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Dr. Terrence Cohen

Cardiology
Lake Worth, FL
48 years experience

Locations

Terrence Jay Cohen, M.D., P.A.

Lake Worth, FL

Address

4801 South Congress Ave., Suite 206, Lake Worth, FL
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Fax

5616416623

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Cardiology

Languages spoken

English

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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Avoid the cause: What caused his heart failure. If th cause of his problem can be avoided, the consequences need not develop. Among the causes of heart failure are hea... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Lovaza: Whether to treat isolated low hdl-c is controversal. Certainly, an exercise regimen is beneficial and always appropriate. If medical treatement is cho... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Destroy problem area: In some cases, an area of the heart can cause dangerous or uncomfortable irregularity of the heartbeat. A special wire is used to destroy the offendin... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Nerve stuck?: Perhaps the needle was in a nerve instead of the desired vein.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Unusual Problem: The clue that the symptoms occur only when driving suggest a connection to arm exercise. This can be a result of "subclavian steal, " a condition in w... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Heart Attack: Blockage of a coronary artery is a heart attack. If the blockage is relieved within seconds, damage can be avoided. The symptoms would be the same as ... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
NO!!!!!: If you have severe aortic stenosis, heavy workouts may be unsafe and supplements may be extremely unsafe.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Low risk: About 1/10, 000 mortality. Most problems are in patients with severe disease which would soon be a problem anyway. Most problems are at the site of ar... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Probably O.K.: These medications are often prescribed in combination and there does not appear to be a significant interaction.
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Talk to your doctor: For most conditions for which you might be on bystolic (nebivolol) it could be dangerous to abruptly discontinue therapy. There are a number of other ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Exercise asthma : This may be exercise asthma which can be treated with simple medications. It may be beneficial to use a prescription inhaler before running.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Absolutely: Large quantities of alcohol can poison heart muscle causing alcoholic cardiomyopathy. This weakens the contraction and, because people who drink that ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Many possibilities: Many possible causes. Your doctor will evaluate for abnormal heart rhythm (fast or slow), artery blockages in the neck, low or very high blood pressur... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Usually none: Usually none. Some people report muscle aches or weakness, and some report memory impairment. The majority of these reports turn out not to be from th... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
EKG during exercise: Ekg's are taken at rest and during exercise and recovery. Certain ekg abnormalities are suggestive of blocked arteries to the heart. If these changes ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Depends : The heart rate depends on many factors including conditioning, activity and stress level, disease state, mediations, etc. The standard answer is 60-10... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Prinzmetals Angina: Sometimes the arteries to the heart can be susceptible to vasospasm. This typically causes resting chest pain, often at night. A stress test will prob... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Diet, genetics, etc.: The effect of warfarin varies with diet, genetic factors, other medications, herbals and otc's, etc. It is one of the most difficult drugs to manage. ... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Never PRN: Imdur is a slow release medication meant to prevent angina. It is of little benefit once there is an attack because it will not work for hours. If the... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Multiple treatments: Any potential causes should be addressed. There are several medications that, in combination, may greatly improve symptoms and slow progression of dis... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
See a good physician: I assume a small number of stairs. You may have an abnormality of the conduction system that regulates your heartbeat. It may be apparent on an ekg or... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Possibly: This may be necessary. To goal is to address the cause of the low blood pressure. For example, if due to acute bleeding, replacement of blood volume i... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Certain medications: Certain medications obscure the ekg changes, or the exercise capacity reducing the utility of the test. Abnormalities of the resting ekg may also impa... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Special Heart X-Ray: In this test, a tube (or catheter) is inserted through a small hole into an artery and passed to the heart where pressures can be measured and special... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
May be the same: Valve surgery is a longer and more complex procedure but the post-operative recovery times may be the same. If the heart was badly stretched or thicke... Read More
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A 52-year-old male asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Yes: Shortness of breath is one of the most common symptoms of heart disease, but there are non-cardiac causes. Among the cardiac causes are heart failure ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Different cause : Symptoms may be similar but treatment is very different. The pericardium can be opened or removed to relieve constriction but restrictive cardiomyopat... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Not unusual initiall: While this response is not unusual initially, most people quickly acclimate and don't continue to have problems.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Get checked at ER: While it could be just a muscle pull, it is possible you tore your food pipe. If the pain persists, you should be checked in the emergency room becaus... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Minimal discomfort: There will be some pressure at the arterial access site. Several times during the test, dye will be injected which can result in warm flushing and pos... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Abnormal conduction: The signal to beat is distributed to through the heart by a specialized electrical system. The right bundle is one of the branches of this system. If ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Anti-inflammatories: In the short term, anti-inflammatory medications such as indomethicin, prednisone, or even Aspirin may help. A search for a correctable cause is usual... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Possibly: At your age, i would guess you are taking the drug for mitral valve prolapse or for rapid heart rhythm. If you have been taking propanolol for some ti... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Multiple factors: The heart pumps blood under pressure into the arteries. The higher the resistance to flow the higher the pressure. Thus both the pressure generated by... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Don't wait: Unless very high, blood pressure is a silent killer. It damages the blood vessels to the brain, heart, kidneys and strains the heart muscle. By the ti... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Second opinion?: Some lesions are not ameniable to angioplasty or stents. Some combinations of lesions are best treated surgically. Without details all that can be sai... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
May worsen with age: This is a not uncommon congenital variant which is typically aysmptomatic for many years. With aging, leakage from the valve not closing properly may ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
See your doctor: See your doctor. There are many possible causes, both minor and serious. At 36, you are young but heart attacks do sometimes occur in your age group. ... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Yes: Any potential causes should be addressed. There are several medications that, in combination, may greatly improve symptoms and slow progression of dis... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Depends on problem: Sometimes a valve that doesn't open properly can be helped by opening with a balloon procedure. Sometimes a prosthesis can be passed into the heart vi... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Palpitations, jolt: If your heart has a serious rhythm problem, the device should intercede to correct it. When that happens, you may feel palpitations or a jolt in your ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Shortness of breath: Shortness of breath, initially with exercise, and in more severe cases even at rest. This may be worse when lying flat and may cause awakening with sh... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
2 to 7 days: Wafarin response is very variable. Typically, within 2 to 3 days there is a significant reductiion in the effect and within about 5 days anticoagulati... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Unlikely: A dry cough is a rare side effect of this class of medications. I would look for other causes of back pain and cough which are more likely.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Smaller incisions: Instead of opening the chest widely, the heart is accessed through smaller incisions. This may result in a shorter recovery. Of course, having restric... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Mirror image body: Essentially a mirror image body. The heart and other organs are opposite of usual-the stomach is on the right, the liver and appendix on the left, the... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Many causes : Many causes such as: narrowed arteries in the neck or head, fast or slow heartbeat, very low blood pressure, malfunctioning heart valves, severe anemi... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Abnormal conduction: The signal to beat is distributed to through the heart by a specialized electrical system. The right bundle is one of the branches of this system. If ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
120/80 or less: This standard has been moving. It seems that the lowest pressure that is tolerated is best but generally we prefer less than 120/less than 80. Over 13... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Terrence Cohen
Cardiology 48 years experience
Shortness of breath: Shortness of breath, initially with exercise, and in more severe cases even at rest. This may be worse when lying flat and may cause awakening with sh... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Cohen is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Cohen is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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I have pericarditis snd have been taken prednisone,colchicine,ibuprofen etc for 5 yrs but still suffering much.cant live normal.Pain &fatige
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Thank you for your help. Appreciate the time you have taken to help!
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Thank you. My case is mild and never push myself. Will not take NO3
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