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My heart disease - diagnosis and symptoms
Discuss your diagnosis and the symptoms that led to it, or surfaced post-diagnosis.
Orthostatic Hypotension
- By Laura99 · New reply November 10, 2009
- 9 replies
- Does anyone else with heart failure suffer from severe dizziness and drop in blood pressure when standing? I have days I almost black out when I stand up. My hands and my face go numb and I get severe ...
Prinz's Metal Angina
- By Rojan · New reply November 9, 2009
- 15 replies
- I'm looking for someone who has this problem, I've been dealing with this for 14 yrs now and its really getting the best me of, in the past month I've been in the hospital twice and my last visit I had ...
Question regarding Echo and Stress Test Results
- By south127 · New reply November 8, 2009
- 12 replies
- I reeived a copy of my Echo and Stress Test Results (performed last month). I'm confused (which seem to be a perpetual state:-)...maybe some one could clarify thos seeming disparity. The ejection fraction ...
heres me
- By danhartman1959 · New reply November 8, 2009
- 4 replies
- im a 50 year old guy with dialated cardiomayopathy this week was implanted with a crtd but the shocl theapy is off ef is up around 35% si dr really thinks thats safe for me time will tell this heart stuff ...
Study: "Women have same heart attack symptoms as men, including chest pain"
- By Kennarina · New reply November 7, 2009
- 14 replies
- You may have come across this 'research' report in the past week. All week I've been thinking that this study on heart attack symptoms (done on patients having an elective, scheduled, non-emergency angioplasty ...
Cholesterol Levels - What should they be post MI?
- By GraceAnnStewart · New reply November 6, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hi Heart Sisters, I know I have read some where that cholesterol levels for post MI people should be lower than what is recommended for the average non-MI person. But I can't find that info and my cardiologist ...
Prinzmetal Questions
- By katie_colorado · New reply November 5, 2009
- 12 replies
- Do any of you guys have this angina pain last all day? I have had chest pain now for a couple yrs, I usually wake up with it in the morning, and it will increase in severity. The pain is center chest ...
Memory
- By Lynnedz56 · New reply November 4, 2009
- 35 replies
- I have a question. I seem to NOT being able to remember things like I used to. On Mother's day my son bought my daughter a beautiful mother's ring. I was there when he gave it to her. Yesterday I was ...
Has anyone been dual diagnosed?
- By denisePA · New reply November 3, 2009
- 9 replies
- I don't mean mentally, what I do mean is do you have stomach ailments like I do that can mimic heart problems or anything else. I have chronic pancreatitis (etiology unknown) but it's full blown & flares ...
dystolic dysfunction
- By denisejoy · New reply November 2, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hello. I've been diagnosed with dystolic dysfunction after a right heart cath. Even though it's "moderate" I have symtoms sometimes of lightheadedness & shortness of breath, (on & off for years). They've ...
after prinzmetal spasms...
- By LisB · New reply October 29, 2009
- 4 replies
- I've been out of the hospital for about a month and have had my first 2 spasms since I left there. Am finding myself very, very exhausted after two nights of them. Am wondering if it's physical or if ...
Aortic Valve replacement experiences, anyone?
- By 3stars · New reply October 28, 2009
- 19 replies
- I am 7 weeks out of aortic valve replacement. I was Code Blue coming out of the anesthetic and defibrillated. My lungs were surrounded with water and I had two pleural effusions. The electrical field ...
Sleep Problems
- By kmps · New reply October 24, 2009
- 17 replies
- I have just been reading about CPAPS. After 21 years on Estrogen patch....cardio guy recommended that I get off it it....that was a year ago. Have not been able to sleep without some type of help....from ...
Blood Pressure - lg difference between arms
- By MMaslek · New reply October 22, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi Ladies, Lately, I really only check my BP at the doctors. I never paid much attention but they always seem to check it on my right side. (Position of the table) I was at my sisters yesterday & her ...
Great News!
- By south127 · New reply October 21, 2009
- 16 replies
- I met with the ENT doctor at Shands (Gainesville, FL) this morning. The mass in my throat turned out to be the Teflon they injected into my paralyzed vocal cord in 1983. He said it had been over-injected ...
Taurine Capsules for Spasms and H/BP?
- By ruekat · New reply October 20, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi. I went to a holistic medical dr today for my h/bp, dysautonomia, fibro, coronary spasms, etc. She has me starting with 2 capsules daily of 1,000mg each. She also has me on magneDerm Transdermal magnesium ...
Imdur and the nitro patch
- By houston · New reply October 17, 2009
- 38 replies
- I am using the nitro patch, and my cardio is suggesting possibly adding Imdur. Can anyone give me their experience with Imdur, and also if anyone has used both the patch and Imdur at the same time. I ...
Dilated Ascending Thoracic Aorta 4.2 cm - 4.6 cm
- By royaltudor · New reply October 15, 2009
- 18 replies
- Dear Friends, A recent PET/CT scan for ovarian cancer revealed this. I go in on Tuesday to meet with a cardiologist. Should I be worried? I guess that's a given, right? What do you think they will want ...
Takotsubo
- By BJ45 · New reply October 15, 2009
- 18 replies
- Recently diagnosed with takotsubo, I was in the hospital on a heart pump for four days and four more recuperating then sent home, still having chest discomfort and doctors don't seem to know why or just ...
Chest Pain
- By Lynnedz56 · New reply October 15, 2009
- 1 reply
- I asked at cardiac rehab today and they decided I have pulled a muscle. Beside starting the strength training, I moved furniture over the weekend. And they decided that I was "overachieving" again. I ...
