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Why Is Lad Called The Widowmaker

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Dr. Raju A.T MD

Is 30 mg of Phentermine also called fastin n then why do diet doctors charge so much for it if it can be bought over the counter in a drug store ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raju A.T ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

put four stints in my LAD to mend it. and saved my life. I recently asked the Doctor why. He said I ... why would a doctor put a stint in the LAD with no blockage or occlusion? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

Is phentermine also called fastin n why can drugstores sell it n u need a prescription for phew termite ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Susanta Padhy MD

I sleep walk...I very often hurt myself. My question: WHY can't I feel it? Some of these injuries have been fairly severe. Also another question: WHY do doctors not know anything about this topic? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Susanta Padhy ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

without calcifications," is he saying there are no coronary artery blockages in his view? If so, why wouldn't he simply state the percentages, i.e., the LAD has 0% blockage. It sounds... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)

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Dr.  Sagar Makode MD

why is LAD called the widowmaker? My husband had a stent put in the lad of his heart after a mild heart attack. It was said that was a widowmaker place. I was... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sagar Makode ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan MD

I had the widowmaker and had two drug elluting stents placed back to back in my LAD. The VA ... functioning kidney What is my prognosis? A steady decline or what? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan ( Cardiologist)
Dr.   Saad Sultan MD

I just suffered the mother of all Widowmaker heart attacks one week ago and had a stent placed in the main artery above the lad what is going to be my recovery time and will I be... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saad Sultan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Moe Zafarani MD

I am a 40-year-old, obese white male with CHF (EF = roughly 30). I had a widowmaker (100% LAD ... 4 years ago today. I guess my main question is how much have I shortened my life? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Moe Zafarani ( Cardiologist)
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.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. A Akhuli ( Cardiologist)