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Expert Profile: David Richardson

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

Experience in the area
Certified in cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Was chairman of division of cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia. Am now mostly retired.

Organizations
Fellow of American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology and member of American Physiological Society..

Publications
Circulation, American Heart Journal, Hypertension.

Education/Credentials
M.D. from Harvard Medical School. Residency training at Yale Uhniversity School of Medicine and Medical College of Virginia.

Awards and Honors
Gold Heartt Award from American Heart Association in 1995.

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? Help people with cardiovascular trouble.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Diet, exercise and medicines are as effective as balloon angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery in preventing heart attack or cardiac death in people with coronary disease, but not as effective in preventing chest pain.

What do you like about this subject? Helping people and aelrning from them.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 27690
Knowledge	9.93 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.93 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
Politeness	9.96 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		4
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		4
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		3749

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
9	10	9	10	08/08/08
10	10	10	10	08/06/08
10	10	10	10	08/06/08
10	10	10	10	08/07/08
10	10	10	10	08/05/08

User Comments

Thank you for your opinion. There is no armpit pain, only in the arm - worst on the inside of the upper arm but also near the vein areas of the lower
(Janet on 08/08/08)

thanks for your prompt answer!!
(Patti on 08/06/08)

Thanks you... It's just so hard sometimes when you are dealing with these... Thanks for your reassurance that these are benign..
(Steph on 08/06/08)

Very promp, polite. Ten for all
(Darline on 08/07/08)

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Recent Answers from David Richardson

2008-08-07 Stress test results: Dear Rhonda, Yes other than the mild concentric LVH, the report is normal. Inducible ischemia means not enough blood supply to the heart during exercise. Hyperdynamic means very vigorous and left...

2008-08-07 tachycardia: Darline, it all seems normal. 107 is certainly a normal heart rate for someone going to an ER. Any rate less than 140 is fine. Coffee does speed the heart a little, but any rate below 140 is fine....

2008-08-07 Palpitations and Lower Blood Pressure: Dear bipthbop, On Holter, about 25% of us have PVC's and 25% have PAC's, so about half of have neither on one 24 hour record. Any number of PVC's or PAC's is normal, even every other beat. The number...

2008-08-06 Aorta vascular calcification: Dear Patti, Some aortic calcification is present in most people. It will probably never cause any trouble. Everyone should take a baby aspirin a day. A statin is questionable for you. I favor statins...

2008-08-06 Constant PVC's..: Dear Steph, PVC's, no matter how frequent, are normal cardiac activity and no threat to life or health. They do not in the future lead to heart disease, cardiomyopathy, sudden death or any catastrophe...