DHALIWAL: Precisely. If we had an echocardiogram perhaps from a year ago that told us the heart was in the same state and the doctors would’ve probably tried to figure out what it was that caused it, we’d know much more than the guesswork we’re doing now. Some of the things you ...
A 83 year old diabetic woman was admited to our hospital with the diagnosis of subacute inferoposterior myocardial infarction. Four days later physical examination revealed a new systolic murmur at the left sternal border and apex. Transtoracic echocardiogram showed inferoposterior akinesis and a ...
or almost 8 percent, of American adults. An estimated 34 percent of this population has impaired fasting glucose levels, 15 percent have impaired glucose tolerance, and 40 percent have one or both. Diabetes increases the risk of developing
»Exertion headaches. When you have been involved in a vigorous physical activity and then you suddenly stand up, this can trigger a headache. There are two types: primary and secondary. The former is linked to how exercise changes your body’s needs for hydration and fuel. The latter is ...
An echocardiogram can spot 75-percent of heart murmurs that can lead to a cardiac event with the potential to kill a runner without a single warning. Will you have to foot the bill for this test? You will. But Singapore is fast becoming a top “healthcare miracle” model and inspiration...
However, in some cases, the defect may not produce clinical symptoms; hence it is important that all children with DS have an echocardiogram at birth. If this is not possible, it should be performed within the first two or three months of life. In our group of patients with DS, all ...
a seven-year-old boy named Steven walks into her team's headquarters. Steven was flagged at a school screening and has come for a follow-up check. It isn't a scheduled clinic day, when Beaton and her team normally do echocardiograms on 100 kids or more. But sometimes, kids come on ...