Dr. Ehsan Ansari
Interventional cardiology
Waterbury , CT
32 years experience male
Locations
Carddiology Associates of Greather Waterbury
Waterbury , CT
Office
Waterbury, CT
About
Bio
Currently I am an interventionalist cardiologist in
Connecticut. I received my medical degree from University of Montpellier in
France and my cardiology fellowship from Tufts University in Massachusetts. As
a residency preceptor at Yale School of Medicine I work with Yale
residents. I have been co-investigator
in multiple clinical trials in cardiology.
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.
Interventional cardiology
Cardiology
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
212 Answers
160 Agrees
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Interventional cardiology 32 years experience
Try it with food: Try it with food, if still abdominal pain talk to your doctor for alternative medications to coumadin (warfarin).
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Prilosec: I have given my patients ppi such as Prilosec medications. Unfortunately gastrointestinal side effects are seen with pradaxa. You can discuss with yo... Read More
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A 60-year-old male asked:
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sensitivity: Lack of sensitivity of stress test. It is about 85%. This means if you perform a stress test in 100 patients with coronary artery disease there is a p... Read More
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A member asked:
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Yes if heart disease: If you have coronary artery disease and your bad cholesterol (ldl) is greather than 100 you will get significant benifit by taking statin. On the othe... Read More
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A female asked:
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See your doctor: Your diastolic blood pressure is high as well as you heart rate. Duggest you consult with your doctor.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Ask him for referal: Get a blood pressure calf and monitor your blood pressure in am and before bedtime. I would get three readings each time 2 min apart. Do this for a we... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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All deponds: Pvc in a young person with no structural heart disease is benign. In patients with heart disease has a different prognosis. If you have no heart disea... Read More
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A 66-year-old male asked:
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Dose reduction: Statin medication such as Lipitor (atorvastatin) can cause muscle pain. Sometimes lowering the dose can help. Coq10 200 mg taking twice daily helps. Y... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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No self medication: Why you are taking potassium. If it is not prescribed by your physician potassium could be dangerous. You need a blood test to assess your electrolyte... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Few things: Athlets with exellent exercise tolerance have low heart beats which is normal. Pathologically low heart beat is seen with patients with nodal system d... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Possible: If your heart rate was rapid it is possible you may have supraventricular tachycardia. The best way to assess that to get an ECG at the time of sympto... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Absolutely. Sotalol is a drug for atrial fib. It could cause other type of sometimes serious rhythm disturbance. If you are dizzy it is possible that ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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More info: Sharp pain could be anything. Please explain the precipitated factor, duration, any other symptoms with it and alleviating factor. A sharp pain that ... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Have a monitor: You should have a holter monitor. This is a 24 hour monitoring of the heart rate and rhythm. It will show any abnormalities at the time of symptom.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Need to see doctor: It is difficult to tell you what it is. You need to see your doctor to examine you and order necessary testings.
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A 58-year-old male asked:
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Several things: Rapid heart beat originates either in the upper chambers of the heart and is called svt or in the lower chambers called vt. The only way to make the ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Both ventricles: There are three wires. One wire in the right atrium, one wire in the right ventricle and one wire in the left ventricle. The left ventricle wire is n... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Sounds anxiety: I believe your symptoms are related to anxiety. I suggest to have a complete physical examination by a physician to make sure thre is no other issue.
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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No: Your BP is borderline high. At this time lifestyle change is more effective than taking medications. In addition to your exercise, suggest to keep you... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Talk to MD: Discuss this with your physician. Doubt your symptoms are related to zithromax.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Possible: It is reassuring that your choesterl, sugar, BP and heart rate are good. It seems that you have a low risk of cardiac disease. However coronary event... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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No: Holter monitor detects electrical activity of the heart. Echocardiography can assess cardiomyopathy.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Acute or chronic: By defination CHF is classified acute CHF or chronic chf. It is systolic or diastolic. Chronic CHF could be well compensated.
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A 67-year-old male asked:
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Check with doctor: Anytime when you take medications specially cialis, i suggest to discuss with your cardiologist.
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Interventional cardiology 32 years experience
See MD: Your diastolic number is high and you are not feeling well this is a good reason to see your doctor.
