wouldn't have peace of mine myself until being reassured by a cardiologist....
So called "White Coat High Blood Pressure, has to be treated too. Regardless what causes the blood pressure to go up, there is the same risk of having a stroke or a heart attack, therefore it's...
You should check with the CONSUMERS' PROTECTION Dept. of the Federal Trade Commision, because the bill seemed to be extremelly high. Many hospitals are overcharging to compensate for those patients...
An enlarged heart can indicate many things, from congestive Heart Failure to an inflamatry myopathy, at age 33 is unlikely to have CHF, unless she was born with some birth defect in the heart....
Lexapro is a SSRI type antidepressant, many people take SSRI antidepressants in combination with other medications, because treating depression is extremelly important. Side effects or drug...
Don't forget that a full recovery might take up tp 6 months. About six weeks after the surgery you will have to participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program in a local hospital that last about 4...
You never had symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure before? Do you have any heart condition? To begin with you have to be under he care of a heart specialist, Congestive Heart Failure can be managed...
Hello: When I decided to have the surgery for my aneurysm, I felt a great relief because HELP was on its way, at last my problem will be over for good, I thought. The worst part for me was the watch...
Well Allen, it seems that things have began to make sense now after your recent examination, your current problem was caused by having been on the respirator for so many days. Temporary damage to the...
If hypertension is not severe a change in life style, such a lose weight, quit smoking, exercise, etc. might help, but at the present time, there is more aggresive attitude against hypertension,...
Hi "bunan", if you have a bicuspid aortic valve, you have to be screened for ascending aortic aneurysm, because many times an aneurysm accompanies the bicuspid valve. If you do have an aneurysm,...
"Watching and Waiting", I had just retired and moved into my brand new condominium ready to start a happy "third life", when the aneurysm was discovered. It was a 5 cm. bulge at the root of the...
Medicine could be more aggresive if lawyers weren't lurking for possible malpractice cases. Your doctor was aware of the "spots of concern" but was probably afraid to order a cardiac cath. due to...
I don't blame you for being anxious and fearful, I would be too if I were in your shoes. The presence of large amount of mucus in the respiratory tract indicates inflamation and irritation, which can...
It seems strange that your symptoms got worse after they removed the feeding tube, because I can't see any logical connection. The fact that they have not reimplanted the feeding tube indicates that...
At the present time, surgery to repair aortic valves has become common place. It's being performed in hundreds of hospitals throughout the nation, however some people feel more comfortable being...
Yes, caffeine can stimulate your heart into arrythmias. The diagnosis of arrythmias can be made by wearing a 24-hour Holter Monitor, which is a portable device that records your heat beats for 24...
By the way, what kind of surgery did you have? a bypass? Steroid are prescribed to take away the swelling, you don't need more antibiotics. It seems that this medical experience has taking a big toll...
Was the feeding tube in your esophagous? it seems that your poor throat has been subjected to a lot of traumatism and irritation and there must be some swelling still there. If there is no more...
It's difficult to suggest anything, because every patient is different, you had not said your age, the kind of open heart surgery you underwent, when you had the heart attack or any other medical...
Hi Mariel04, I would be more concerned about your husband's drinking damaging his liver and pancreas more than his heart. If he is diabetic and already has liver disease, he is likely to develop...
Hi Zaboss, may I ask how long it took you after the surgery to go back to playing hockey? My surgery was three months ago and for the first time I played tennis (doubles) for two hours this week,...
Hi Zaboss, congratulations for the successful surgery. Aneurysms occur for various reasons, some of them are genetic, hypertension and old age. A young person like yourself usually develops an...
I had a bad attack of Atrial Fibrillation after I had an aortic scan with contrast. My doctor said that it might have been caused by a rection to the contrast material (Iodine) of by being too...
It's sad that people sometimes don't fill the doctors' prescript ions because of economic factors. Not taking the medicines that the doctor has prescribed will cause more expenses or death due to the...
Another controversial test is the PSA that checks the health of the prostate, extensive statistical studies have shown that the PSA test does not reduce the number of deaths from proastate cancer. I...
Something else, it's true that the Thallium test might be more accurate, however for most screening purposes the regular threadmill test might be sufficient. Besides, the doctor does not make his...
Insurance companies know how to make and not to lose money. They know that preventive medicine saves money and increases their profit, if routine Thallium Stress Tests would be more effective as a...
I had Atril Fib off and on for many years, the symptoms I had were: an uneasy feeling (like anxiety), the heart beat felt irregular and I was grasping for air. I had an urge to sit down or lay down...
By reading other postings I see that there is a tendency to think that only the size of the aneurysm determines if surgery is warranted or not. Please be aware that there many other factors involved...
Ciao Star 54 e buona fortuna. non ha paura tutto saro bene....
Hi Star54 When you have an aortic aneurysm, emphysema and uncontrolled high blood pressure, there is a higher risk that the aneurysm will grow dangerouly. It's better to have elective surgery than to...
Hello Listener and Star54 When my aneurysm reached 5.5 cm diameter my surgeon recommended having the operation, when he actually saw it it was 6 cm, larger that expected. So the surgery was done just...
Hi GwenGwen, you should trust the doctor who said that your EKG was normal. Male or female hearts are all the same and EKG machines, regardless of the price, have to pass tests before they are...
At age 16 people don't have heart problems unless you had been born with a congenital defect. If the laboratory tests you had at the hospital were normal, you are probably not having any physical...
If the regular treadmill test came back normal, it's unlikely that your wife has a serious problem with her coronary arteries. A Thallium stress test might not be necessary, besides the only 100%...
Chicagoland is blessed with great Medical Centers and skillful surgeons, Loyola, Northwestern, Chicago University, Rush-Presbyterian are all tops. There are also many private hospitals that rank high...
Hello Solid8, at the age of 25 is unlikely that you have a heart disease, unless you were born with one. Your chest pains are probably not related to any heart problem and your young heart is not...
The first approach to deal with Atril Fib is medication and if they don't work ablation is required. At the present time ablation is being done without surgery through a catheter. The good news is...
South74, nobody likes to take medication but Atrial Fibrillation does requiere treatment, because it can trigger a stroke. Atrial Fib is caused by the Atria beatting too fast and the ventricules not...
I AGREE, ONLY YOUR DOCTOR CAN TELL YOU IF IT'S SERIOUS OR NOT, MOST OF THE TIME IN THE ABSENCE OF HEART DISEASE AN ARRHYTHMIA CAN BE HARMLESS, BUT YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A CARDIOVASCULAR EVALUATION...