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I have breathlessness while walking or taking stairs. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have breathlessness while walking or taking stairs, chest congestion at times, and sleeplessness. I am diabetic and take Insulin twice a day. Please find the attached reports of ECG, echo, and angiography. Is angioplasty required? Can blockage be tackled with medicines alone? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Yes, you should undergo angioplasty because you are having symptoms on exertion. The ECG changes are suggestive of deficient blood supply. Also, the blockage is significant 80 %. At this mo... Read Full »
Can left ventricular hypertrophy be genetic?
Query: Hi doctor, My mother died four months ago, due to cardiac arrhythmia which was caused by left ventricular hypertrophy. Can I know whether left ventricular hypertrophy is hereditary as I am frightened for me and for my children? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hypertrophy is a general term and it includes multiple individual diseases. Do you have her echo report or any other medical reports of the heart? The first possibility in her case is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is certainly hereditary and all the first degree... Read Full »
Can echo and ECG find out restrictive cardiomyopathy?
Query: Hello doctor, Can an echocardiogram and ECG diagnose restrictive cardiomyopathy because I have had like three of them but I am still confused? All I have is just some premature ventricular contractions. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, usually echo is sufficient to diagnose restrictive cardiomyopathy if findings are clear cut and the observer is sufficiently confident in the findings. So, your echo report must have mentioned all those findings. ECG is nonspecific, it may just point towards... Read Full »
I underwent ECG. Please review my reports.
Query: Hi doctor, I want to know about my ECG report. I have attached it. Please suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachment (attachment removed to protect patient identity). There is an irregular rhythm called atrial fibrillation, which is usually not life-threatening but needs evaluation for the cause. Also, there are Q waves in the inferior leads which su... Read Full »
What causes ventricular fibrillation in my brother?
Query: Hello doctor, My 29 year old brother had a pacemaker placed three years ago after survival from a sudden cardiac arrest. Doctors found the cause of the cardiac arrest to be a ventricular fibrillation. Last week was the first time he received a shock from his pacemaker, that is, exactly three years a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Ventricular fibrillation, the commonest cause is coronary artery disease. The other causes are dilated cardiomyopathy or low heart function. What is his ejection fraction? Low ejection fraction due to any reason like coronary artery disease or others can lead t... Read Full »
I have recurring premature beats. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 48 year old male. I have a lean build and do exercises regularly. Since childhood, I had a tendency for heart palpitations and premature beats, mostly when I do not get good sleep or if I am going through some stress. Around 16 years ago, I consulted a cardiologist and had an EC... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. These premature complexes are probably originating from the ventricles. These are usually benign and not life-threatening. Considering your age, the primary concern is a coronary artery disease, which is also less likely as you have been observing these symptoms ... Read Full »
Kindly share insights about my echo 2D and TMT results.
Query: Hello doctor, I had pain in left side of my chest. I consulted the cardiologists and he advised me for echo 2D and TMT. Here is the report. All cardiac chambers dimension normal in size. No regional wall motion abnormality. Normal LV systolic function. LVEF is 60 %. Grade 2 LV diastolic dysfunction... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The possibility of cardiac cause for chest pain is less likely as your tests are already negative. Now, there are two possibilities, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and muscular pain. Do you get any nausea, vomiting, bloating, burping, increase in pain on food or ly... Read Full »
Can fetal echo detect Down's syndrome?
Query: Hello doctor, I need an explanatory view for layman understanding in respect of the conclusion drawn in the report attached herewith. I would also need to know the effect on the health of baby and mother (including Down's syndrome) and also other points mentioned in the report. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to iclinq.com. Basically report is normal (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and there is no evidence of any heart disease in the baby. However, since it is difficult to completely visualize the baby's heart as it is small and deeply seated, some diseases may be missed... Read Full »
Kindly see my father's reports and say whether he has a heart problem.
Query: Hello doctor, My father was admitted to the hospital last month, due to pain in the stomach, left hand, and shoulder. He is hypertensive from the last two years. After doing some tests, the doctor said that there might be a problem in the heart. I am attaching his reports and prescription. Please gi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have carefully gone through your father's reports (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). He has got two problems, a heart disease called coronary artery disease and gastritis. His ECG shows abnormalities and his troponin level is also elevated,... Read Full »
My triglyceride levels have been increasing since last year. What can be the reason behind it?
Query: Hello doctor, My triglycerides have been increasing since last year and I having issues with breathing problems on exertions like sudden small actions and sweating, and my heart rate increased up to 150 beats per minute. I did the echocardiogram and the treadmill stress test which came back normal.... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Did you give a fasting sample for lipid profile testing? If your sample was not fasting then the lipid profile should be tested again in a fasting state. If it was a fasting sample, then triglycerides are moderately elevated. To address this issue of elevated trigl... Read Full »