Dr. Michael Moran
Cardiology
Laguna Niguel, CA
35 years experience male
Locations
Coastal Cardiovascular Institute
Laguna Niguel, CA
My office hours
Thursday: 9:00am - 2:00pm
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Aetna
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Bankers Life and Casualty Company
Blue Cross of California
Blue Shield of California
CHAMPUS
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Medicare
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Pacificare Life & Health Insurance Company
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About
Bio
Harvard trained Interventional Cardiologist, past director of the Cardiac Rehab. and Risk Factor Reduction program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical. Specialize in complex coronary and peripheral vascular disease treatments, including limb salvage. Aggressive in prevention.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Cardiology
Languages spoken
English, German
Doctor Q&A
184 Answers
26 Agrees
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Reflex response...: The heart has fibers that sense strength and speed of contraction. When stimulated by "fight or flight" response, or pooling of blood in the legs duri... Read More
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It doesn't...: Plavix does not cause inflammation of the stomach lining. If you have inflammation it is from some other cause, like helicobacter pylori infection. ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Insulin resistance?: You may have Insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. Do you get hypoglycemic symptoms? Shakiness, irritability, intense hunger pains? Get check... Read More
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A male asked:
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Ringworm?: Could be a highly contagious fungal infection of the skin, called Ringworm. You may need to see a Dermatologist.
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Yes.: Labile, the opposite of stable, means your BP is not elevated at all times, rather rises in response to situations or different conditions, such as "w... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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What valve?: A stenotic mitral, tricuspid or pulmonic valve may last many years after valvuloplasty, an aortic valve usually only 6 moths. So since it was in 2001,... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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A few things...: Keeping the heart rate from going to slow - in heart block - preventing passing out, changing how the heart muscle contracts to prevent outlow tract o... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
No: It is a medication for high blood pressure, it does nothing to thin the blood.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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0.25 and 2-6 hours: Aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid has a half life of 0.25 hours. It's main metabolite however is salicylic acid, which has a half life of from 2-6 hours.... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Blockage?: Sounds like you are having angina with exertion. Hyperthyroidism can make this more evident. You need to be evaluated by a cardiologist immediately. I... Read More
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A 56-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Heart cath. ASAP!: A drop in blood pressure during a stress test of more than 10 points is a very ominous sign, and you dropped 80 points! it usually means the left main... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Sudden death...: Romano-ward, without congenital deafness and jervell-lange-nielsen, with deafness. Both refer to a delay in the repolarization time of the cardiac cyc... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Adrenaline...: You are probably getting little surges of adrenaline, most commonly due to low blood sugar. Avoid the simple carbohydrates, eat frequently, like every... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Yes.: Homocysteine is a toxic metabolite of methionine metabolism. It is converted to the non-toxic form, homocystine by a series of enzymes. People missing... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Yes, but?: Amicar (aminocaproic acid) is used to stop bleeding in surgery, it only has a half life of 2 hours, so nearly all gone in 12 hours. It would not be us... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Syncope: The main risk of hypotension, or low blood pressure, is passing out, or "syncope". If this occurs while you are driving, up on a ladder, holding a sma... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Eat: Eat frequent, small, low glycemic meals and put your fork down until done chewing the last bite.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Insulin Resistance..: Pcos means that you are Insulin resistant and means that you will eventually become a type 2 diabetic. Treat the Insulin resistance syndrome early und... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Besides just opening a clogged artery like others have said, a stent was specifically designed to prevent the collapse of an artery opened by a balloo... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Transplant! ASAP!: There is no known cure for giant cell myocarditis, it is rapidly fatal within 6 months in 70% of cases. You need to get to a transplant center immedi... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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ACEI's & BB's: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and their daughters, angiotensin receptor blockers as well as several of the beta blockers have been shown to... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Maybe...: In general, strokes come from one of three things, either an embolus (clot from the heart), blockage of the carotid artery or blockage in the arteries... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Re-test her...: Lyme disease since birth? Requires the bite of a deer tick carrying borrelia burdorferi bacteria. There are lots of false positives for the bacteria u... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Ultrasound: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (ppcm) occurs during the final month to up to 5 months following delivery. It is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy that cause... Read More
