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My wife is experiencing uneasiness and fatigue. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My wife is having uneasiness and tiredness since last two days. We have consulted a physician who suggested ECG and X-rays, and both of these were normal. The physician then suggested a 2D echocardiogram. The 2D echocardiogram report says suspected bicuspid aortic valve, valve calcifie... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your health query and can understand you are worried about your wife's cardiac issues and recent symptoms. She is having issues with one of the valves of the heart. It is named the aortic valve and is normally made of three leaflets or cusps. In 1% to... Read Full »
What is the extra heartbeat in my father after the stroke?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a question about my father. He is 75 years old, eats healthy, and drinks at least two liters of water daily. He has had atrial fibrillation for the past five years, and for that, he takes Xarelto 15 mg and Amlodipine accord 5 mg. He takes them in the morning, and that is always ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. In atrial fibrillation, the heart beats can vary in frequency and height (amplitude). What is more important in these patients is that the rate needs to be controlled and not above 100 beats per minute. Also, one must make sure that no clot forms in the heart due to th... Read Full »
My daughter has chest pains and a fast pulse. Please help
Query: Hello doctor, My 11 year old daughter has been experiencing intermittent chest pains and fast pulse for about 18 to 24 months. She has had a normal ECG and physical examination, but echocardiogram has shown a mobile interatrial septum with a left to right flow. It was identified with color flow acr... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to hear about your daughter's health issues. ASD (atrial septal defect) and PFO (patent foramen ovale) are two different things. No, there is no evidence suggestive of an aneurysm. Based on the findings, it is suggestive of a PFO rather than ASD. In most c... Read Full »
Kindly go through my wife's health issues along with the attached echo report.
Query: Hi doctor, I am 23 years old, I am a married female and has one kid. My symptoms are shortness of breath (since a year), severe chest pain a month ago, numbness in the left arm since one month and fatigue with little exertion. There is no previous history of the same issue. Kindly explain the attach... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There is an atrial septal defect (attachment removed to protect patient identity), which needs closure as it is causing symptoms of breathlessness and fatigue. According to the echocardiogram, there is also right heart enlargement. As advised in the echo report, she sho... Read Full »