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Expert opinions on cardiac, thoracic and vascular diseases

David Richardson

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Adult heart function and disease. Not very good about children lesss than 12. Hypertension is o.k. Heart rhythm a special interest.

Frank J. Pearl, M.D.

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Voluntary Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL. Board certified in cardiovascular disease

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2012-02-09 heart pvcs:

Hi Jennifer,    1. That article forced me to increase the risk of PVCs slightly.  But the article has the disadvantage that some of its subjects may have had unrecognized coronary disease and those were

2012-02-08 Abnormal EKG:

Hello Austin,     Chest pain in a young person is usually cramping of muscles in the chest wall.  If pushing on the painful area modifies the pain (makes it better or worse), or if the pain is relieved

2012-02-08 Heart Palpitations:

Hello Rhonda,      If your palpitations are skipped beats, they are not scary.   Skipped beats are normal heart activity, easy to understand as normal from knowledge of the heart's electrical system and

2012-02-07 T-Wave abnormalities on EKG:

The T-wave abnormalities are non-specific. As a middle aged male he should have a formal cardiac evaluation to evaluate for coronary artery disease. Also he should be evaluated for sleep apnea. This is

2012-02-07 T-Wave abnormalities on EKG:

Hi April,  The borderline T wave abnormalities don't mean much, but like the rest of the symptoms you describe are best followed up with a doctor's evaluation. By themselves I would ignore the EKG findings

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