Heart_Doctor_AnswersAsk a Texas Heart Institute Doctor questions with responses. RSS feed.2010-07-29T08:31:49Zurn:uuid:4BA7FCF2-1E4F-1877-7EA9-B758F02A8275 CommonSpot Content Server Copyright 2008 Texas Heart Institute<P align=center><SPAN class=title_2><FONT color=#0d4557>Ask a Texas Heart Institute Doctor</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN class=THI_Dark><FONT color=#0d4557><EM>Informed patients make better patients.</EM></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252413,answer_1024.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1024.cfm">How can a person survive with both carotid arteries blocked?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252402,answer_1023.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1023.cfm">Can being in a magnetic field cause a person with history of atrial fib to have irregular heartbeats?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252391,answer_1022.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1022.cfm">Are you using aortic root stenting for prophylaxis against dissections in Marfans' syndrome?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252264,answer_1021.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1021.cfm">Am I a candidate for less invasive mitral valve surgery?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252251,answer_1020.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1020.cfm">Is there any exercise I can do to help my lungs as I prepare for heart surgery?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252240,answer_1019.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1019.cfm">Would you recommend mitral valve replacement for an 87 year old?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252184,answer_1018.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1018.cfm">I need information on the timing of mitral valve surgery and long-term quality of life.</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252172,answer_1017.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1017.cfm">What is the right age for a shunt for my 2 month old son?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252158,answer_1016.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1016.cfm">Should my father have a bare metal stent (BMS) or a different kind?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252147,answer_1015.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1015.cfm">How soon after nicotine exposure does Buerger's Disease usually present?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252136,answer_1014.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1014.cfm">Should I be worried about my carotids? I am young but have severe coronary disease.</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252125,answer_1013.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1013.cfm">What is the significance of a Coronary Calcium Score of 6959?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252114,answer_1012.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1012.cfm">What is the best diet for a person who has had a quad bypass?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252103,answer_1011.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1011.cfm">What issues are of concern with a diagnosis of aortic root dilatation?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252048,answer_1010.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1010.cfm">Is robotic surgery appropriate for a moderately leaking mitral valve?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252037,answer_1009.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1009.cfm">How common is ASD and what are the treatment options?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252024,answer_1008.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1008.cfm">Given a history of bypass and stents, how concerned should we be about additional blockages?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252013,answer_1007.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1007.cfm">Is my husband's cardiomyopathy related to night sweats, panting and inability to sleep?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=252001,answer_1006.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1006.cfm">Can you possibly estimate my husband's life expectancy if he stops smoking?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251990,answer_1005.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1005.cfm">Do you recommend cardiac ablation for AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251979,answer_1004.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1004.cfm">What can I do about the way I feel while weaning off metoprolol?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251857,answer_1003.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1003.cfm">What's the best type of stent for my LAD bridge?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251846,answer_1002.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1002.cfm">Can my husband continue to play tennis at this level if he remains symptom-free?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251835,answer_1001.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1001.cfm">What is the difference between an internist and a cardiologist?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251823,answer_1000.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_1000.cfm">I have heart failure. What forms of exercise can I do to lose weight?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251812,answer_999.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_999.cfm">With my rate dependent LBBB, can I safely exercise?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251801,answer_998.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_998.cfm">Would a pacemaker or CRT therapy help in my situation?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251790,answer_997.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_997.cfm">Could Toprol be causing my fatigue?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251779,answer_996.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_996.cfm">Is it safe for me to have a cardiac thallium SPECT? I'm concerned about radiation exposure.</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251768,answer_995.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_995.cfm">How can my symptoms be confirmed as arterial spasms?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251754,answer_994.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_994.cfm">What does a muscle thickness of 57 mean for a person who has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251741,answer_993.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_993.cfm">If my father doesn't have valve surgery, will this affect his life expectancy?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251716,answer_992.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_992.cfm">How many people have had all four valves replaced at one time?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251704,answer_991.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_991.cfm">Is my blood pressure normal, given the different readings?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251691,answer_990.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_990.cfm">Which has more chronotropic effect – Dopamine or Dobutamine?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251680,answer_989.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_989.cfm">Is it common for all 4 heart valves to have some degree of regurgitation?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251651,answer_988.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_988.cfm">What does a leaky aortic valve mean for my young daughter who has d-TGA?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251639,answer_987.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_987.cfm">Should I get a second opinion for management of my blood pressure?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251607,answer_986.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_986.cfm">I have questions about my PVCs and PACs. Can you advise me?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251589,answer_985.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_985.cfm">Is there any danger with premature atrial contractions? How should they be treated?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251572,answer_984.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_984.cfm">Could my shortness of breath be a side effect of medication?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251561,answer_983.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_983.cfm">Should I see a cardiologist for a second opinion about bundle branch block?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251550,answer_982.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_982.cfm">Is there anything that can be done to shrink my mother's dilated right atrium?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251533,answer_981.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_981.cfm">How can I increase my heart's ejection fraction?</A></LI>
<LI><A id=CP___PAGEID=251522,answer_980.cfm,105| href="/HIC/HeartDoctor/answer_980.cfm">Has anyone ever aced all these cardiac tests yet still had blockages?</A></LI></UL>
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