Has your husband looked at all the risk factors and made the necessary adjustments in his lifestyle? Does he smoke? is his blood pressure under control? are his cholesterol levels within guideline limits? is he avoiding stress? is he exercising? Is he eating a healthy diet? Is he on the right medication? Usually after bypass surgery you would attend rehab, where they hold education classes and run exercise groups.
s 49 year old brother died of sudden cardiac arrest- no autopsy was done although he had many CAD risk factors (HTN, smoker, high cholesterol, family history- mother, maternal aunt, MGM, MGF, PGM). 5 weeks later his 41 year old maternal first cousin died of a sudden cardiac arrest and his autopsy is pending.
I read a comment that said there are risk factors that may play a role in one having MS and that a prior infectious trigger is one. I've ALWAYS been a magnet for UNUSAL diseases. scarlet fever, immuno-thrombocytopenia , chicken pox (2x). Could any of these have led to RRMS?
Thanks for any light on this.
I was just wondering what some of the causes were and if you perhaps were told of risk factors that could lead to not carrying to full term.
I am sorry for your loss if you have experienced it, I know very well what a shock and emptiness it can leave and it changes you forever. Hope you can give advice so many women can be more informed.
the chance your partner had HIV and the statistical likelihood of transmission based on the details of the sexual exposure. It is estimated that about 1% of the Dominican Republic population is HIV positive, which is substantially higher than in the US as a whole, but not much different than among African Americans in the US. The overall HIV/AIDS rate in DR is not as high as in the Bahamas or Haiti, and not nearly as high as in sub-Saharan Africa.
The decision to have aortic surgery is carefully made, considering your risk factors, including their overall health and ability to tolerate surgery. Generally, surgery is suggested when the risk of aortic tear or rupture is greater than the risk of having surgery. Following are several things an aortic surgeon will consider regarding the timing of surgery:
• Size of aneurysm...root greater than 4.0 cm
• Aneurysm growth rate ....05 cm 6-12 months (usually).
Depending on the number of risk factors you have, the usual maximum targets for LDL are (from zero to multiple risk factors) 130, 100, and 70.
Anything above 150 for triglycerides is considered out of range.
Anything below 35 for HDL is considered dyslipidemic.
Your combination of high LDL and low HDL is particularly problematic.
You better check with your doctors, I am not sure about the potential damage due to the radiation dose that you will take during the procedure.
Also if they discover blockages in your coronaries, I do not know about the risk of the medication that you will need.
In general, when an aneurysm is found and the size determined on MRA, sometimes (depending on the quality of the MRA and the appearance of the aneurysm on it) another confirmatory test such as a CT angiogram or cerebral angiogram may need to be done to confirm the presence of the aneurysm, confirm its size, and to exclude the presence of additional aneurysms too small to be seen on MRA.
hey my dad is suppose to go in for an angiogram but he fears what might happen to him if he does. i was wondering if there was possible any alternative procedure or something else he could possibly do.
Although I'm only 38, I feel like I have very high risk factors for heart disease given my past history of heavy smoking, obesity, and that my father has had about 6 heart attacks starting in his early 40's. I had a routine stress test last year which was good, my cholesterol is only 153.
So my question is about calcium scoring. It is very tempting for me to run down to my local cardiology hack and pay $100 for a scan.
It would be helpful to have more information about you, your age, risk factors and condition. Having said that, you have had about all the tests there are and been checked out pretty well including a CT-Angiogram. Heart disease rarely causes pain at rest, usually during exertion. I don't know what he means by acidity, is he talking about indigestion?
In any case, if you're still concerned about your symptoms you could always get a second opinion.
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