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Cardiology
Internal Medicine - Cardiology
Languages spoken
English, Hebrew, Polish, Russian
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310 Answers
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Zangeranswered
Cardiology 35 years experience
Drink 1-2 cups/day: Do not believe caffeine will cause hallucinations it can cause palpitations and headache especially when you crave more caffeine would try to limit in... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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Ectasia : The most common cause is simple aging . Smokers also are more inclined to get ectasia that can worsen and form aneurysms.
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A 65-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Aorta : Different parts of the aorta can vary but it would seem difficult to have the same part vary that much.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Junk food: Junk food won't cause diabetes it will cause you to exhibit the disease . The essential problem in diabetes is the bodies inability to handle sugar . ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Ignore: Most heart attacks take place in the morning.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Hdl: Actually an Hdl of 40 is pretty good . We don't have great drugs to raise Hdl .Exercise and moderate alcohol consumption (2-3oz/day) can help raise Hd... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Pleuritic pain : Pain in the chest with inspiration or cough is usually a pulmonary issue .see your MD to make sure
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Pe: Likely due to residual discomfort from pulmonary embolus. The embolus causes an inflammatory reaction which could result in pain for a few weeks or mo... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Chest pain : Alot depends on the characteristics of the pain your best off seeing a doctor to go over your symptoms.
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Angiogram: When done by experienced cardiologists its a safe procedure with some discomfort but little pain.
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A 46-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Ischemia: This is usually used to describe results of a stress test which means that with certain provocation (exercise or chemical) you have ischemia ( lack o... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Passing out: There are many possibilities could be vasovagal in nature . Try extra hydration and take in extra salt (pickles pretzels etc).
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Blood results : The two values are probably unrelated depending on your iron level you may need to be evaluated for an iron overload condition.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Pvd: Diabetics are more prone to narrowing of the blood vessels in all circulatory beds.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Zangeranswered
Cardiology 35 years experience
CAD: The leading risk factors for CAD are diabetes , hypertension, smoking cholesterol elevation
family history age and male gender. Type a personality a... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Cad: Coronary disease is very unusual in teens . Possible cause include congenital malformations of the coronaries or an arteritis which is an inflammatory... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Arrhythmia : If you had heart rate of 160 the monitor should be able to determine if its due to an arrhythmia or not . Follow up with cardiologist.
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Widow maker: Coronary events in such patients are unusual but not unheard of. It may be worth getting evaluated for hypercoaguable state where blood is more apt to... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Pain: Consider an evaluation by a gastoenterogist it may be reflux or other esophageal condition.
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Coumadin (warfarin): I usually discourage the use of alleve or other non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs as they have blood thinning properties would stick with tylenol ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Crp: Cardiac CRP is a biological marker used to measure inflammation and future risk of cardiac events.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Cough: Sounds like a respitory illness consider an evaluation with a doctor to rule out pneumonia.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Carotid: Possibilities include age, chronic hypertension and smoking.
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A female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Ovulation: Ovulation takes place in mid portion of the cycle so if you have on average a 28 day cycle you can easily figure out the mid point.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Vommiting: Throwing up especially repetitively will result in a sore chest along with esophageal irritation ... Try some tylenol (acetaminophen) and maalox.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Yes : Yes you can be pregnant and you can take a pregnancy test anytime you want.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Trauma : Sounds like you took a nice fall you may have sustained some shoulder injury ( rotator cuff ) the knot may be swollen tissue get it checked by an orth... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Growth : If you want a precise bone age you can get an x-ray of the long bones and see if the plates are closed or closing.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Yes: If they notice something that needs follow up they should mention it to you . They will not remind you to get routine screening tests.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Rotator cuff: If the pain occurs with lateral raises of the arm it may be a rotator cuff injury see an orthopedist.
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Skip beats : Skip beats of various types are quite common and may be due to an irregular heart rhythm most of which are benign in nature but some ard a bit more se... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Blood pressure : Using air pressure in the cuff the artery in your arm is compressed and flow is halted . As the air is bled out if the cuff the artery "opens" and a s... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Stroke: A stroke occurring at the site of s tumor is likely coincidental.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Cad: The good news is most pregnant women don't have coronary artery disease . If you do you should see a high risk OB and a cardiologist.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Diastolic bp: Usually stiffening of the arteries and loss of elasticity.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Valves : In the current era the aortic valve is more commonly replaced while the mitral valve in many cases can be repaired.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Cardioversion: Primary is stroke from dislodging clot from the left atrium .., there is an risk from the sedation.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Ablation : Not usually although some time the anesthesia can cause some residual nausea . Call your cardiologist review any new medications or other symptoms.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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AAA: Depending on your body habitas this may be normal but would get an exam to assess the aorta it can be detected with a simple ultrasound.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
ADH (vasopressin): ADH (vasopressin) is a hormone designed to help the kidneys retain water in volume contracted states.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Pvcs: Largely depends on when the symptoms are more prevalent.
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Bypass: There could be medical reason like severe kidney disease , lung disease or due to technical reasons like the vessels are too small.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Skipped beats : This symptom is quit common in other wise healthy women . They come and go at times with no pattern . In some patients there is a pattern associated w... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Bp: Isosorbide is not a classic BP medication ask your doctor about other options.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Wpw: The vast majority if WPW are not at any risk if death . The subgroup at risk are those who gave afib . Many patients don't even have symptoms and can ... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
EKG: While your ekg may not be "normal" it is normal for you and serves as a baseline
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A 67-year-old female asked:
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Chills: See your doctor may be nothing but your meds may need adjusting.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Palpitations : Sensation of your heart beat is not uncommon when we sleep and our heart is in closer proximity to our chest . Don't believe your are having a heart a... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Low carbs: You basically have to burn more calories than you take in. Focus on more protein intake vs carbs and drink 2 liters of water per day.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Cardiology 35 years experience
Hip injury : Largely depends on the type of injury
may be an issue late in term due to changes in walking and then in labor ... Speak to your obgyn.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Zanger is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Zanger is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you so much my dad love you nice staff don't rush him out you get to the bottom of things. My dad can not wait to the next visit. Thanks again
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Thank you! I already tapered off, but my BP dropped from 120s/70s to 80s/50s, and occasionally BG drop from 100 to 40s middle of the night.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful!everyone says i hav 6 months tummy before gettin married n kids. Hope this really helps me to reduce
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Graduated 1988MD
Residency
Bronx Municipal Hospital Center
Awards
Top Cardiologist , Second Place, New York - Winter
2013
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
Beth israel medical center
Kings county hospital center
Maimonides medical center
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