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1st cardiology appointment

tlens
  • By tlens · Posted March 26, 2008
  • Journal · 4 recommendations
  • Hi I'm new here. I wonder if you can give me some insight. I went to the first cardiology appointment from referral from my family physician. Symptoms were tightness in the chest sometimes radiating to ...

The First Semi-Annual Sarcoidosis International Cup

theGardener
  • By theGardener · Posted September 17, 2007
  • Journal · 4 recommendations
  • The First Semi-Annual Sarcoidosis International Cup Grab your best mates, belly up to the foot rail, order a pint or three, and some pub grub— The First Semi-Annual Sarcoidosis International Cup is on ...

You are Tougher than You Think.

theGardener
  • By theGardener · Posted December 20, 2006
  • Journal · 4 recommendations
  • You are Tougher than You Think. Having been floored, and down for the count, by Sarcoidosis on more than one occasion, I would never make the mistake of belittling the seriousness of it. Sarcoidosis—the ...

SCAD and Related Health Condtions

MD-Wilkie
  • By MD-Wilkie · Posted April 11, 2013
  • Discussion in Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) · 3 recommendations
  • Hi Ladies, So we've all probably heard how "rare" SCADs are, and that the medical community isn't sure what causes it, etc., etc. But I have a question for you: when you were diagnosed with a SCAD did ...

THE BLACK BRA a little risque,but read to the end

eviefor3
  • By eviefor3 · Posted January 29, 2013
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • The Black Bra (as told by a woman) I had lunch with 2 of my unmarried friends. One is engaged, one is a mistress, and I have been married for 20+ years. We were chatting about our relationships and decided ...

My heart attack story in Ladies Home Journal

Kennarina
  • By Kennarina · Posted January 12, 2012
  • Discussion in Diagnosis and symptoms · 3 recommendations
  • I was interviewed a few months ago for the special Heart Month online issue of the magazine 'Ladies Home Journal', which is out today! It's at: http://www.lhj.com/lhj/printableStory.js p?storyid=/templatedata/lhj/story/data/1 ...

Scientific American article: Women aren't whiners!

yarnkitty
  • By yarnkitty · Posted December 30, 2011
  • Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 3 recommendations
  • I just read an interesting article on the Scientific American website. I wrote a brief summary on my blog with links to the article and the abstract of the research if you are interested in checking it ...

Texting in the O.R. during bypass surgery!! ??!!!

Kennarina
  • By Kennarina · Posted December 22, 2011
  • Discussion in Medical procedures and treatments · 3 recommendations
  • Here's a truly shocking report from the New York Times on the pervasive frequency that health care professionals (including surgeons, nurses and perfusion techs operating the heart/lung machines during ...

Researchers openly mock the 'myth' of women's unique heart attack symptoms

Kennarina
  • By Kennarina · Posted November 1, 2011
  • Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 3 recommendations
  • A pair of researchers I interviewed last week at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress openly laughed off what they call “The Oprah Effect”. This apparently started a few years ago when a guest on Oprah ...

SCAD on TV!

laurahc
  • By laurahc · Posted August 31, 2011
  • Discussion in How heart disease has changed my life · 3 recommendations
  • Dr. Hayes, KAKLeon and I filmed this segment for Mayo's "Medical Edge" series: http://youtu.be/uNnjLOF3x_Q It really is the proverbial "15 minutes of fame" for spontaneous dissections. -Laura ...

WomenHeart Now Part of Combined Federal Campaign

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted August 12, 2011
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • Are you a federal employee or do you know someone who is? If so, designate 15217 - National Coalition for Women - for your 2012 Combined Federal Campaign charitable contribution. Help WomenHeart continue ...

New study: "ICD Shocks Again Linked to Mortality"

Kennarina
  • By Kennarina · Posted August 11, 2011
  • Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 3 recommendations
  • Here are some alarming findings from new research published in "Heart Rythm" online: A retrospective analysis indicates that patients receiving cumulatively more ICD shocks or more days with shocks have ...

So true.....

wellswmn97 (Inactive)
  • By wellswmn97 (Inactive) · Posted May 29, 2011
  • Discussion in Emotional and psychological issues · 3 recommendations
  • From a classic, genetic worrier. Just for me. And if you know the story of Corrie Ten Boom (a Holocaust survivor). Wow! "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength ...

Cedars Seminar on Women's Ischemic HD

MaryLG
  • By MaryLG · Posted May 24, 2011
  • Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 3 recommendations
  • This seminar occurred in Late April, 2011, focussed exclusively on women's ischemic heart disease. Check out the panel and the presentation overview. Did your doctor attend? I have placed a call to find ...

Visit from a sister

denisePA
  • By denisePA · Posted May 23, 2011
  • Discussion in Emotional and psychological issues · 3 recommendations
  • It warmed my heart Sunday when a sister from the board called to say she was minutes from my door. In she came with her two beautiful children in tow carrying a bouquet of sunny mums. It was my heart ...

Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease

Blessed_Granny
  • By Blessed_Granny · Posted May 4, 2011
  • Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 3 recommendations
  • I've had problems with shortness of breath and chest pain for over twenty years. I've lost count of the number of trips to the ER with chest pain and the number of times I was told, "It's not your heart ...

Why just taking a shower is so exhausting for heart patients

Kennarina
  • By Kennarina · Posted April 23, 2011
  • Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 3 recommendations
  • After being discharged from hospital following my heart attack, I was utterly gobsmacked by how exhausting even the most basic of daily activities now felt. In fact, just a routine shower usually meant ...

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Earth Quake & Tsunami

The-Dreamer
  • By The-Dreamer · Posted March 11, 2011
  • Journal · 3 recommendations
  • Japan just had three Earth Quake's just a few hours ago. the first one was a 8.9 that lasted for 5mins and then had two more just 1 hour from the 1st one... The 2nd was 7.1 and then seconds later another ...

Believing the symptoms: Bettering the outcomes of women with heart disease

martzj
  • By martzj · Posted March 10, 2011
  • Discussion in Advice for other women with heart disease · 3 recommendations
  • Ladies, Please take 20 minutes to listen to this 3 doctor panel discussion. Relevant and informative. March 8, 2011 Recorded: February 8, 2011 Why is heart disease in women sometimes overlooked? What ...

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