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doctort@cardiachealth.org

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Expert opinions on cardiac, thoracic and vascular diseases

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Over 30 years experience of dealing as an expert with cardiac, thoracic and vascular diseases

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Board certified cardio-thoracic surgeon


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Recent Answers from doctort@cardiachealth.org

2012-05-23 Pacemaker:

Hi Debra,  If it is just a problem with slow heart rate a pacemaker will help and take over when it senses an abnormal slow heart rate such as the one you describe:  http://www.cardiachealth.org/bradycardia#pacemaker

2012-05-23 Smoking and blood vessel damage:

Hi Chris,  While I am glad you stopped smoking, both the duration and the amount of it couldn't possibly be related to your sexual dysfunction. You have to search for other causes!  Other than that I am

2012-05-23 Chest Pain:

Hi Rhonda,  It is very unlikely your chest pain has a cardiac cause, but w/o blood testing, EKGs, and perhaps a cardiac ECHO I cannot be sure. If you have an abnormal cholesterol it needs to be treated

2012-05-21 Hypervagotonia:

Hi Karen,  Re: Is Hypervagotonia the same as Sick Sinus syndrome?  No. One is an assumption the other a diagnosis, nether of which has been proven. You need to learn to live with it your symptoms or if

2012-05-21 EKG results:

Hi Deborah,  Yes. Your cardiac risks need to re-evaluated:  http://www.cardiachealth.org/app/risk-assessment.php  Depending on the results you may need a stress test:  http://www.cardiachealth.org/heart-disease-diagnosis/exercise-stress-tests

 

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