Is myocardial bridging hereditary?
Dear Sondra: Myocardial bridging is present in 10 to 15% of autopsies. It is more frequent when the cardiac muscle...
Dear Sondra: Myocardial bridging is present in 10 to 15% of autopsies. It is more frequent when the cardiac muscle...
This is a terrific question and one that is being studied presently in patients in several national studies. At the...
1) Maybe with appropriate exercise and possibly medications; 2) Absolutely not – please keep exercising!
1) It’s quite variable. There do not presently seem to be indicators of an impending need for mitral valve repair....
Second question first: In patients with weak hearts (decreased LV ejection fraction) and LBBB, or in those patients in whom...
There does seem to be a fairly high incidence of pericarditis after the Lariat procedure, affecting perhaps one patient in...
Statins do not. If the neuroendocrine cancer involves the heart, it can cause heart arrhythmias. It is more likely this...
The problem in your case is that the data is discordant and prevents us from making a simple diagnosis. On...
No. After the TAVR [Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement] procedure you will take an antiplatelet agent (Plavix or something similar) for...
Dear Chloe, Slow heart beats are supposed to be the most common arrhythmia associated with MS, but this is very...
The prevalence of left bundle branch block (LBBB) increases with advancing age in the general population. LBBB is associated with...
It is rather unusual for three heart valves to be replaced at the same operation. The success of the procedure...
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