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• What should I do about my heart burn? 
• What is the difference between a thallium scan and lexiscan scan?
• What can I do about plaque in my carotid arteries?
• Is there a problem if my pacemaker moves? 
• Would I be a candidate for stem cell clinical trials? 
• What is the best blood thinner to use after receiving stents? 
• I have questions about emergency measures when stents are being placed.
• Are sensations of being overheated and tachycardia caused by a coronary artery bridge?
• Is early repolarization a concern for teens participating in sports?
• Is my 85 year old uncle a candidate for minimally invasive aortic valve surgery?
• Can I resume playing basketball with pericarditis?
• I've had multiple ablations and still have problems. Are there any other treatments/procedures that you feel would be helpful to me?
• Can taking 2 Z-packs in a row cause an irregular heart beat?
• How soon should one become active sexually after a coronary stent procedure? 
• What is the difference between a cardiac MRI or MRA of the heart?
• What else can be done if my coronary stents fail again?
• I am a 55 year old female. Could my symptoms be something other than a blockage of my heart arteries?
• Should I be concerned about my elevated EF?
• Could my symptoms be from Raynaud's disease?
• Is it possible or necessary to repair a bypass graft that is now occluded?
• Why is there so much difference in my two EF's?  
• Is it necessary to have an annual stress echo for a bicuspid aortic valve?
• Can my left arm pain between shoulder and elbow be heart related? 
• Is it too late to reverse the problems I'm having and be able to live a longer life? 
• Could my friend have permanent heart damage from an inflammatory episode?
• My son has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and dilated cardiomyopathy.  Is stem cell therapy available for him? 
• My husband had a nuclear stress within the past 24 hours, and became dizzy after working out today. Could one provoke the other? 
• Will taking Plavix every other day serve the same purpose of thinning the blood?
• Why would a regular echo, but not TEE, show a hole in my heart?

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