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Heart (Cardio) Disorders & Diseases

On this forum you can find topics about specific types of heart disease such as coronary artery disease, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, pericardial disease, and heart failure.

Forced to retire due to heart failure, what are my treatment options?

  Good day there. I am really sad because today I needed to bring the hardest decision in my life – ever. I am a midwife for 30 years now but since I was diagnosed with hearth failure I was not able to do my job the way I should. I was planning doing it at least for 10 more years. :(...

by User avatar Guest

What happens during a myocardial perfusion scan?

Hello. This is urgent and I really need your help! My dad is 76 years old and since my mom died six years ago he is very sick. He is having some heart issues but he was fine with all those medications that he was using. Today, early in the morning he faint in the bathing room and luckily I have...

by User avatar Patric

What is doppler scan used for and is this procedure invasive?

Hello. I just found this site and I see there are many things that I need to read. But before doing there I’ll post some questions here that I would like to know. Hopefully someone will write a reply. I recently heard about doppler scan. I actually heard about it years ago but didn’t really pay...

by User avatar Guest

Breathtaking and strong pain in center of my breast bone

Answered by a doctor

I was just sitting at my table enjoying a morning coffee. Suddenly I took with this sudden sharp gripping pain in Center of my breast bone. I thought was weird it was not to left of of my chest.. The pain was breathtaking and quite strong,lasted for just a few seconds at a time.  Then about a few...

by User avatar Nanaleen

I can see my heartbeat through my chest and clothes

I can see my heartbeat through my chest and clothes...when I keep an object on my chest or upper part of stomach..it's shake...is there any problem with me??..I am afraid about that...please help me...

by User avatar Shady349940

Eye sight and hearing loss?

I'm 15, female Yesterday I was walking and got short of breath, then my stomach started to burn but I just kept walking then I got really light headed so I stopped for a second to sit down and my ears started stinging bad my best friend thought I was joking around One minute later my hearing went...

by User avatar Bay Lydia349934

Congestive Heart Failure with drugs, alcohol and heart medications

My friend is in conjestive heart failure for maybe 3-4 years now. He is a heavy drinker, smokes marijuana and is on a handful of heart and blood pressure medication. I know this isn't good but tell me about this scenario on his condition?

by User avatar Guest

Diagnosis and management of patients with inherited arrhythmia syndromes

Greetings. I have arrhythmia for so many years but I can’t say that I saw that this disease is getting worse or better. It was always the same – at least I was thinking that it was the same. I went to see my doctor last week, to do some ordinary tests and analyses. Today he called me and he told...

by User avatar Jake54

What is Brugada syndrome and what are treatment options for it?

Good day everyone. While I am looking for some answers and some helpful advice I was surfing online and I accidentally found this site. I asked this question so many times at so many sites, but I didn’t get any good answer. Here is what I want to know. My sister Allyssa called me and she told me...

by User avatar Guest

How successful is surgery for a Phrenic nerve damage/ injury?

Answered by a doctor

Hello. I am here to ask you a question about my cousin. My question is about Phrenic nerve damage. I promised him I won’t look this up on the internet but I had to. I haven’t seen him in a while and now when I came to my home town again, I hate seeing him like that. He is always nervous. He says...

by User avatar Stive