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How to prevent the spread of PAD to the rest of my body?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 47 year old female, who has had a 90 % blocked carotid artery and subsequent endarterectomy at the age of 42 years. A year later, I had a massive heart attack and 100 % block in my right coronary artery. I was just diagnosed with PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease) last week. Additi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your query in detail. Please find my observations below. Statins are widely used to treat PAD. Depending on other conditions, antihypertensives and medicines to control blood sugar levels are prescribed to patients with hypertension and diabetes res... Read Full »
I want to enquire about my CT heart scan results. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have CT heart artery scan results. I would like it analyzed for blockages. The report says 100 % occluded RCA and some LAD blockage. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I passed carefully through your uploaded coronary angiography CT images (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and would like to explain that there is extensive calcification inside the RCA (right coronary artery) that seems to produce important coron... Read Full »
I have giddiness, shivering, and fast heartbeats in the evening. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,When I reached home after work, I suddenly got giddiness followed by shivering in the whole body with a fast heartbeat. Even my hands and feet also became cold. It lasted for a maximum time of 30 minutes. The event has always happened in the evening and that too after work. In total four t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We are here to help you. Such kind of symptoms are seen only in the following conditions: Acute anxiety. Low blood pressure or hypotension. Carotid artery stenosis. I would recommend you to check your blood pressure at the time of this event. I would also recomm... Read Full »
How to treat the blood clots present in the arteries of the neck?
Query: Hi doctor, My mother has blood clots in the left and some right side arteries around the neck. The blood is not going to the brain from these clotted arteries. She did not get any brain stroke, but she has tremors, and sometimes she is unable to move her left hand. We took her to the hospital, and t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I think you are talking about carotid vessel disease, with blockage both sides. Management depends on the degree of blockage on an investigation called an angiography. So, the next step is to get a CT (Computed Tomography) or MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) angiography. ... Read Full »
How long can one survive after a triple bypass surgery?
Query: Hello doctor, My dad has had tripple bypass surgery this summer. He does not have a history of stroke and infarction. He is a 54-year-old and has an asymptomatic carotid occlusion. How many years can he survive on an average? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Asymptomatic carotid occlusion as such does not affect survival. Survival depends on left ventricular function on 2D (two-dimensional) Echocardiography. If his left ventricular function is normal, he may have normal survival. In case of a LV (left ventricular) dysfu... Read Full »
Do I need medications for blocked arteries?
Query: Hello doctor, My CT coronary angiography study reveals a sudden cut off at mid LAD at the region of D2 origin. Similar cut off saw at D2 ostium, proximal D1, and proximal LCX due to step artifact due to heart rate variation during the scan. It is not possible to comment on these arteries at these le... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is not normal. There are significant blockages in your arteries. You will need medications as well as conventional angiography. So you will need medications like Aspirin and statins (like Atorvastatin), other medicines according to symptoms, and an echo report. Yo... Read Full »
Is angioplasty or by-pass surgery advisable for my grandfather?
Query: Hi doctor, My grandfather is 82 years old. He has diabetes as well as Alzheimer's. He had a heart attack before 15 days. Doctors are confused whether to go in for angioplasty or bypass considering his age and diabetic history. He had congestion in the lungs and had breathlessness and sleeplessness w... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through all your grandfather's details (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Angioplasty above the age of 80 is not a good option. The patient is a subject for CABG (coronary artery bypass graft). Ejection fraction of the patient is 35% only, and... Read Full »
Is my memory loss due to any underlying abnormality?
Query: Hello doctor, I made an MRI of my head two years ago for a memory problem and headache and constant nausea at that time. Please have a look at it. My query is if there is any abnormality like atrophy, lesion or vascular problem. Kindly note that I already know about the sinus polyp. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the files (attachment removed to protect patient identity). There is a mucosal polyp in the right maxillary sinus which you are already aware of. There is no obvious brain lesion, not even atrophy in the images uploaded by you. It will help to know if you h... Read Full »