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1 Q You mentioned Lanoxin which is a heart Page 974 2 medication. 3 Was there anything wrong with Mr. 4 Vandergucht's heart at that point? 5 A I don't know. That must have been described 6 either by Dr. -- I would think Dr. Foard, and if it 7 was, it was not, to my knowledge, described earlier in 8 his treatment. It must have come sometime later. 9 Q Could that have been a result of the fluid 10 buildup that was putting pressure on -- 11 A I would defer to Dr. Foard for that. 12 Q Doctor, you referred to something called a 13 paracentesis. If you could step over to the jury. 14 That is when you drained the fluid; is that ; 15 correct? 16 A That is correct. 17 Q You actually did that to Mr. Vandergucht on 18 about six occasions? 19 A That is true. 20 Q Can you show me on my body where you would 21 do that and describe the type of instrument you would