Diagnosis and symptoms

Discuss your diagnosis, and the symptoms that led to it, or surfaced post-diagnosis.

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Does anyone have Pheochromocytoma?

By superheart · New reply May 22, 2013
7 replies
Hi all I was wondering if anyone has Pheochromocytoma? Or knows anything about it ...

Von Willebrands Disease caused my symptoms

By busymumofthree · New reply May 20, 2013
2 replies
Has anyone else out there been diagnosed with a clotting disorder that has caused severe symptoms that appear cardiac in nature ?? I have suffered with chest pain, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue ...

Possible Prinzmetal Angina-19 year old female

By agass32 · New reply May 19, 2013
12 replies
Hey guys, I'm just wondering if someone who has prinzmetal angina can help me out? I'm a healthy 19-year-old college athlete who went from practice one day to being in the hospital the next. My chest ...

Heart Cath or not??

By kalen76 · New reply May 15, 2013
50 replies
I am new here and hoping maybe someone can relate to what i have been going through and have some advice of what I should do next. I have been sick for over a month now. Pressure and heaviness in center ...

ER visit not very helpful

By dawnterese · New reply May 13, 2013
16 replies
On Wednesday afternoon I suddenly experienced a crushing pain in my chest. I tried to walk it off, to sit down, to change position, but it continued as got worse. I found a bottle of aspirin and took ...

Update! Cath Thursday!

By meganm · New reply May 12, 2013
14 replies
Well, I finally had my appointment this am with the Cardio. I really like him. I was prepared with notes of all of the incidents etc. We talked for about 10 minutes and I told him that I can't walk up ...

New Cardiologist Referral

By Mainemama · New reply May 12, 2013
11 replies
Well I visited my PCP today and she was fantastic. She is not satisfied with any of the answers i have had for continuing chest pain. She is well aware of microvascular disease and I have TONS of risk ...

bugger side effects of beta blockers?

By Nattles9 · New reply May 9, 2013
40 replies
Just wondering, is it typical for heart failure symptoms to worsen when commencing and increasing beta blocker medication? My mum has been experiencing some increased night time coughing (thought it was ...

tachy/ and pregnant

By kendraanderson · New reply May 8, 2013
5 replies
hi again! ive been battling extreme anxiety over something being wrong with my heart for 6 years now, and numerous drs telling me im ok, symptoms heart rate goes to 130 when standing, some SOB and mild ...

Still 'Up and Down'

By flochick · New reply May 5, 2013
2 replies
Hi Everyone, It's been a long time since I last posted, although I look forward to reading all the new posts and replies everyday. I really am amazed at how many new members join up every single day ...

LBBB and Syncope

By gina-in-denver · New reply May 5, 2013
8 replies
Hello and thank you for reading. I am concerned, but my doctor is not. My mother had serious heart problems and spent her entire adult life under the care of cardiologists. She had a mitral valve prolapse ...

CAS and normal EKG

By dje531 · New reply May 2, 2013
5 replies
I have been having some pretty severe angina. On Thursday I basically collapsed at school. They called 911 and I was checked in the ER. The results showed no heart attack. I went to the cardiologist and ...

Threesacharm

By Gerraldine · New reply May 1, 2013
27 replies
Keeping you in my thoughts today as you undergo your surgery. May your faith and the well wishes of all around you help you with your healing process ...

ear pain connection?

By musiclover · New reply May 1, 2013
33 replies
The last couple months I've been having occassional dull stabbing pains in my left ear. Today I started wondering if it could be an angina symptom or something? I've had it checked by a nurse and I do ...

Columbus Dispatch article of interest

By RAD · Posted April 28, 2013
0 replies
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/ local/2013/04/28/health/condition-can-ha rm-new-moms.html ...

Heart or Esophogeal spasms?

By meganm · New reply April 28, 2013
27 replies
Hi...I am looking for some advice. I started experiencing bad chest pain in October of 2012. I was lightheaded, left arm weak and tingling up the side of my face, shoulder, neck. I was having a lot of ...

question about pleurisy...

By openhearts1110 · New reply April 27, 2013
4 replies
Not really sure anything about this.. I have aortic stenosis which was replaced with a tissue valve. I had my mitral valve repaired. Still not sure weather i have crohns,celiac, or just ibs. And i am ...

Ladies w/Vasospasm: Do you have...

By kodies-heart · New reply April 26, 2013
17 replies
I have been diagnosed w/Prinzmetal. Yet my Cardio Doc finds it concerning that i have Angina w/exertion. He now wants me to take a nuclear stress test. Do others with this illness have Angina during rest ...

Newbie... runner with PFO question

By superheart · New reply April 24, 2013
23 replies
Hi All, I am new to this site but not new to heart issues :( I have RVOT and had an ablation of my rt ventricle 3 yrs ago. I am 40 and an avid athlete. My RVOT was found when I would pass out during races ...

reflux anxiety or heart

By kjd77 · New reply April 23, 2013
29 replies
Been dealing with chest pains and pvcs since 2005.. had stress tests regular and nuclear, Holt monitors of all sorts ,a ct angiogram and even an eps study and a cause could not be found so the. Told me ...

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