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Can elevated lipoprotein pose a risk for heart disease?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 44-year-old female, 5.2 feet tall, and weighs 147 pounds. There is a family history of heart disease; my grandfather died of a heart attack at 41, and my father had heart disease in his 40s, ultimately passing away from a heart attack at 72. One week ago, I discovered that my l... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I can understand your concern.Your LDL (low-density lipoprotein) is 159, and your lipoprotein (a) levels are high. According to the latest guidelines of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, you should take a statin. Take one tablet of Ro... Read Full »
I am worried about getting a heart attack. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I worry about the possibility of a heart attack as a cardiac patient living in the Western world. I stay alone, and my kids live in a nearby country. I had a heart attack 10 years ago, and I have been living on Aspirin and have had no complaints so far. Now that I am alone, I am worried. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Thank you for stopping by! I am here to provide expert opinion on your medical issues. As a cardiac patient, it is understandable to feel worried about the possibility of getting a heart attack, especially if you live alone. Here are some information that may help you. The symptoms and warning... Read Full »
Kindly explain the abnormal ECG showing incomplete right bundle branch block with inferior infarct.
Query: Hello doctor, Yesterday my wife on her annual checkup got an abnormal ECG. The report says: Normal Sinus Rhythm, Incomplete right bundle branch block, inferior infarct, age undetermined. She is 55 years old, a little overweight, otherwise healthy. We are very worried. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand how worried you are about your wife's health, do not worry she will be fine soon. The ECG (electrocardiogram) shows evidence that points to the fact that your wife has a injury to the right part of her heart. This can cause a disruption of electrical imp... Read Full »
What are the side effects of taking Adderall?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a 29 year old boyfriend, who weighs 190 lbs and 6 feet tall, he is a former athlete in college. He was diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia through the spinal tab, five years ago. He is now taking Adderall 60 mg a day total, spread over six times, and is using Flumazenil cream, wh... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Idiopathic hypersomnia is a sleep disorder even less common than narcolepsy, a rare sleep disease. The biggest distinguishing characteristics include differences in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, the absence of cataplexy (a sudden weakness in the muscles while fully co... Read Full »
Is bypass risky in an elderly diabetic patient?
Query: Hello doctor, The patient is 72 years old male and moderately active. The symptoms shown are as follows. Initially, the patient reported moderate pain in chest and weakness. The patient was given medicine for gas. Since the symptoms continued for a couple more days, he also felt pressure and discomf... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Considering the blockages at multiple sites, which will require multiple stents to treat and his diabetic status says, the life of the stent is relatively shorter. CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) is a preferred option. CABG involves the major surgery where ri... Read Full »
My father-in-law had a severe heart attack. How to proceed?
Query: Hi doctor,Please find enclosed reports of my father-in-law. He got severe heart attack yesterday. Now he is bit stable. Need your help on how to proceed further. Should we go for angioplasty or bypass operation? What is survival chances if we go for bypass? Right now he is not listening and insistin... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. How much is his ejection fraction? Risk of the procedure depends on the ejection fraction. If it is fine, say more than 45 to 50 percent then the risk of life in such surgeries is 1 to 2 percent. The preferable and better option for him is bypass surgery as he is dia... Read Full »
I experienced chest ache on left side. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,Last week at 4 am, I had an ache and pain on the left side of my chest. My whole body was shivering. I waited for 30 to 40 minutes and then went to the hospital. The doctor did a checkup, and all the reports came back normal. The ache lasted the whole day, and by evening the pain subsided ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your ECG is not normal. There are significant Q waves in the left precordial leads and inferior leads, which can be an indicator of a heart attack. I suggest doing a 2D echo test to rule o... Read Full »
The muscles in the left shoulder are twitching. Is it related to the heart?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 31-year-old female. I have been drinking a bottle of wine a day for weeks and not eating healthy. Five days ago, I woke up with a pounding heart pain in my chest. I now have a wide range of symptoms with pain in my left and right arm, pain in my left shoulder, muscle spasms in m... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, none of the symptoms warn me of any serious heart issue. When we see the whole scenario, there are different aspects of your health that may have caused this recent accentuation of the issues. High levels of the thyroid have a direct impact on heart rate an... Read Full »
Will chronic exposure to lead and asbestos lead to heart disease and heart attack?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 42 years old. I had a heart attack 12 years ago and now have three stents. By the way, I have no family history of heart disease, high blood pressure, cholesterol and anything of that nature. I am a disabled military veteran and am 40% disabled as a result of being exposed to l... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It saddens me to hear of the whole difficulties you have gone through in the past years. I must recommend you for staying strong in the face of all these difficulties. I have thoroughly gone through all your detailed explanation and here is my view. Although I have n... Read Full »
Which medicine can be taken to avoid heart attack in a diabetic?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 61 years old, male with a weight of 176 pounds and height of 5' 4"and I am a diabetic for the past 18 years and now I am on low carbo high fate diet (Keto). I am taking now januvia 100 mg tablet 1-0-1. I had a pricking pain in the heart side of chest two days back and went to a ho... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It shows minor disease only. So, need to focus on healthy lifestyle which I guess you must be having, which includes healthy diet like avoiding oily fatty and high calorie diet. Regular exercises like walking or brisk walking according to your capacity. Such pricking... Read Full »