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Coumadin and pregnancy risks

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  • By martzj · Posted November 19, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 3 replies
  • From Yale, Chief of cardiothoracic surgery: "Coumadin is what we call teratogenic, or damaging to the fetus...in fact, highly so. It is simply not appropriate to take Coumadin during a pregnancy, especially ...

Women dominate hospitalizations for chest pain with no known cause

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  • By martzj · Posted November 19, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 5 replies
  • New findings from Harvard Heart: Subject: AHRQ News and Numbers: Women dominate hospitalizations f or chest pain with no known cause Women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for chest pain for ...

Heart drugs listed by conditions

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  • By martzj · Posted November 18, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 1 reply
  • Drugs listed by the conditions they treat: By Condition High Blood Pressure lisinopril, atenolol, metoprolol, clonidine, Lasix, hydrochlorothiazide, Heart Failure lisinopril, digoxin, metoprolol, Lasix ...

Cardizem CD and Cardizem LA

martzj
  • By martzj · Posted November 18, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 2 replies
  • I'm posting this to save time for women wondering about the effects and purpose of calcium channel blockers. This medication is for high blood pressure and to help ease the pain of stable angina by constantly ...

A different kind of Mommy

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  • By martzj · Posted November 12, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 4 replies
  • These amazing images are great for lowering our blood pressure. Very heart warming! Very moving....that animal instinct to be a nuturer. Enjoy, Jaynie http://www.jibjab.com/view/257654 ...

Texas Outreach Job Op

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  • By martzj · Posted November 6, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 0 replies
  • My apologies in advance for posting this job op to this board, but it might reach someone who would be a great fit for the position. Just now saw it and it was just posted to ME yesterday. Even though ...

Sunday kid humor

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  • By martzj · Posted November 2, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 6 replies
  • JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister. After a while he asked: 'Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one for cold milk?' MELANIE (age 5) asked her Granny how old ...

Columbia University doctor cites gender bias in women's cardiac diagnostics

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  • By martzj · Posted October 29, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 1 reply
  • Check out this doctor's medical credentials. She is an assistant professor & clinical director at Columbia U. This means she is in a position to instruct and influence medical students and staff. This ...

Nursing Excellence: Magnet Recognition Program (in your state)

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  • By martzj · Posted October 28, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 0 replies
  • This is a terrific resource to identify which hospitals in your area have Magnet trained nursing staff. And to anyone thinking of going into nursing, please look into this program that offers internships ...

Primary Care Physicians Think Zebras When Chest Pain Patient Is an Anxious

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  • By martzj · Posted October 28, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 10 replies
  • (be sure to watch the MedPage Today 2 minute video) WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- A stressed out man who sees a primary care physician with symptoms of coronary artery disease (CAD) is more likely to be diagnosed ...

How to Tell if Your Parent Is Having a Heart Attack

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  • By martzj · Posted October 26, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 0 replies
  • Ladies, Many of us have had heart attacks decades before our parents. It was extremely difficult getting my 71 year old mother through bypass last year. She had not had a heart attack thank goodness....but ...

Microvascular disease description in Newsweek article

martzj
  • By martzj · Posted October 24, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 6 replies
  • This is a concise explanation of microvasular mechanisms...... "Coronary microvascular disease was discovered only recently because, until now, it was not possible to "see" the heart's smallest arteries ...

Women Smokers Prone to Dangerous Blood Vessel Condition

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  • By martzj · Posted October 24, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 1 reply
  • October 15 (HealthDay News) -- Women who smoke are eight times more likely to suffer a potentially fatal rupture of the body's largest artery, or require surgery to repair the weakening that can cause ...

Occasional Smoking Still Does Damage

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  • By martzj · Posted October 24, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 7 replies
  • Occasional Smoking Still Does Damage October 17 (HealthDay News) -- Even if you only sneak an occasional smoke, you are still doing damage to your arteries, a new study shows. University of Georgia researchers ...

Automated external defibrillator (AED)

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  • By martzj · Posted October 24, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 0 replies
  • Total Simplicity of Use. These are going down in price over time and we need to have them all over the place, if possible. The automatic portables diagnose heart rhythm and shock heart if need is detected ...

Jaw-dropping stat chart on obesity epidemic in US over time

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  • By martzj · Posted October 18, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 9 replies
  • Dean Ornish: Healing and other natural wonders Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself. Watch for his jaw-dropping stats ...

Surviorship A to Z: Living successfully after diagnosis

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  • By martzj · Posted October 17, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 0 replies
  • Practical information you need to thrive in the "new normal" that exists after a life-changing diagnosis. This site offers all sorts of on-line action plans, symptoms diary, advice on health insurance ...

The Little support group that couldn't....yet!

martzj
  • By martzj · Posted October 16, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 21 replies
  • After reading the wonderful experiences by the Mayo Clinic conference attendees I was further struck by how isolated women w heart issues in my area, Tidewater, Virginia, continue to be. I attended the ...

Lower CHL levels & muscle mass

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  • By martzj · Posted October 11, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 7 replies
  • I was painting a fence this afternoon and listening to Scientific American podcasts to take my mind off the chest pain..............Probably learned just enough to be dangerous : ) Texas A & M university ...

Mitral valve snaps cause panic attacks via reverb

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  • By martzj · Posted October 8, 2008
  • In WomenHeart · 3 replies
  • After listening to Shirley's heart, Dr. Oz says he has good news. "You don't have a leaky valve," he says. "When your heart gets injured, especially if you've had a heart attack in one part of the heart ...

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