Hello, i am a 41 yr male with a 14 yr history of pacemaker (abdominal
insertion with 1 lead to exterior of heart) - this is in place because of
Bradycardia (heart block).
In recent months i have been experiencing a most unpleasant feeling of

I posted out mail on the above with regards to my 3 yr old daughter and I
got a response from James Stein.
Unfortunately, I've been offline for a while and now I can't access the
reply.

Hi! I have coronary artery disease. I had double by-pass surgery ten years
ago. I had two stents put in other arteries two years ago. I have taken
Lipitor for several years. I have blood tests every three months and never
have any signs of side-effects from the Lipitor. I do, ...

Duane Graveline MD
http://www.spacedoc.net
There is no doubt that the present notoriety of cholesterol
has all but obscured its physiological importance and necessity in our

any suggestions for raising hdl - it is only 33; my ldl is 41 and the
total chol is 100.
I know exercise is the best way to raise the hdl, but you can do only
so much at age 70

Dear Dr. Chung
First of all, I would like to tell you, that I really appreciate your
witness of your Lord and Saviour.Don't be discourage, when there is some
ridicule

Can anyone recommend a good independent lab where I can get this blood
test? My doctor is doing the same test, and sending it to a decent hospital
lab, but I would like to get another data point to average with. I live
near Boston. Mail-in is also an option.

On my last post, I made a tiny mistake, my triglycerides are 84.
The report received today, mention that if my LDL, do not go down in the
next 4 months, I will have to start taking meds, again LDL 209...HDL,
61....total 278.

I have had a health check now I have just reached 50.
I was OK but they did lots of measurements on my heart including an
ultra sound scan.
I was told my phase angle was far to the right, its to the left

Just checked my bp last week. A bit lower
than usual, systolic is:98, diastolic is: 68
and heartbeat is 58.
Is this considered normal or below normal?

I have made up my mind, your childish attempt to save face is the cause of
pity for you.  You know well how trivial the tiny point is that you have
gone to great lenghts to try to salvage.  If i see a group of people jump
off a bridge then everyone jumped and the data supports ...

I have had two bypass surgeries, 1989 and 1998.  About the last month or so I
have been having a chest pain in my left side.  They took the artery from my
chest wall on the last surgery so I have weird sensations on that side.  This
doesn't really feel like angina feels.  Anyone ...

Just checked my bp last week. A bit lower
than usual, systolic is:98, diastolic is: 68
and heartbeat is 58.
Is this considered normal or below normal?

I am taking 81mg of enteric coated ASA...Recent capsult endoscopy
studies showed 3 ulcerative lesions in the middle part of the small
intestine caused by this ASA...What is a better cardioprotective
agent..I have a history of CAD

Just checked my bp last week. A bit lower
than usual, systolic is:98, diastolic is: 68
and heartbeat is 58.
Is this considered normal or below normal?