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Prinzmetal angina: Prinzmetal, variant, or vasospastic angina are all the same. The coronary arteries go into spasm and reduce blood flow, just like a migraine headache... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Insulin Resistance..: Pcos is due to the Insulin resistance syndrome. Some call this "pre-diabetes". You need to see an endocrinologist, avoid simple carbs and sugars and g... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Prednisone?: A short taper dose of steroids usually helps, like a Medrol (methylprednisolone) dose pak. If it persists, see an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Insulin resistance?: Weight gain in the Insulin resistance syndrome makes you more Insulin resistant. Sex hormone binding globulin is down-regulated in i.R., so could thro... Read More
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Caution!: While most beta blockers are ok during pregnancy (fda category b, studied in animal reproduction trials but not human, and no signs of adverse events)... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Slows the heart: In general the vagus nerve is like a shock absorber on a speed bump or pothole. When large swings in the heart rate occur due to various factors, the ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
1-7 days: If it was done through the wrist, (radial artery approach), you should be able to drive in 1 day. If done through the groin (femoral artery approach)... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
A false blood thiner: Lp(a) is a series of Amino Acids which have a similar structure, and therefore the "key" as plasminogen, a natural blood thinner and clot desolver. U... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Expandable metal...: Usually, in carotid stenting, a self-expanding stent made of nitinol is used. Nitinol is unusual in that it changes shape and size depending on the te... Read More
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A 82-year-old female asked:
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Not a problem: Left anterior fasicular block is not a problem and she certainly does not need a stress echo every six months. Exercise and low carb, or more accurate... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Not required, but...: A good idea. If you are unconscious and found bleeding, there are antidotes to coumadin, (warfarin) fresh frozen plasma and vitamin k to reverse it. ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
High BP?: Have you checked your blood pressure when you get these symptoms? If not, get a home BP cuff and check it. Take these readings to your doctor and go o... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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2-3 drinks a day: Excessive alcohol intake, more than 5 drinks a day actually worsens coronary artery disease. Moderate alcohol consumption has been linked to lowered m... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Most of them...: Please see my responses to your other questions. The problem is not the palpitations, but what is causing them. Any beta blocker will do, atenolol, m... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Pre-excitation?: There is a short delay between the times the upper chambers (atria) contract and the lower chambers (ventricles). The two events are seen on the ekg a... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Maybe...: Coffee in general has low dosages of vitamin k, the "antidote" for warfarin. Inform your doctor you are taking it so they can monitor your inr level t... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Fibroids?: Dysfunctional uterine bleeding can be caused by uterine fibroids. Get an ultrasound. Large fibroids can often be embolized by a minimally invasive tec... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
When does it occur?: Could be many things, depends on the character, timing and what brings it on. Could be lung inflammation, rib or chest wall muscle pain, shingles, you... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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How low?: Depends on how low it drops. People with long-standing diabetes can get problems with their autonomic nervous system, causing wide fluctuations in BP ... Read More
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Depends...: Fish oil only lowers triglycerides, and only if taken 30 minutes before a meal, a fact most people don't realize. The rise in LDL can be controlled wi... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Breakdown of walls: Of the small air pouches in your lung, called alveoli. When the walls become damaged, the alveoli merge into one larger pouch, decreasing the surface ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Cause?: Depends on the cause of your low bp. Dehydration? Blood loss? Diabetes? Medications? Check with your doctor, but if you are symptomatic and all major ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Simple carbs...: Read a book like the South Beach Diet to understand how this happens. It is too complex a response to answer in 400 characters. It was written by a ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Yes...: An enlarged heart means less efficient pumping. This causes increase in the pressure to return blood to the heart in the venous system. This causes ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Diet and exercise: Since almost all coronary artery disease is due to underlying Insulin resistance, treating the i.R. Will afford you the most protection. That means a... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 26 years experience
Go to the E.R.!!: Many things can cause a heart rate of 180 and low blood pressure of 80/60, unfortunately none of them are good. Arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillatio... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Moran is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Moran, thank you, her cardiologist was talking about pace makers, that can leave her bleeding, and or with a pneumothorax. Thank you, FC
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Thank you heart problems run.in my family so ive been worried im 37 and have been on.the med for about 12 years now but its a great relief
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I will try but I can't say all this to my city doctors they will take it like a disrespect but I will try thank you
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten
Graduated 1988MD
Medical/Graduate school
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Graduated 2012MD
Residency
ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Completed 1991
Awards
Top Cardiologist, Third Place, California - Spring
2014
Castle Connolly Top Doctors
2021
Affiliations
Cardiovascular Institute Laguna
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