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Welcome to our heart health web chat! Dr. Michael Lenz, a board certified physician in clinical lipidology, internal medicine and pediatrics, will be today's host. We'll begin taking your questions right at noon. 12:00
[Comment From mojo ] What does a heart ablation do? 12:01
Ablations use electrical current to help destroy the part of the heart that is contributing to a bad arrythmia. 12:07
[Comment From Lawanda ] What are the other options to ablations..my mother's doctor told her if she had the ablation done she would also need a pacemaker. She has been going to the ER at least once a month for the past two years. What can she do to at least make this situtation better 12:08
My in-depth understanding of ablations is not as current and more along the lines of heart disease prevention, diabetes and cholesterol. I would recommend that you follow up with your electrophysiologist, or heart ryhthm specialist. A heart ryhthm specialist can give you more specific information. If you are looking for a heart rhythm specialist, Dr. Kazi with ProHealth Care is a good choice. You can find information about him on our website at www.prohealthcare.org/doctor. Thank you for the question. 12:08
[Comment From James ] I am in my mid 30's. What is the prime target heart rate I should try to maintain while I am working out? 12:13
It depends on what your goal is. For just simple heart prevention, walking for 30 minutes five days a week lowers your risk of heart disease by about 25%. For those who are vigorous in their training, it only lowers your risk by another 10%. For training, you can look at taking 220 minus your age (35) = 185, then take 60-80% of that number to get a target heart rate.
It's not a bad idea to consider getting a heart rate monitor to use while you're working out. It can be a gauge of your level of improvement over time.
Your resting heart rate has also been shown to be connected with your risk of heart disease. The lower your heart rate the better. Excellent health is in the 50 range, average is around 72. 12:19
[Comment From Katie ] I have high Cholesterol and have been off meds for a long time due to pregnancy and nursing. I am still nursing now is there anything out there that I can take while nursing that will help reduce my LDL level 12:21
There are some simple things you can do. Stanols/sterols found in a lot of heart-healthy margarines have been shown to lower LDL by 8-10% on average. Eating a very heart-healthy, low-fat diet with exercise has been shown to lower cholesterol up to 20-25%. Generally, we not would recommend further treatment with prescription medications until you are done breast feeding. We would advise discussing a plan with your doctor that you can implement when you're done breast feeding. 12:22
[Comment From Guest ] Can hypothyroidism cause high blood pressure? or salt-softened water? we have a well, thanks 12:23
Your water would not affect your blood pressure. Hypodthyroidism has been shown to be connected with cholesterol problems. 12:23
[Comment From Amanda ] What kind of tests are run to see if a person has a heart disease/condition? 12:26
At a minimum, we would recommend a lipid panel and blood chemistry panel. Unfortunately, half of people who have heart attacks wouldn't be recommended for heart treatment based on a standard lipid panel. Advanced testing with things such as NMR lipo profile, CRP and other advanced testing when appropriate is able to help identify someone's heart risk. In addition, knowing family history of heart disease, age, having high blood pressure, increased abdominal circumference, smoking, and diabetes are some of the key factors in a risk assessment. 12:27
[Comment From Guest ] While on the tread mill last week - all of the sudden I felt my heart skip a beat followed by one very strong heart beat. I felt a little pain, however, it went away I finished my workout and have felt anything 12:28
I would recommend that you get evaluated by your doctor. If you haven't had a physical evaluation, you should get screened for heart disease (as everyone should). You probably had something called a PVC, which is usually benign but can be associated with underlying heart disease. 12:29
[Comment From Guest ] I am on lisinopril and have been on various blood pressure meds for about 5 years. I am 33 and I cannot get below the pre hyper tension range. Any suggestions? 12:30
Welcome to our heart health web chat! Dr. Michael Lenz, a board certified physician in clinical lipidology, internal medicine and pediatrics, will be today's host. We'll begin taking your questions right at noon. 12:00
[Comment From mojo ] What does a heart ablation do? 12:01
Ablations use electrical current to help destroy the part of the heart that is contributing to a bad arrythmia. 12:07
[Comment From Lawanda ] What are the other options to ablations..my mother's doctor told her if she had the ablation done she would also need a pacemaker. She has been going to the ER at least once a month for the past two years. What can she do to at least make this situtation better 12:08
My in-depth understanding of ablations is not as current and more along the lines of heart disease prevention, diabetes and cholesterol. I would recommend that you follow up with your electrophysiologist, or heart ryhthm specialist. A heart ryhthm specialist can give you more specific information. If you are looking for a heart rhythm specialist, Dr. Kazi with ProHealth Care is a good choice. You can find information about him on our website at www.prohealthcare.org/doctor. Thank you for the question. 12:08
[Comment From James ] I am in my mid 30's. What is the prime target heart rate I should try to maintain while I am working out? 12:13
It depends on what your goal is. For just simple heart prevention, walking for 30 minutes five days a week lowers your risk of heart disease by about 25%. For those who are vigorous in their training, it only lowers your risk by another 10%. For training, you can look at taking 220 minus your age (35) = 185, then take 60-80% of that number to get a target heart rate.
It's not a bad idea to consider getting a heart rate monitor to use while you're working out. It can be a gauge of your level of improvement over time.
Your resting heart rate has also been shown to be connected with your risk of heart disease. The lower your heart rate the better. Excellent health is in the 50 range, average is around 72. 12:19
[Comment From Katie ] I have high Cholesterol and have been off meds for a long time due to pregnancy and nursing. I am still nursing now is there anything out there that I can take while nursing that will help reduce my LDL level 12:21
There are some simple things you can do. Stanols/sterols found in a lot of heart-healthy margarines have been shown to lower LDL by 8-10% on average. Eating a very heart-healthy, low-fat diet with exercise has been shown to lower cholesterol up to 20-25%. Generally, we not would recommend further treatment with prescription medications until you are done breast feeding. We would advise discussing a plan with your doctor that you can implement when you're done breast feeding. 12:22
[Comment From Guest ] Can hypothyroidism cause high blood pressure? or salt-softened water? we have a well, thanks 12:23
Your water would not affect your blood pressure. Hypodthyroidism has been shown to be connected with cholesterol problems. 12:23
[Comment From Amanda ] What kind of tests are run to see if a person has a heart disease/condition? 12:26
At a minimum, we would recommend a lipid panel and blood chemistry panel. Unfortunately, half of people who have heart attacks wouldn't be recommended for heart treatment based on a standard lipid panel. Advanced testing with things such as NMR lipo profile, CRP and other advanced testing when appropriate is able to help identify someone's heart risk. In addition, knowing family history of heart disease, age, having high blood pressure, increased abdominal circumference, smoking, and diabetes are some of the key factors in a risk assessment. 12:27
[Comment From Guest ] While on the tread mill last week - all of the sudden I felt my heart skip a beat followed by one very strong heart beat. I felt a little pain, however, it went away I finished my workout and have felt anything 12:28
I would recommend that you get evaluated by your doctor. If you haven't had a physical evaluation, you should get screened for heart disease (as everyone should). You probably had something called a PVC, which is usually benign but can be associated with underlying heart disease. 12:29
[Comment From Guest ] I am on lisinopril and have been on various blood pressure meds for about 5 years. I am 33 and I cannot get below the pre hyper tension range. Any suggestions? 12:30
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