My mother ( 65 years of age ) was diagnosed with aortic valve problem:
1) Stenosis Ostii Arteriori Sin p6=45
2) Insuficientia Valvulae Semilunaris Aortae
Cardiologist recommended  AVR based on echo examination and stetoscope.

http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hschol094462431oct09,0,695754,print.story
Susan

I posted following question to the forum of radiology, but have got no
response.  Experts in this group may have an answer for me.
It is said that both high blood pressure and abrupt decrease of blood
pressure can cause stroke. I wonder whether these two causes of stroke

i went to spain for a few days and expierenced some serious sleeping
problems there.  Is it possible that the height of 800 m above
sealevel has something to do with it ???
My heartbeet was fairly regular  just like at home.....

I Eat Canucks YUM YUM
A Canuck went out one day
Zee only went to play
A mighty monster came along

I have a question about a term used in a recent post:
META-ANALYSIS OF DATA--
If a statin company wanted to prove that statins do not cause
cancer, would it be possible to do the following:

...that is, is there some kind of set up where these can seen seen in the
circulatory system?
Thanks,
Don W.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB112850011860760437.html?mod=djemalert
Re-Creation of 1918-19 Virus
Suggests Bigger Bird-Flu Threat
By BETSY MCKAY

"Cholesterol levels are dropping in older Americans, most likely the result
of increased use of lipid-lowering drugs called statins.
"But experts warn that these drugs are no replacement for lifestyle changes
to reduce cardiovascular risk, especially given that triglyceride levels ...

One of the reasons I like to see doctors on the group is we have a lot
of people here from many fields.  I think the doctors just might learn
a thing or two from some of the nondoctors.
Ok, you went and changed the units on my calculation.  But it was my

I just got over a really strong sinus infection. It effected my sinuses,
ears, and upper respitory system.  At the same time I had a crohn's flare up
that made matters much worse.
It seemed to go away, but a few days after I was feeling better I developed

I had my yearly physical with my new doctor (I recently relocated). He felt
my LDL (from last bloodwork 6 months ago with another dr.) at 70mg/DL was
too low and suggested discontinuing the Zetia and halving the Pravachol to
20mg. (Fine with me.) I am not diabetic.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/513943_print
Note: Whether lowering Homocysteine will B vitiamins will have any effect on
this is unknown. But still the marker might give you something to look out
for.

Statin Meta-Analysis Fails To Tell Full Story
Statin cheerleaders still chanting a load of one-sided, misleading garbage.
By Anthony Colpo,
October 14, 2005

I've been monitoring my bp for the last six months and recording the numbers
in a spreadsheet.  I'm interested in comparing readings that are done at a
particluar time of day and have them broken out the way I would like.  Is
there some rule-of-thumb way to compare readings for ...