The following are common questions, sent to the CMA and answered by Dr. Perry Elliott, senior lecturer and consultant cardiologist,
The Heart Hospital, London
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- Cosmetic Surgery
- Flu vaccine
- Doppler test
- Fumes exposure
- Statins
- Rollercoaster rides
- Tilt Test
- Flying
- What does
JVP mean
- Fractional shortening
- Donating blood
- Warfarin and INR
- Echocardiogram breath holding
- Pacemakers and magnets
- Biventricular Pacemaker medication
- Systolic
Anterior Movement - SAM
- Left Bundle Branch block
- Gene testing
- Frusemide and tinnitus
- Hay
fever treatments
- Visual symptoms /
impairments
- General anaesthetic
- Apical pacing
- Amiodarone blood tests
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- Water retention
- Diuretics
- Ventricular devices
- Aspirin or Warfarin
- Atrial Fibrilattion and hernia
- Bisoprolol and verapamil
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- HCM inheritance
- HCM genetic risk
- HCM cause heart failure
- HCM thickening
- HCM
without hypertrophy
- HCM and GTN spray
- HCM
and kidney failure
- HCM and transplant
- HCM and scuba diving
- HCM and chest pain
- HCM and menopause
- ICD
battery life
- ICD and driving
- ICD
and a DFT test
- ICD
and tattoos
- ICD
and skiing
- ICD inappropriate shocks
- ICD lead-less
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- Spongiform DCM
- DCM cured
- DCM
and weight gain
- DCM improvement
- DCM and swimming
- DCM
and deep sea diving
- DCM
and pregnancy
- DCM
and chest pain
- DCM and breast cancer treatment
- DCM betablockers alternative
- DCM and digoxin
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
If you have a question you would like Dr Perry Elliott to answer in CMA News, please send it to CMA Information Manager Sarah Dennis at : sarah.dennis@cardiomyopathy.org |
Cardiomyopathy Scottish Support Group