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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Permanent Heart Damage?

TurtleTurtle
  • By TurtleTurtle · Posted yesterday at 10:08 pm
  • Discussion in Myocardial infarction (heart attack) · 0 replies
  • I'm wondering if anyone here has been diagnosed with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as the cause of a heart attack which permanently damaged the heart? It's been a year since my heart attack - with no coronary ...

Beet Juice may sound gross.. But!

Dootles
  • By Dootles · Posted yesterday at 9:33 pm
  • Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 0 replies
  • Hi everyone.. Lately there has been some discussion on here regarding vitamins etc that help the heart. I was of course watching Dr Oz last week who was of course speaking of natural ways to keep the ...

New arrythmia

cw60
  • By cw60 · Posted yesterday at 9:19 pm
  • Discussion in All about arrhythmias · 0 replies
  • Hello! I was advised to post in different areas so I'm giving it a try. I'm relatively new here, so a little background. Pacemaker in 2007 for 2nd degree av block. Also have long history of inappropriate ...

Coreg Side Effects

Leshasmom
  • By Leshasmom · Posted yesterday at 2:37 pm
  • Discussion in Living with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure · 5 replies
  • The Cardiologist doubled my Coreg dose yesterday. Today I feel VERY tired and I feel like I am in a fog! I hope this feeling goes away! I have been on Coreg for four months, but had my dose doubled twice ...

See WomenHeart’s campaign on afib & stroke in Hispanic women in the news!

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted yesterday at 12:26 pm
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Check out the recent article in Mamiverse.com and the video in MujerLatinaHoy.com about afib & stroke risk in Hispanic-American women, mentioning WomenHeart and the campaign we just launched on this important ...

young women having heart attacks

Yatchzee
  • By Yatchzee · Posted yesterday at 10:00 am
  • Discussion in Diagnosis and symptoms · 0 replies
  • http://www.theheart.org/article/1542051. do?utm_medium=email&utm_source=20130523_ heartwire&utm_campaign=newsletter This is an interesting article. Most of us on this site know that young women can and ...

Defibrillator?

Leshasmom
  • By Leshasmom · Posted yesterday at 8:58 am
  • Discussion in Living with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure · 1 reply
  • Hi, I had another Cardiologist appointment yesterday. I am being treated for CHF (EF of 30%) and Cardiomyopathy. I also have uncontrolled pvc's (about 12-15 per minute) The doc just increased my Coreg ...

SCAD Cafe #20: Join the Quest for Answers

KAKLeon
  • By KAKLeon · Posted yesterday at 8:46 am
  • Discussion in Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) · 9 replies
  • With so many new faces, I want to be sure everyone has the opportunity to inquire about the SCAD research study under way at Mayo Clinic. Participating is easy, ensures the data is strong, and it feels ...

Emotional Wreck

Ikim1988
  • By Ikim1988 · Posted yesterday at 2:39 am
  • Discussion in Emotional and psychological issues · 4 replies
  • How many of you are in the position of feeling like everything seems to be going wrong and you're emotions get the best part of your better judgement? It's just messing you up? Can't seem to make decisions ...

Help. To many things to think about

ElaineFrances

Handbags & hearts:donate $5 for a heart attack preparedness kit!

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted May 23, 2013
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • SPONSORED–Support WomenHeart by donating $5 in exchange for a Bayer Heart Attack Preparedness Kit. Kits are available for a $5 donation through the end of May! Visit http://www.handbagsandhearts.com/standar ...

blood presure low irregular heart beat

aug
  • By aug · Posted May 23, 2013
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • I was walking and felt real dizzy getting the chest pain and all that goes with it. I sat down took my blood pressure which was 80/55 my pulse was 60 the meter I used flashed irregular heart beat. A friend ...

Family HELP

sluck
  • By sluck · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • When I had my heart attack on 3/21/13, my daughter and two grandchildren lived with me. I was home on 3/29/13. I was having some depression and I talked to my daughter about it. I was going back to work ...

Different opinion

Kives
  • By Kives · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Discussion in Experiences with healthcare professionals · 8 replies
  • Ok. I don't get it. How do I have 2 different doctors in the same practice tell me two totally different things?? The 1st doc says that any chest pain is most likely a vasospasm and Norvasc is the best ...

Happy Anniversary To Me!!

katski913
  • By katski913 · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Discussion in Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) · 6 replies
  • Two years ago today I had my SCAD and angioplasty. I have not been on this site for a while because I've been dealing with other health issues. I had surgery for Cushing's disease in December and it's ...

No surgery next week. EF lower...high risk

debbiebutterfly
  • By debbiebutterfly · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Discussion in Emotional and psychological issues · 5 replies
  • I am finally really depressed. All set to fix mitral and triscupid next week, hopefully minimally invasive. Had cath and TEE last week. All the graphs looked great from cabgx4 last year. Surgeon yesterday ...

Lost in the Void - emotions, anxiety, heart

IsadoraD
  • By IsadoraD · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Discussion in Emotional and psychological issues · 49 replies
  • Hi all, I'm new so please bear with me. Firstly, I am 40 yrs old and a mom, I am overweight and have controlled high BP and cholesterol. I have been sedentary because I have a phobia about exercise that ...

Tomorrow is OHS to replace my aortic valve.

kimcdougc
  • By kimcdougc · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Discussion in Endocarditis and other heart valve problems · 18 replies
  • Ladies, I would like to thank you all for your wise words on this forum. Everyone here is so supportive. Tomorrow I go for my surgery. Hope to post sometime soon after I get to a regular room. Prayers ...

Heart flutters?

Melinda979
  • By Melinda979 · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Discussion in Myocardial infarction (heart attack) · 4 replies
  • I had a heart attack on 4/1/13. I had one stent placed. I've been doing cardiac rehab and taking it easy like the doctor ordered (which is very, very hard for me!!) In the last few weeks, the heart flutters ...

How many of us have had cerebellar strokes?

santafenewmexico
  • By santafenewmexico · Posted May 22, 2013
  • Discussion in All about arrhythmias · 0 replies
  • I had one two years after open heart procedure. I hear cerebellar strokes are not common. I am curious as to how many of us had had strokes particularly cerebellar strokes and if so, what your experience ...

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