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Frank J. Pearl, M.D.

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returns 11/23/2009
  • Knowledgeability 9.82
  • Clarity of Response 9.74
  • Timeliness 9.78
  • Politeness 9.90
  • Total Questions 4552
 Voluntary Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Board certified in cardiovascular disease

David Richardson

U.S.
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  • Knowledgeability 9.93
  • Clarity of Response 9.91
  • Timeliness 9.98
  • Politeness 9.97
  • Total Questions 5313
 Adult heart function and disease. Not very good about children lesss than 12. Hypertension is o.k. Heart rhythm a special interest.

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2009-11-21 Congestive heart failure/leaky aortic valve:

Dear Jon, The lower the BP the better for your leaking valve. 110/70 would be nice. The only way to be sure about hydralazine is stop it for 3 days and then restart it. One is supposed to do that

2009-11-21 heart attack:

Dear Chris, You should certainly be taking a statin such as lovostatin or pravastatin, and you should have some nitroglycerine paste and tablets in case the pain recurs. Please find out what your HDL

2009-11-20 CARDIOLOGY:

Dear Shri, LAHB stands for left anterior hemiblock and RBBB stands for right bundle branch block. The left anterior hemibundle and the right bundle branch are both tiny little bundles that carry electrical

2009-11-20 problems:

Dear Alex, The heart tracking device is a little box you carry with you that records your EKG a few minutes before and after you pus a button on the box to indicate that you're having fast or slow heart

2009-11-17 cardiology:

Dear Shri, Skipped beats are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. About half of us have them, they are easy to understand as normal from knowledge

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