Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

Discuss your experiences with myocardial infarction (heart attack).

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Bruising With Knots

cej
  • By cej · New reply May 17, 2013
  • 7 replies
  • I had a heart attack one year ago. LAD 99% blocked. Followed by four cardio anagrams. They put a stent in on the third anagram because the artery was torn during the balloon procedure. Then another artery ...

How old were you ...

KAKLeon
  • By KAKLeon · New reply May 17, 2013
  • 89 replies
  • when you had your heart attack? I was 38, which seemed young at the time, but one media report last year featured a 19 year old! Katherine ...

Heart attack or spasm can meds do this?

Wlk
  • By Wlk · New reply May 14, 2013
  • 14 replies
  • Hi to everyone, and I hate to even tell my story at this point because of some of the things you hAve had and battled! God bless you all! But information is powerful and I am in a hospital bed clueless ...

Stents with muscle spasms & concerns if stents don't work?

Francesak66
  • By Francesak66 · New reply April 30, 2013
  • 6 replies
  • Dear Heart Sisters- I have 3 stints and after doing research I have a few concerns. My husband had a terminal disease for 2 years and I was his caretaker. In May of 2011 I had a heart attack and received ...

coronary spasms

short-n-sassy
  • By short-n-sassy · New reply April 20, 2013
  • 17 replies
  • 3 weeks ago I started having severe jaw pain, went to the ER and I was having a heart attack. I just turned 50 yesterday, 4"11 and 128 lbs. No other health probems. I went back to the hospital this past ...

pain after bypass surgery

987_7
  • By 987_7 · New reply April 12, 2013
  • 9 replies
  • I had a double bypass five weeks ago,and the pain from my scar is madding,my clothes just brushing across it is very painful burning sensation. I have read all of the post but they are from two years ...

Recovery after stent implant

teresalynwms
  • By teresalynwms · New reply April 10, 2013
  • 47 replies
  • I had a massive heart attack Oct. 5, 2012. I had to have a stent implanted. Now, I'm wondering how long it takes to feel "normal", again? I still get tired and out of breath. My emotions are all over ...

does anybody no what mild lv impairment means please

pinklaf
  • By pinklaf · New reply April 10, 2013
  • 8 replies
  • I had heart attack Sept last year threw conarary arterie spasm threw pneumonia and had ekg said mild lv impairment my heart was left severely damage but now mild lv impairment, so I no by the sounds of ...

extra medical insurance for holiday heart patient

weddinghairspecialis
  • By weddinghairspecialis · New reply April 10, 2013
  • 5 replies
  • im going on hol next month and trying to source a medical body of insurance for going away on holiday....this is extra ins im talking about not the standard ehic card.....any suggestions...? im going ...

Unstable angina or MVD

Seeker2
  • By Seeker2 · New reply April 4, 2013
  • 17 replies
  • Likewise, would unstable angina show on an EKG? Can angina type of pain from MVD show on EKG? Those who suffer MVD, is it possible angina type of pain all the time with a few breaks here and there, and ...

frightend and scared

pinklaf
  • By pinklaf · New reply February 24, 2013
  • 13 replies
  • Im new on here, but thought id sure my story cos I really do need someone to talk to feel abit scared and lonely, September 2012 I phoned 999 (im from UK) I will never forget it,it was six o'clock in ...

after a heart attack

bsstone
  • By bsstone · New reply February 20, 2013
  • 20 replies
  • Hi, Is it "normal" to have some shortness of breath and/or chest pain after a recent heart attack? I had a stent placed also. Still anxious ...

Prinzmetal angina

Kives
  • By Kives · New reply February 20, 2013
  • 11 replies
  • A little over a year ago I had a heart attack and after a heart cath they diagnosed me coronary vasospasms. Since then I have experienced many more spasms along with my heart feeling like it's doing little ...

LUNG BLEB

butterfly53
  • By butterfly53 · Posted February 7, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • FOUND ONE ON MY LUNG DURING HEART SURGERY. ANYONE EVER HEARD OF THIS ...

Just had my 3rd (&4th?!) heart attacks

Travellygirl
  • By Travellygirl · New reply February 6, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • After having a 3rd & 4th cardiac event (this last time involved 2 ER visits in 3 days), doctors are FINALLY looking for a cause... SCAD, spasm, myocardial bridge... I had my first a month after my 39th ...

Heart pain 5 mo's after Cabgx4???

cmfic
  • By cmfic · New reply January 20, 2013
  • 7 replies
  • I had cabgx4 done Aug 5th, 2012. Last night and today, I've had this vaugue pain in my left chest, same place I had severe Angina just before they did my surgery. I have a bad L. Rotator cuff that gives ...

Heart pain 5 mo's after Cabgx4???

cmfic
  • By cmfic · New reply January 20, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • I had cabgx4 done Aug 5th, 2012. Last night and today, I've had this vaugue pain in my left chest, same place I had severe Angina just before they did my surgery. I have a bad L. Rotator cuff that gives ...

What are lasting effects of "moderate degree of heart damage" after MI?

Jollie
  • By Jollie · New reply January 14, 2013
  • 7 replies
  • A year ago I had Type II heart attack (which means vessels were clear when cardiac cath done) My cardio Dr. continues to say "you did have a moderate amount of heart damage". I am wondering if anyone ...

2nd Anniversary

julieinoz
  • By julieinoz · New reply January 1, 2013
  • 4 replies
  • Today is the 2nd anniversary of my heart attack and I wanted to thank all of my Heart Sisters for their support, love, encouragment, understanding, advice, just everything. This site has been a true life ...

Heart Attack

DonaMarie
  • By DonaMarie · New reply December 26, 2012
  • 5 replies
  • I wanted to share what I'm sure is a Christmas miracle. Last Sunday I was rushed into the hospital with a heart attack. They had taken me off my blood thinners because of an earlier knee surgery and my ...

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