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What is anteroapical akinesis

A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Grenzer
Cardiology 57 years experience
Location: Ischemia is a term meaning that that part of an organ (the heart in this case) is not getting enough blood and oxygen. Anteroapical just refers to the... Read More
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Dr. Creighton Wright
surgery 58 years experience
Unhappy heart: The anterior apical-tip of the heart is not getting adequate coronary blood flow. Usually left anterior descending artery blockage.
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Dr. Jules Pean
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
During a nuclear stress test we proceed to obtain pictures of the heart before and after exercise. If a defect is present at rest and post exercise we... Read More
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Dr. Elden Rand
Cardiology 23 years experience
During cardiac nuclear stress test, 2 sets of images are acquired; the rest images and the stress images. A narrowing ‘blockage” is normal at rest, an... Read More
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Dr. Luis Villaplana
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
ASPIRIN: Beta blocker, ace inhibitor plus nitrates. If medical therapy fails, intervention via cath vs bypass recommended.
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A 73-year-old male asked:
Dr. Anthony Fritz
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
Concern: you appear to have a limitation of blood flow to the heart during the stress of the test that you had as well as the possibility of a previous heart a... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sameer Azhak
Cardiology 21 years experience
What's the question?: This result indicates a blockage with resultant heart muscle damage (prior heart attack) likely involving an artery known as the "LAD". In this parti... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
All of this warrants an evaluation by a cardiologist. You may have a significant coronary artery blockage to cause the reversible defect on stress tes... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
In a follow-up to my prior suggestions, the elevated NT proBNP combined with liver pathology raises concern of a systemic disorder infiltrating your m... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ernest Fischer
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics 13 years experience
Lack of movement: Akinesia is the loss of normal movement, typically in reference to a muscle. AN a kinetic ventricular septum is lack of movement in the portion of mu... Read More
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Dr. Donald Colantino
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
CHF: Your cardiologist is best qualified to answer your question. With the use of medications like ACE inhibitors, ARB's and the newer agent Ernesto, life ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Adam Elisha
Dr. Adam Elishaanswered
Rheumatology 4 years experience
Yes: Yes, we are all in the process of dying, only the rate of change is unknown
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