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A 54-year-old female asked:
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INR not affected: Tinzaparin works different than coumadin (warfarin). It will not affect the pt and inr. Tinzaparin works on a different pathway. It affects xa activit... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Interventional cardiology 32 years experience
Two different: Both medicstions are for rate control. As a cardiologist we favor betablocker therefore carvedilol. However betablockes sometimes can cause fatigue an... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Physical examination: Your cardiologist will listen to your medical history, dymptoms, family history, smoking etc. He or she will examine you and decide if you need any a... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Sure you can take otc Prilosec on as needed basis. You should see your doctor if this is an ongoing issue for you.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Mylanta: Try otc mylanta or tums (calcium carbonate). Beside medications eat on time. Avoid spicy food. Medications like asprin and Ibuprofen should be avoide... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Pain where: You should not have any pain, if this is a groin pain you probably need an ultrasound. Check with your cardiologist.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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BP: Ibuprofen can cause hypertension and kidney injury. If you have symptoms recommend you stop this medication and see a doctor soon.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Side effect: Confusion is one of the side effect. He should tell his doctor to change his medication to something different.
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A 63-year-old male asked:
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Interventional cardiology 32 years experience
More info: Angina which is related to a blockage in coronary vessels manifests with with chest pain. I strongly recommend that you see your doctor for a complete... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Interventional cardiology 32 years experience
Up to 14 dsys: Troponin i or troponin t remains positive up to 14 days after a cardiac event. CPK and ckmb returns to normal after 72 hours. Troponin is a specific ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Caution: Combination of toradol and Coumadin (warfarin) will increase the level of Coumadin (warfarin) and subsequently will increase the risk of bleeding. I... Read More
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A 67-year-old male asked:
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Interventional cardiology 32 years experience
Discuss with MD: I am not sure what kind of heart disease you have. Your heart rate is a bit fast. It is better to discuss this with your cardiologist. Probably go bac... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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See below: Your heart function is preserved. However you have had an abnormality on the wall motion. Based on your symptoms you need to discuss further with yo... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Find the cause: If you have low BP with symptoms obviously this should be treated. We need to find out why. Howevere if there is no identified cause then you need to... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
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Interventional cardiology 32 years experience
Not necessarily: Nitroglycerin is a vascular smooth muscle relaxant. It is indicated for the treatment of coronary arterial disease. Some patients benefit from subling... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Monitoring: For mild mitral stenosis and no symptoms and normal pulmonary pressure we just watch. You need to have regular follow-up with a cardiologist. Once th... Read More
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A male asked:
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No: Carlos, focus more on your school subjects. It is early at this stage.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Yes: It is possible you have low intravascular volume. Suggest you see your primary doctor to evaluate for endocrine disorder, dehydration, blood loss and... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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More info: What is precipitated cause? Duration of pain? Aleaviating factors. If you could provide more info i will provide you with a better diagnosis.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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No: Unlikely. You should see your physician if symptoms persist.
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Non cardiac: If three cardiologist told you this is not cardiac then it could be muscular pain. Try some otc ibuprofen.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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No: Atrial fib is a persistant rapid beats in the atria. Atrial beat is about 300 beats per min. Pac is a single isolated beat that originates in the at... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Probably muscular: I doubt your pain is something serious but nonetheless given the new occurance you need to be examined by her primary care physician. I suspect that ... Read More
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A male asked:
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Probably not free: Carlos, most of the medical publications are by subscription, therefore you should pay an annual fee. You might be able to search some abstracts onlin... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Not really: So far there is no study to show the benifit of taking supplemental vitamines. Excess of some vitamines could be harmful.
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May 10, 2013
Dr Ansari provides an invaluable public service on Health Tap. His responses are clear, accurate, pertinent and helpful. I recommend Dr. Ansari.
Jul 8, 2013
Known nationally for his expertise. He is a great resource to have on HealthTap.
Apr 28, 2013
I recommend this physician
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Not my question, I just saw it here. I want to thank you the way you saw the situation. You reassured the asker although recommended a visit to cardiologist. If I had th...Read More
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you doctor，does it mean imy 89 years old daddy overwork，should he est more？ can he gets to normal agsin？ how？
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Thank you. My doctor thinks its anxiety & said I don't need an echo? I had an echo & stress test about 3 years ago and it came back normal?
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Montpellier U.F.R. of Medicine, France
Graduated 1991MD
Awards
Thought Leader, Second Place, Connecticut - Winter
2013
Top Cardiologist , First Place, Connecticut - Winter
2013
Thought Leader, Third Place, New Haven Region, CT - Summer
2013
Affiliations
Fellow American Colege of Cardiology
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