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I am an uninsured 33year old woman that has been having many issues for the past several years with, what I believe, is my heart. I have been fortunate to have other testing that has ruled out my ...

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I have been having chest pain since 2006. I started having rapid heartbeats that got to 180 and went to ER. They kept me in ER for several hours trying to get it down. I was kept in hospital ...

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i have chest pains night/day sweats legs hurt tremors

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I am 44 years old. Mother of 2 children ages 19 and 16. Up until this past February 2010 I would have considered myself to be fairly healthy, active always on the go type of person. In September ...

Dr. Lishan Aklog commented on Anonymous' post What should I be asking the doctors to do for me next?

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Dr. Aklog introduces himself and describes heart valve disease.

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Dr. Aklog recalls the most common aortic valve disease (AVD) symptoms.

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Dr. Aklog describes the Ross Procedure, a specialized aortic valve replacement surgery.

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My wife had open heart surgery in 11/15/05. Now she has been told that she has a leaky valve that will also require open heart surgery. She is scheduled to see her doctor here at Lovelace ...

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I am 54 years 4 months now. My period stopped for 2 months but resume on a monthly basis (4 months now)after Doctor put me on HRT. I went for Angiogram(no blockage) in 2001 and since then on ...

Dr. Lishan Aklog commented on Anonymous' post I am experiencing bad palpitation, fatigue, got tired easily

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I am 54 years 4 months now. My period stopped for 2 months but resume on a monthly basis (4 months now)after Doctor put me on HRT. I went for Angiogram(no blockage) in 2001 and since then on ...

Dr. Lishan Aklog commented on Anonymous' post I am experiencing bad palpitation, fatigue, got tired easily

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I had an IUD inserted a few years ago after having my second child. Shortly after, I began having irregular heartbeat and was eventually diagnosed with SVT. After two heart surgeries and nearly ...

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Dr. Aklog explains if mechanical heart valves are loud devices.

Mechanical Heart Valves, Are They Loud? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog recalls the recovery time for patients undergoing heart valve surgery.

Heart Valve Surgery, What Is The Recovery Period? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog explains what heart valve calcification is.

Heart Valve Calcification, What Is This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog describes the treatments for a patent foramen ovale/PFO.

Patent Foramen Ovale Treatments, What Are They? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog shares what a patent foramen ovale/PFO is.

Patent Foramen Ovale, What Is This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog describes the symptoms associated with an atrial septal defect/ASD.

Atrial Septal Defect Symptoms, What Are They? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog explains what an atrial septal defect/ASD is.

Atrial Septal Defect, What Is This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog shares the congenital heart defect most common in women.

Congenital Heart Defect, Which Is Most Common In Women? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Listen as Dr. Aklog shares tricuspid valve disease symptoms.

Tricuspid Valve Disease Symptoms, What Are They? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog describes the treatments for tricuspid valve disease.

Tricuspid Valve Disease Treatments, What Are They? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog shares the causes of tricuspid valve disease.

Tricuspid Valve Disease, What Causes This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog describes what a tricuspid valve is.

Tricuspid Valve, What Is This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog explains what valve regurgitation is.

Valve Regurgitation, What Is This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Listen as Dr. Aklog describes valve stenosis.

Valve Stenosis, What Is This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog shares how common pulmonary valve disease is.

Pulmonary Valve Disease, How Common Is It? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog explains the valve options for patients who needs their aortic valve replaced.

Aortic Valve Replacement, What Are The Valve Options? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog describes the treatments for aortic valve disease/AVD.

Aortic Valve Disease Treatments, What Are They? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog shares the causes of aortic valve disease/AVD.

Aortic Valve Disease, What Causes This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Listen as Dr. Aklog explains aortic valve disease.

Aortic Valve Disease, What Is It? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog describes the treatment options for mitral valve disease/MVD.

Mitral Valve Disease Treatments, What Are They? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Listen as Dr. Aklog describes mitral valve disease/MVD symptoms.

Mitral Valve Disease Symptoms, What Are They? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Listen as Dr. Aklog describes mitral valve disease/MVD.

Mitral Valve Disease, What Is This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog explains if a mitral valve prolapse/MVP needs to be treated.

Mitral Valve Prolapse, Does It Need Treatment? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog describes the causes of mitral valve prolapse/MVP.

Mitral Valve Prolapse, What Causes This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog explains what mitral valve prolapse/MVP is.

Mitral Valve Prolapse, What Is This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog explains if heart valve surgery is safe.

Heart Valve Surgery, Is It Safe? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Listen as Dr. Aklog shares how women can prevent heart valve infections.

Heart Valve Infections, How Are They Prevented? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog describes the symptoms of heart valve disease.

Heart Valve Disease, What Are The Symptoms? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog describes the causes of heart valve disease.

Heart Valve Disease, What Causes This? - Dr. Aklog (VIDEO)

Dr. Aklog explains the causes of mitral valve disease/MVD.

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