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Advice for other women with heart disease
Share what you have learned about heart disease with other women.
seen on aha site
- By nanamo · Posted October 26, 2009
- 0 replies
- Dear Member of Congress: I am writing this letter as your constituent and someone who cares deeply about heart health to urge you to become a cosponsor of the HEART for Women Act. Heart disease, stroke ...
aspirin....at night.
- By tickers · New reply October 24, 2009
- 10 replies
- I take a regular coated aspirin shortly before bedtime about 1/2 hour prior to my slow release niacin tablet and statin (supposed to help with flushing from Niacin). Something I learned here...\ I came ...
Summary of Life
- By MMaslek · New reply October 24, 2009
- 8 replies
- This made me smile... I thought I'd share!!!! ~Amy Summary of Life GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED: 1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.. 2) When your Mom is mad at your ...
Interactive map--prevalence of heart disease and stroke in the US
- By laurahc · New reply October 21, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi all, I just found this on CNN's website; it's an interactive map of the US where you can click on it and get data for your state on heart disease deaths, stroke deaths, high blood pressure rates and ...
Women may have both ischemic HD & large vessel blockage
- By martzj · New reply October 21, 2009
- 3 replies
- "''The focus should be on ischemia and ischemic heart disease, particularly for women, and that women are not adequately served when we don't focus on that, when we just focus on the anatomy, the obstruction ...
Fav Evening Meals.....
- By tickers · New reply October 20, 2009
- 5 replies
- I am so sick of Chicken/Turkey..........I Really Dislike Fish...........and have sworn off beef and gave up my shrimp. If I see another salad.........well.............. I've come to enjoy boca burgers ...
Best Cooking Oils for Your Heart
- By Ecksunbeam · Posted October 20, 2009
- 0 replies
- From Web MD: http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-managem ent/features/cholesterol-and-cooking-fat s-and-oils May the Blessings Be! Sherrie ...
His and Hers Heart Disease
- By careh · New reply October 20, 2009
- 9 replies
- Here is another interesting article for us from WebMD.... http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/ 20091012/his-and-hers-heart-disease ...
CAC scanning will miss soft plaques
- By martzj · New reply October 19, 2009
- 2 replies
- Baltimore, MD - Patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain should be treated aggressively regardless of any prior coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, a new analysis of the Multi-Ethnic ...
Lupus anticoagulant a major risk factor for stroke/MI in young women
- By martzj · Posted October 19, 2009
- 0 replies
- Thrombosis Risk Lupus anticoagulant a major risk factor for stroke and MI in young women October 7, 2009 | Susan Jeffrey Download slides Adapted from Medscape Medical News—a professional news service ...
We are all Champions!
- By Annie7 · New reply October 17, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hello Dear Heart Sisters, When this time of the year rolls around and talks of attending the Mayo Clinic Symposium to become titled, as "Champions", this bothers me. Arn't we all who suffer with Heart ...
Chest Pain and No Diagnosis
- By JuNu · New reply October 16, 2009
- 4 replies
- I am 38 and I have been feeling painful chest pains on my left side for approx two months. The pain is located on my upper left along my breast area. The pain sensation goes from squeezing to aching ...
Post MI-CABG and profuse sweating/Nausea/low body temp/pulse rate
- By Asurvivor · New reply October 13, 2009
- 7 replies
- I'm 9.5 yrs post-op/post MI. Since I started doing household chores, I am soaked to the point I have to take a shower immediately after I finish any of them. If I clean out the refrigerator, I sweat ...
OMG I SUCK BUT I'M STILL GOING STRONG
- By heartfelt2 · New reply October 13, 2009
- 17 replies
- I suck, I could not stop smoking with the patach. My cholestrol went up to 323. Can you imagine???? I royally screwed up. My Mom passed away on 6/22/09, It was really a very rough year for her. She died ...
Dr OZ show, 3pm, EST, topic HD #1 killer of women
- By martzj · New reply October 10, 2009
- 16 replies
- This is my first chance to catch the Dr. Mehmet Oz show. Today the first segment opened with a young woman whose mother died of massive heart attack at 47. She had been going to doctors for an estimated ...
Are you using a TENS machine for chest pain?
- By Kennarina · New reply October 6, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hello Heart Sisters! I had an amazing visit with my cardiologist last week, part of our ongoing adventure in figuring out some puzzling ongoing cardiac symptoms. His best guess diagnosis now: microvascular ...
WATCH A DEFBRILLATOR IMPLANTED
- By ckgoduto · New reply October 1, 2009
- 4 replies
- If any of you are interested, OR Live is having a showing of a cardiac defribrillator surgery being implanted online today at 5 PM Central Standard Time. Very good article if you are going to have a difribullator ...
Speaking of AWOL - Kathy Kastan?
- By lkay · New reply September 29, 2009
- 16 replies
- While we're on the lookout for Tina, I wonder where is Kathy? I have been watching for Kathy to post here and haven't seen her in probably two months. Has anyone heard anything? Kathy, drop us a note ...
What books or web sites do you find helpful?
- By 1spudcat · New reply September 26, 2009
- 5 replies
- Well I hope this doesn't show up twice. I thought I was posting a discussion here and ended up somewhere else. So here it is for sure. I was just posting a response to Rachellle who is in need of info ...
Flu Virus Can Spark Heart Attacks
- By chill · New reply September 24, 2009
- 8 replies
- Guess we should all get flu shots!!! This just came across the wires and thought I would share in case you have not seen it. Study: Flu Viruses Can Spark Heart Attacks Doctors: It's Crucial That Heart ...
