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How To Avoid Widow Maker

Premium Questions

Dr. Anshul Varshney MD

What is the widow maker heart artery ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

my wife has e extreme fatigue . she has a heart stent in the widow maker and is 64 years old could the fatigue be cause from the heart ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

I had a stent placed in the widow maker 6 days ago, prior to that the only symptom of heart problems was occasional shortness of breath . I had a heart attack with a 95% blockage of the "widow... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Tejas Shah MD

described now at 34, his health is ok but his father died at 41 of clogged ateries--ie the widow maker--now ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Tejas Shah ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

Hello, I am 74 years old, and have A-Fib pretty much all the time. Had prior CABG of the widow maker, and later had to get Pace maker, which doesn't help with A-Fib. Having angina once again... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. A Akhuli MD

[My brother-in-law was just hospitalized and my sister says he had two small strokes and they are waiting for the widowmaker. I asked her if that is what they said / called it and she said yes. Is there such a thing and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. A Akhuli ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Prasad Akole MD

only 2% heart damage. He said that he should have dies according to how bad it was. What medicines and what side effects are there form a Widow maker heart atatack like this? I know there can... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasad Akole ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Akhilesh Dubey MD

My sister is 50 and had a 75% blockage in her widow maker. They put in a stent but she still has chest pain and shortness of breath. Is it normal procedure to stent the widow maker. When... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhilesh Dubey ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Akhilesh Dubey MD

what heart artery is called the widow maker? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhilesh Dubey ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.    Ivan R. Rommstein MD

I was told I had a widow maker heart attack. It started on a Friday & all pains , tightness In the chest & light headness, & nausea went away On Monday. When I went to the hospital I felt great but my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)