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What does it mean to have a hole in the heart?
Query: Hi doctor, Our doctor said that my baby has a hole in the heart. I have attached the reports for your reference. Please explain. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, there is patent ductus arteriosus that is shunting from left to right (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As it is large, go for its closure. Consult any pediatric cardiologist or even same doctors who have done echo may be doing the closure. Medicine... Read Full »
Is it fine to not get an angiogram done before having a breast surgery in a 75-year-old female?
Query: Hi doctor, My mother is 75 years old, and she has atrial fibrillation and is on medications. She is moderately active and is on hypertensives and blood thinners. She got recently diagnosed with a breast mass. She was told to get cardiac clearance for surgery, and the cardiologist suggested doing a c... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Cardiac clearance is needed for risk stratification for any surgery. What we need are patient history - whether she has chest pain or breathing difficulty on exertion, ECG (echocardiogram), Echo, and if a patient can do it, then TMT (treadmill test) Or we can ask the pa... Read Full »
Is there any alternative to bypass surgery in an 80-year-old patient?
Query: Hello doctor, The patient is suffering from acute heartache. According to the reports, he is reported with complete LBBB and coronary artery disease. Right now patient age is 80 years and most of the doctors recommend for bypass surgery. Is there any other alternative to provide immediate relief to ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Angiogram pictures of the patient show disease in all three vessels and also left main vessel 30 % (attachment removed to protect patient identity). If the left main would not be having the disease, we could have thought of angioplasty of vessel of recent attack (infarc... Read Full »