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Stent Pain
- By SteveFlorida · Posted 11:02 am
- Discussion in Experiences with medical treatments · 2 replies
- http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:FKu nunr8RIYJ:www.scielo.br/scielo.php%3Fpid %3DS0102-76382003000400002%26script%3Dsc i_arttext+inflammation+from+coronary+ste nt&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us The above ...
What You Should Know About C-Reactive Protein
- By Ecksunbeam · Posted 9:55 am
- Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 0 replies
- Heart Health Special Report What You Should Know About C-Reactive Protein One of the key markers for measuring heart attack risk has been elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ...
Pernicious Anemia
- By Alloriea · Posted yesterday at 8:09 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- Hi all, I know it's been a while, I just haven't had the time or the energy to write, with working full time, seeing the psychologist, all the dr's and specialists etc. I'm lucky to stay awake long enough ...
Niacin Tops Zetia in Cutting Artery Plaque
- By Ecksunbeam · Posted yesterday at 11:29 am
- Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 4 replies
- Niacin Slows Plaque Buildup The new study, funded by Abbott, the maker of Niaspan, involved 363 people who had heart disease or were at high risk of heart disease. All the patients were on statin drugs ...
That Swine Flu shot
- By scholastic · Posted yesterday at 7:40 am
- Journal · 5 replies
- I was given the Swine flu shot about 8 days ago through a hospital my daughter works at. They gave me a card with the bottle # on it in case of side effects. Well 2 days after the shot I began to have ...
Statins do not eliminate risk of low HDL-cholesterol levels
- By martzj · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 1 reply
- Statins do not eliminate risk of low HDL-cholesterol levels November 17, 2009 | Michael O'Riordan Orlando, FL - Low levels of HDL cholesterol, even among statin-treated patients, are associated with a ...
The Man Cold (Don't miss this one : )
- By martzj · Posted November 18, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- This is just too hilarious to stay buried deep in another post. Thanks to Lidia from United Kingdom for the belly laugh link! I'm going to use it in a Power Point presentation on the care level women ...
sad again day...
- By grandmotherbird · Posted November 18, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- I had a treat last evening. Friends I was once in Ministry with came over to visit all together for a mini-reunion. It's been 30 years since we saw our Brother Stephan. We laughed and were silly all evening ...
Heart patients lacking vitamin D more likely to be depressed
- By IngridK · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with medical treatments · 0 replies
- http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/16/moh .healthmag.vitamind.heart.depression/ STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Heart patients with lack of vitamin D in diet more likely to be depressed, study finds * Depression also ...
Heart Rate
- By shortcake · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms · 5 replies
- My heart rate has always been high. around 80 or 90 even at resting. I am on 50 mg of atenolol. lately my heart rate has dropped in the evenings to 52 for a resting heart rate. I feel really strange ...
your symptoms of heart attack
- By shortcake · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 4 replies
- I was just wondering for those who have had a heart attack what were your symtoms and did you notice things different leading up to your heart attack> I have had some different symtoms lately and wondered ...
looking for a diagnosis
- By jocilyn · Posted November 17, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- hi,I am a 56 yr. old with chronic uncontrolled bp and cholesterol.I have been hospitalized 8times in last 10 months and tested for the causes.I have been on too many medications to count,none of them ...
REFLECTIONS OF A LIFE....
- By CJA · Posted November 17, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- The noise from the kitchen spills out around the room like children playing on the playground. There's the scent of roasting turkey , fresh baked rolls, pecan pies and a touch of cinnamon floating through ...
Bottoms of Feet Hurt - especially the Heel
- By Peggy59 · Posted November 17, 2009
- Journal · 33 replies
- I've had a new development in the last couple of months in that the bottom of my feet hurt, especially the left heel. I brought it up with my apt with my rheumatologist in October and he said I may need ...
Anybody else sick of doctors telling you to "stop overreacting"???
- By RedneckMama · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with healthcare professionals · 9 replies
- Having been through this myself and reading TONS of biographies of other women with PPCM or any type of heart disease...I have noticed that if our doctors had listened the first time when we said "something's ...
Reopening of CABG Sternal Incision
- By C-cat · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 11 replies
- It is over a year since my original CABGx4. The incision site still leaks at the base and "proud flesh" keeps filling it, but not healing it. I just saw the plastic surgeon. They want to reopen the incision ...
ARB/ACE-inhibitor combo not recommended in CHF
- By martzj · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with prescription medicines · 2 replies
- ARB/ACE-inhibitor combo not recommended in CHF September 8, 2009 | Lisa Nainggolan Download slides Barcelona, Spain - The combination of angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) and ACE inhibitors should ...
Anybody Else "Fake It?"
- By DebBar · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Emotional and psychological issues · 12 replies
- 99% of us here have some sort of heart problem. We've gone through (or going through) a life changing ordeal with surgeries, medications, and countless other things. Wonderful people like family & friends ...
functional gains follow correction of iron deficiency in heart failure
- By martzj · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with medical treatments · 6 replies
- FAIR-HF: Symptom improvement, functional gains follow correction of iron deficiency in heart failure November 17, 2009 | Steve Stiles Orlando, FL - Patients with systolic heart failure and iron deficiency ...
Hair Loss with Simvastatin & Toprol XL
- By kermit09 · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Experiences with prescription medicines · 7 replies
- Hi all! I am so glad to have come across this site. In the past 10 months I've started taking Toprol XL (50 mg) for heart palpitation and Simvastatin (20 mg) to manage my cholesterol. Since, I've notice ...
