A 43-year-old member asked:
What does a spot on your heart mean?
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Dr. Bennett Werneranswered
Cardiology 46 years experience
meaningless: Not a medical term. If someone told you that you have a spot on your heart, ask for clarification with medical terminology. We'd be glad to help decipher that if you need further assistance.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What can it mean to have a spot on your heart?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
heart spot: It usually means someone who told you about a spot on your heart isn't a medical person. We don't use that terminology so can't tell you what they meant.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What does it mean to have a white spot on your heart?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Spot: Not sure what you are talking about. We don't have white spots on the heart as part of our cardiac lexicon
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calcification of a valve or of arterial plaque can show up as white spot on some imaging studies
Oct 12, 2013
Last updated Oct 25, 2013
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