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Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
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November 4, 2000
Ask the doctor. I am trying to decide whether to buy a home blood pressure monitor. I have mild high blood pressure (my doctor has recorded some readings lately in the vicinity of 170/90 mm Hg). He is starting me on medicines now. Should I lay out the money for a monitor?
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
November 4, 2000
Ask the doctor. My blood pressure is 180/80 mm Hg. My doctor tells me this a common problem for people in their 70s, like me. The problem is that whenever I try medicines at doses high enough to get my top number under 140 mm Hg (which I understand to be the goal), I get exhausted or have other side effects. Do I really need to worry about my blood pressure when the bottom number is so good?
T H Lee
Harvard Health Letter
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June 26, 2001
By the way, doctor...I used a diet pill--fenfluramine--a few years ago, but stopped as soon as I heard about it causing heart-valve problems. My doctor has been doing echocardiograms on me every six months. So far, everything looks good. How long do you think I need to keep on getting these checkups?
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
October 31, 2001
Ask the doctor. My father has severe heart failure. The doctors say his ejection fraction is only about 10%, and he gets short of breath during any physical activity. I've read that beta blockers are useful for heart failure, but his doctors say they're too risky for my father. I'm worried that he's missing out on a beneficial treatment
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
August 21, 2001
Ask the doctor. A few years ago, I had a heart attack. My doctor treated me with angioplasty, and I haven't had any symptoms of heart disease since. I do carry a bottle nitroglycerin with me, but haven't taken any in years. I renew my prescription every six months because I know the pills go bad. My problem is that I also need Viagra to have sexual intercourse. Whenever I refill my prescription for Viagra, the pharmacist gives me a hard time because he knows I also have a prescription for nitroglycerin. Just how dangerous is Viagra?
T H Lee
Harvard Health Letter
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August 21, 2001
By the way, doctor... My father's memory has gotten a lot worse over the past year, but he doesn't seem to be aware of it. When I visited him recently, I saw what looked like some bad sores on his legs. He told me that he'd gone to the doctor recently and that everything was fine. Would it be wrong for me to call his doctor to find out for sure?
T H Lee
Harvard Health Letter
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January 4, 2001
By the way, doctor... I can't understand why there are reservations about the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. The "score" goes up when you have prostate cancer. So isn't getting a PSA test a good way of catching prostate cancer early? But my doctor seems reluctant to order it. What's the problem?
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
January 3, 2001
Ask the doctor. A few years ago, I started getting a dull chest pain when I walked up hills. My doctor said it sounded like I had angina, so I had a stress test, which was read as positive. However, when I underwent a coronary angiogram, there was no evidence of any blockage in my coronary arteries. I continue to have chest pain, yet my doctors just tell me not to worry. What should I do?
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
May 16, 2000
Ask the doctor. I suffer from shortness of breath. My internist has sent me to a cardiologist, who said the cause is not my heart. Then I went to a lung specialist, who said it was not my lungs. I feel like no one wants to take responsibility for helping me!
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
May 16, 2000
Ask the doctor. I am generally in good health, but recently had several days of intense, sharp chest pain that got worse when I took a deep breath. My physician told me that I had "pericarditis," and that I shouldn't worry. Should I get any treatment for this problem?
T H Lee
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Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
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November 4, 2000
Ask the doctor. I am trying to decide whether to buy a home blood pressure monitor. I have mild high blood pressure (my doctor has recorded some readings lately in the vicinity of 170/90 mm Hg). He is starting me on medicines now. Should I lay out the money for a monitor?
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
November 4, 2000
Ask the doctor. My blood pressure is 180/80 mm Hg. My doctor tells me this a common problem for people in their 70s, like me. The problem is that whenever I try medicines at doses high enough to get my top number under 140 mm Hg (which I understand to be the goal), I get exhausted or have other side effects. Do I really need to worry about my blood pressure when the bottom number is so good?
T H Lee
Harvard Health Letter
|
June 26, 2001
By the way, doctor...I used a diet pill--fenfluramine--a few years ago, but stopped as soon as I heard about it causing heart-valve problems. My doctor has been doing echocardiograms on me every six months. So far, everything looks good. How long do you think I need to keep on getting these checkups?
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
October 31, 2001
Ask the doctor. My father has severe heart failure. The doctors say his ejection fraction is only about 10%, and he gets short of breath during any physical activity. I've read that beta blockers are useful for heart failure, but his doctors say they're too risky for my father. I'm worried that he's missing out on a beneficial treatment
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
August 21, 2001
Ask the doctor. A few years ago, I had a heart attack. My doctor treated me with angioplasty, and I haven't had any symptoms of heart disease since. I do carry a bottle nitroglycerin with me, but haven't taken any in years. I renew my prescription every six months because I know the pills go bad. My problem is that I also need Viagra to have sexual intercourse. Whenever I refill my prescription for Viagra, the pharmacist gives me a hard time because he knows I also have a prescription for nitroglycerin. Just how dangerous is Viagra?
T H Lee
Harvard Health Letter
|
August 21, 2001
By the way, doctor... My father's memory has gotten a lot worse over the past year, but he doesn't seem to be aware of it. When I visited him recently, I saw what looked like some bad sores on his legs. He told me that he'd gone to the doctor recently and that everything was fine. Would it be wrong for me to call his doctor to find out for sure?
T H Lee
Harvard Health Letter
|
January 4, 2001
By the way, doctor... I can't understand why there are reservations about the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. The "score" goes up when you have prostate cancer. So isn't getting a PSA test a good way of catching prostate cancer early? But my doctor seems reluctant to order it. What's the problem?
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
January 3, 2001
Ask the doctor. A few years ago, I started getting a dull chest pain when I walked up hills. My doctor said it sounded like I had angina, so I had a stress test, which was read as positive. However, when I underwent a coronary angiogram, there was no evidence of any blockage in my coronary arteries. I continue to have chest pain, yet my doctors just tell me not to worry. What should I do?
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
May 16, 2000
Ask the doctor. I suffer from shortness of breath. My internist has sent me to a cardiologist, who said the cause is not my heart. Then I went to a lung specialist, who said it was not my lungs. I feel like no one wants to take responsibility for helping me!
T H Lee
Harvard Heart Letter : From Harvard Medical School
|
May 16, 2000
Ask the doctor. I am generally in good health, but recently had several days of intense, sharp chest pain that got worse when I took a deep breath. My physician told me that I had "pericarditis," and that I shouldn't worry. Should I get any treatment for this problem?
T H Lee
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