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Sandra Tierney, MD, is a cardiologist with a community medical group in Newport, Rhode Island. She evaluates patients and reviews diagnostic echocardiograms and cardiac stress tests. Tierney practiced general internal medicine before completing her cardiology fellowship, and she focuses on helping individuals understand their clinical imaging reports and diagnostic results.

What Causes a Left Anterior Fascicular Block?
What Is the Vena Contracta in Valvular Regurgitation?
What Does It Mean If a Septal Infarct Is Now Present?
What Is a Hyperdynamic Left Ventricle?
What Is the Dip Sign in Constrictive Pericarditis?
What Is a Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect?
What Size Ventricular Septal Defect Requires Surgery?
Is Mondor’s Cord Dangerous?
Can Heart Failure Cause Elevated Liver Enzymes?
What Is Amyloidosis of the Heart?
Can Brugada Syndrome Be Misdiagnosed?
What Is Pulmonary Atresia? Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
How Fast Does Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Progress?
What Is the Recommended Blood Pressure for Thrombolytics?
What Is ALCAPA? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
What Do Distant Heart Sounds Mean?
How to Calculate Fluid Restriction for Heart Failure
What Is a Double Chamber Right Ventricle (DCRV)?
What Is Myocardial Depression and What Causes It?
What Is Acute Cor Pulmonale? Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
What Is Meant by an Old Anteroseptal Infarct?
What Is Pulsus Paradoxus and What Causes It?
Why Does a Heart Attack Radiate Pain in the Left Shoulder and Arm?
What Does It Mean If the Right Atrium Is Severely Dilated?
Why Does Handgrip Decrease Aortic Stenosis Murmur?
How Does Heart Failure Cause Lactic Acidosis?
What Is Overriding Aorta? Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
What Does Left Anterior Fascicular Block Mean?
How to Measure LVOT Diameter and Why It’s Important
How to Treat Right Atrial Enlargement