Dr. ALADIN MARIANO
Thoracic Surgery
SOUTH BARRINGTON, IL
51 years experience male
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Thoracic Surgery
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Thoracic Surgery 51 years experience
Both: But it depends on what the actual lung parenchymal disease is. With bullous emphysema involving 2/3 of lung compressing the other part of the remainin... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Many: ...So long as the hospital has cardiovascular surgeons or interventional cardiologist or radiologist.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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I do not think so: Mood changes happen with or without lung tumor removed, so that of and by itself, there is no definite correlation . However, effects of anesthesia or... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Yes: While there is no specific rx for this genetic connective tissue disorder, life is prolonged by treating it's complications. This reminds me of my pat... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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It depends on what: The procedure is. If "stent" is used , maybe 1-2 days in the hospital. For excision/ bypass procedure, 3-5 days, in general.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Cancer: Mesothelioma is a malignant tumor of the lining epithelium of visceral organs. Commonly the pleura, which is a lining epithelium in the chest that cov... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Heart/lung disease: Difficulty of breathing means the body wants to make up for diminished oxygenation from poor transport of oxygen from alveolar air to pulmonary capill... Read More
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A member asked:
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Yes: You have enough symptoms to be rightfully concerned. Hopefully, your symptoms may turn up to be inconsequential. However, you need to be evaluated by ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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It depends: With history of rheumatic fever, it is ideal to check the nature of the mitral valve. While the mr is trivial, the echo findings can help in the evalu... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Treatment for: Pain control depends upon the source of pain. Which bone is involved? Generally, for chronic pain where the source can not be removed by surgical app... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Abnormal symptom: Maybe due to angina pectoris, muscle pull or osteochondritis.
You need to see a thoracic surgeon for full evaluation and rx.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Per se, no one is: Excluded. Risk analysis is done for everyone who needs cabg. Risks will always be a reality. But managing risks is the challenge to the "heart team", ... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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The disease itself : Needs "a bridge" is risky enough. Procedures that help the disease have risk but certainly justify risk. It us not the risk itself that's an issue. Ra... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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As the name implies: It is a device that assist the lv. It does so by relieving "work" or stress on the lv. The principle is for the blood going to the lv be diverted to a... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Rare: Estimates in the us can be 3, 000 annually and affecting, in 3/4 of the time, patients 64 years old and above, usually males.
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A 53-year-old member asked:
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Yes. : I suppose lung was removed for lung cancer? Then access this link: http://www.Lungcancer.Org/get_help/supportgroups.Php.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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It is done: With or without cardio-pulmonary bypass. The core principle is to bypass a blocked coronary artery using vein, mammary artery as conduit or substitute... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Signs as: Understood by the medical community mean objective findings. As such, signs may not be present. Symptoms, on the other hand, are subjective, viz., pai... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Yes: But, it is not the same.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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It depends...: ....On oxygen concentration and degree of exposure. There is no question that 100% oxygen can damage surfactant. But, i doubt whether usual nasal o2 o... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Not, in general: Ascending aneurysm may affect the aortic valve or coronaries and treated in general under cardiopulmonary bypass. Aneurysm limited to descending thora... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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In specificity : Angina is chest pain due to diminished blood flow to heart muscle; maybe from constriction or blockage. Coronary disease is abnormality in coronary ar... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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It may: But, not necessarily. Even non-lifting does not prevent rupture. Goes to show that there are many reasons for rupture. Take care of it before it ruptu... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Yes: This may help: http://www.Med.Umich.Edu/rad/res/resources/endoleak.Htm.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Many: But commonly associated with high cholesterol, high lipids, hypertension, diabetes and genetic predisposition.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Yes: But, it depends on the diagnosis and indication for the procedure, as well as the experience of the cv surgeon.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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No: But, it depends on the pain tolerance of the patient as well as the number of entry points and length of the incision for these ports of entry.
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Yes...and continuing: Very slow growing or maybe stable in size for months or a year only to increase in size afterwards. No one knows the future do you want a definitive ... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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It depends: While lack of change in size and low suv on pet scan suggests benign nodule and can wait for definitive diagnosis, this approach may not necessarily b... Read More
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A male asked:
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Really?: Then you may have neurogenic problem. Please get yourself checked out for anatomic cardiac problem or otherwise.
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Yes: In fact when it is early, one does not have symptoms. It is difficult to diagnose without symptoms as diagnosis is based on biopsy by endoscopy which ... Read More
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It depends...: ...On one's perception of "recovery" is. If the expectation from treatment is palliative or symptomatic relief, then she will recover. Breathing is an... Read More
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A 65-year-old member asked:
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In general "No": By itself, AAA does not cause weakness unless it is "leaking" or has ruptured, in which case there will be associated symptom of pain in the "belly" o... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Break in esophagus: If you were hospitalized and operated on, most likely this is what happened. If not, "esopageal rupture" may not be the right term. I wonder whether o... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
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Observation: Observation is the most natural treatment but only for so long as the patient is not short of breath that oxygenation is compromised. Otherwise, a tub... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Holter will be able to analyze your heart rhythmn whether regular or not. Premature beats are associated with mitral prolapse.
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I doubt it. : All your tests are negative. This symptom can be psychosomatic. It does not mean "being crazy". Rather, you need othet treatment modalities. This is... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Chronic cough...: ....Is disturbing , especially with smoking history. Thorough evaluation and analysis of the reasons behind chronicity of this cough is long in coming... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
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Unsure about what: Ed means. If you mean emergency dept. Then there is really no need to go to "ed". Go to a primary physician who will then order a chest xray and ct sc... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Yes: As lymph nodes are natural drainage for organs.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Palpitation: You need a 24-hr holter monitor to evaluate rhythmn disturbance. If you are above 50 years old, a Lexiscan to evaluate coronary perfusion and heart mu... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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No, but...: ...This is why you are being monitored so that when this happens, treatment can be instituted. Sometimes, this asystole happens but easily treatable.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Strictly speaking, : No. But there are many modalities that are preventive and/or therapeutic.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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It depends: Back pain can be due to many causes. Determination of specific test depends on the history related to pain, its nature and behavior, response to motio... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Not sure: Having had symptom like this since age 14, suggests congenital problem. Since pain is related to stress, it is advisable to have 24-hr or continuous h... Read More
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It depends: If your symptoms persist, it is advisable to see your obstetrician. Going to the er, may not have a definite advantage than seeing someone who knows y... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Any procedure is: "particularly dangerous". But what is the "risk-benefit ratio"? Risk analysis can be simple or complex depending upon lots of factors. It maybe helpf... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Fat adheres to : The wall of arteries and builds up to eventually pose a risk for blockage and a cascade of events initiated by platelet adherence and aggregation. Thi... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Chemotherapy: Whatever the type of malignancy, late stage, i.e. Stage iv,
suggests the tumor has gone beyond local control and cannot be treated effectively except... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Yes and no: As nicotine constricts the coronaries, it also increases vascular resistance to blood flow. For the heart muscle to receive adequate blood flow , it h... Read More
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Feb 27, 2013
I recommend this physician!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. MARIANO is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. MARIANO is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you Dr. Mariano for your response. The minimally invasive procedure is apparently more limited in scope than I initially believed!
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This saved my life. Thank You! I thought my throat and chest were hurting because I came in close contact with someone who has mono.
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Thanks Dr. Mariano! I'll follow your recommendation if it persists. Hopefully I just slept wrong or something and it'll go away :)
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Far Eastern University, Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, Philippines
Graduated 1972MD
Awards
President Medical Staff Alexian Brothers Medical Center; President Chicago Medical Society Irving Park; most outstanding Intern and Resident
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