Dr. Atique Mirza
Internal Medicine - Cardiology
Simsbury, CT
33 years experience male
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Central Connecticut Cardiologists LLC
Hartford, CT
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Thursday: Closed
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About
Bio
Dr. Atique A. Mirza is a Consultant Cardiologist at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford Connecticut. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is the founding president of the Allama Iqbal Medical College Alumni Association of North America and the founding President of the Connecticut Chapter of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani descent of North America. In addition to his role as Board Member of the Asian Pacific American Coalition (APAC), he currently serves as the Secretary of the Association of Pakistani Cardiologists of North America (APCNA) and is a Board Member of the US PAK Foundation. He has chaired numerous committees & served in several leadership positions since 1997 at the APPNA.
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology
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Cardiology
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Languages spoken
Hindi, Punjabi
Doctor Q&A
208 Answers
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
For what age group: High blood pressure (hypertension) in children is blood pressure that's the same as or higher than 95 percent of children who are the same sex, age an... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Time will tell: Please consult your doctor as thee can be many other causes for erectile dysfunction.
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Heartfailure therapy: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (crt), also called biventricular pacing, uses a special kind of pacemaker -- a biventricular pacemaker -- that is de... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
You may be ok: *although 120/80 mm hg or lower is the ideal blood pressure goal, doctors are unsure if you need treatment (medications) to reach that level.
If yo... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
See your PCP : Please consult with your pcp to review your med list and use all the non- medicinal ways to control BP especially avoiding salt and nsaids.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Many trials : Would you like to know about a specific topic in cardiology as at one time hundreds of trials are being conducted al over the wirld.
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A female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Less likely: It might be the lingering effects of injections for migraine.
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A female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
May be aortic root: I am not sure what is aortic rtd, it may be aortic root. If you had aortic insufficiency and symptoms have worsened please your cardiologist and repea... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Ignore: Do – sleeping sideways with a pillow
don’t – sleeping on your back
do – prepare yourself for breast.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
No: Use of Lisinopril is contraindicated during pregnancy. Animal and human data have revealed evidence of embryolethality and teratogenicity associated w... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Increased heart rate: The over dose causes significant rises in heart rate, hypertension and arrhythmias. It causes vasoconstriction which generally does not produce hypert... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Not necessarily: Heart may increase during pregnancy. I will recommend to see your pcp or a cardiologist to make sure that you have physiological tachycardia and not c... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Only making you heal: It makes you a healthy individual.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Usually yes: Usually it opens up as much as of aortic root size. But it still can leak.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Check BP : Keep a close eye on bp. If you continue to feel bad and BP is very low go to ed. Drink plenty of fluids and get in touch with you doctor.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
See your PCP : Dermatological disorders re very difficult to diagnose with description. Please have some one look at the lesion.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Arrhythmia : Please se your doctor you may need holter to rule out cardiac arrhythmia.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Pulsating swelling: The aorta is the largest artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and extending down to the abdomen, where it bifurc... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Yes: Meats and proteins can cause heart burn.
High-risk meats are ground chuck, marbled sirloin, chicken nuggets and chicken wings; low- to moderate-ri... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Fluid retention : Steroids affect how your body stores fat and glucose so can literally cause you to gain weight on top of excessive appetite/water retention along with... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Not necessarily: It all depends what holter monitor shows. If even you have any arrythmia , most arrythmias are benign.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Arrythmia : Whenever you feels palpitations especially with history of thyroid cancer you must rule out cardiac arrythmias. Although palpitations simply can be fe... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Anemia: Please check your blood work up as it seems that you may have low blood count. Please see your pcp as soon as possible.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
No: Ciclopirox is a generic prescription medication available in a number of different forms. Doctors commonly prescribe the cream form of ciclopirox for ... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Less likely heart: At your age coronary artery disease is rare. It appears that you might have inflamed muscles of chest of inflamed lining of the lungs. Please see your... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Do not worry: Occasional palpitations can many reasons. Anxiety, stress and increased caffeine intake are most common. Please hydrate your self and consider over t... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Diastolic CHF: Yes you have diastolic chf, consult with your cardiologist for treatment.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Varies: Nonpregnant adult 115-211u/l
first trimester 78-433 u/l
second trimester 80 - 447u/l
third trimester 82 - 524 u/l.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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It varies: It stimulates the release of hormones needed to cause ovulation.
Clomiphene therapy is typically used for 5 consecutive days early in the menstrual c... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
PVCs or arrythmia: It can be simple frequent pvcs or cardia arrythmia. If symptoms continue you may need holter monitor x 24 hours or a loop monitor for thirty days.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
PSVT: Fast heart beat, cough and shortness of breath can be due to paroxysmal supra-ventricular tachycardia at your age. Please see your pcp and you may nee... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
May be: Ehlers-danlos syndrome is a group of inherited disorders that affect your connective tissues primarily your skin, joints and blood vessel walls. Conne... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Angina Pectoris: Yes it is serious as he is having angina (pain). Please have him consult with his cardiologist.
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Yes: If they really meant ventricular fibrillation, it can be fatal and will strongly recomend you to see a cardiologist for further evaluation with stress... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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So sorry: I am so sorry to hear about your loss. The mortality of pancreatic ca is very high and if the patient cannot tolerate oral medications then there is ... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
No: Your blood pressure is normal. You have high bmi (>29), need to loose weight to get to bmi of less than 25 at least.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
No medications: Weight loss is a mathematical issue of portion sizes and caloric intake. An individual requires around 2000 calories a day to maintain his or her weig... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Cancer treatment: Radioembolization is a cancer treatment in which radioactive particles are delivered to a tumor through the bloodstream. The particles lodge in the tu... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Yes: Any infection or higher adrenergic drive increase the heart rate.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Less Likely : Seeing a doctors for a physical may be helpful.
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A 52-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
BP: BP is not a same number all the time. There are many factors, including but not limited to weather, barometric pressure, anxiety level, pain, medicati... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Hypertension: You may have essential HTN on top of asthma. Please take the medication and keep an eye bp. Avoid salt and sodium in diet. Alcohol use may increase th... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Check your BP : It may be a norml finding or you can have htn. Please check your bp.
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A 46-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Not many choices: If you cannot tolerate these two, chances are you may not able tolerate other ed medications. Please see a urologist for other options.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Less likely: Wait for loop monitor results, hopefully things will be all right.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
? Muscle pain: It seems that you might have a muscle pull. It pain persist after a few days check with your doctor or go to a walking clinic.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Multiple: Major side effects; art gravitas, myalgias, abnormal liver function tests, muscle breakdown , diabetes , memory deficit ect.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Less likely cardiac: It is either pleuritic or musculoskeletal and less likely cardiac please see your pcp.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
Norma: Normal, Down syndrome requires amniocentesis.
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Cardiology 33 years experience
See your PCP: In elderly individuals there can be multiple reasons for feeling weak. A simple urinary tract infect may present like weakness. Lease see your pcp.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Mirza is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Mirza is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I really appreciate your quick response! You are so helpful!!! Thanks!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks! I couldn't find an answer anywhere, was just curious. Thanks!!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks, i went last night. Had xray, bld test and ecg. Norm. Infection
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Allama Iqbal Medical College
Graduated 1990MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Pakistan
Graduated 1990MD
Residency
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER and Westlake Hospital.
Awards
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
Central Connecticut Cardiologists, LLC
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
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