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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Widow Maker Surgery Results

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. 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 slightly ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr.  Shanthi.E MD

I have high Bp and a stent in my widow maker I am currently taken bystolic 5mg asprin 81mg atorvastatin 10mg and when I'm inactive Bp is fine as soon as I stand up and walk around my Bp jumps up high is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shanthi.E ( General & Family Physician)

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. 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 I was... 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. Kothamasu Sombabu MD

My friends father suffered a widow maker heart attack. He survived but the lower portion of his heart is severly damaged. He had surgery today to insert a pace maker and dyfibultator (spelling ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kothamasu Sombabu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sabiha Banu MD

Hi My 86 year old father recently had a stent put into his widow maker artery. He does not have ... surgery. Is this really important for him to be taking this? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sabiha Banu ( Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist)