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2008-11-10 Strange heart rhythm: I don't understand the question and am not sure what you are feeling. Normally the heart pumps once for each pulse. You need to discuss this with your personal physician who can examine you at the time...
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2008-11-10 Upcoming Neurosurgery with abnormal ECG: As a middle aged patient with an abnormal lipid profile, a smoking history and possibly an abnormal EKG you need to be evaluated for coronary disease. You should consider an EBT (Electron Beam Tomography)...
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2008-11-09 Irregular Beating: You need to check with your doctor about the results of the monitor. Most likely you are having isolated extra beats. In the absence of structural heart disease no treatment is generally required and treatment...
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2008-11-06 Cholesterol results: This is a borderline LDL cholesterol for someone with no atherosclerotic disease. Consider an EBT (Electron Beam Tomography) or 64 slice CT to look for coronary calcification. If your score is above zero...
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2008-10-19 AV conduction: If the ablation was at the AV node it should not conduct at all. If the ablation was in the atrium it should not affect conduction thru the AV node. You will need to discuss this with your personal electrophysiologist...
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