A 21-year-old member asked:
how easily is it to get a heart transplant in the us?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Cameronanswered
Thoracic Surgery 37 years experience
Hard: It is never "easy" to have any surgery and a heart transplant is certainly never easy.
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Dr. Stuart Flechneranswered
Urology 46 years experience
Not enough organs: At the end of 2011 in the us there were about 3, 100 patients on the wait list for a heart; and in 2011 2, 322 patients received a heart transplant.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Should a heart murmur cause concern in pregnancy?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Chukwuma Onyeijeanswered
Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Yes: In many normal pregnancies a heart murmur can develop as a result of the increase in blood volume that occurs during pregnancy. The vast majority of heart murmurs are harmless but in rare cases, they may suggest a problem with the mother’s heart valves. A physician can evaluate your condition and determine the cause of a murmur and whether it is something that needs further treatment or concern.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
How can I decrease my resting heart rate below 70?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Rick Kochanswered
Cardiology 22 years experience
Exercise: Exercise and weight loss . Working out regularly lowers resting heart rate.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
What are post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders?
3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Stuart Flechneranswered
Urology 46 years experience
B cell proliferation: Ptld for short are benign and malignant inflammations caused by proliferating lymphocytes (usually b cells) , in many cases it is initialed by infection with the epstein barr virus. If they progress and become monoclonal, they act and are treated like non-hodgkin's lymphomas. Reducing immunosuppression is the best first approach. Chemotherapy may be required.
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A member asked:
Can exercise clear out heart inflamation?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Bac Nguyenanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Cardio conditioning: There are many causes of cardiac inflammation--infections, drug/chemo, radiation effects, excess alcohol, rheumatologic diseases, uncontrolled diabetes etc..While exercise itself does not get rid of inflammation in the heart, it may improve heart function and general health. It can help lower cholesterol/sugar, blood pressure and thus better heart-health. Other diseases must be treated. Good luck.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Heart stent question please help me find how to research it?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Rick Kochanswered
Cardiology 22 years experience
Aha, acc: There are excellent on line resources fro the american heart association and american college of cardiology. Go to patient information resources section or search on "pci or percutaneous coronary intervention".
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