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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.

heart rate

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My resting heart rate is 40bpm. I normally do long slow runs and interval cross training. Yesterday moring weather was bad, cold, snow/rain mix and I ran in a 5 mile cross country race. Before it, I didn't feel like running, sleepy so I drank a few cups of coffee. I also drank a lot of water as...

by User avatar crunch

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome

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I would just like to say that I started suffering with POTS when I was 18. It came completely out of the blue as I had never fainted before! It took 18 months to diagnose, in which time I struggled to get into school and could hardly work I felt soooo ill & exhausted. When I was diagnose I was...

by User avatar Guest

Ablation correctible arrhythmias

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Hello, our doctor recommended ablation therapy to treat Atrial fibrillation. I understood that it can be performed both surgically and non-surgically. I was hoping to hear some detail. I’ll appreciate any help. Can ablation be helpful in correcting arrhythmias?

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Chest Pains And Irregular Heart Beat

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I’ve been having irregular heart beats in past few weeks and in past five days also chest pain. It is like I have something heavy pressuring my chest. They last only for a few minutes, but it is very uncomfortable and disturbing. I am little anxious and I thought that this is cause of my...

by User avatar Guest

stress test heart rate

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Why did I not feel my heart rate increase during my stress test, yet I had shortness of breath and a tightness in my chest. I had more chest pain when the test was finished, along with severe headache, sick to my stomach?

by User avatar rbyrd

mitral valve prolapse and mitral reguritation goes hand in han

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I was told by the assistant that work with the doctor. I was told by other doctor i went to that I had mitral valve prolapse then I went to another doctor and he said mitral valve reguritation im between 1 2plus I was taken off of coreg cause I had too many bad side effect and no doctor put me on...

by User avatar linda

16 year old boys "heart Hurts" complaints

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My 16 year old son has been complaining of his heart hurting ever since he was approx. 5 years old, but I wrote them off as growing pains. This past year his complaints have become more frequent (monthly, if not more) and I took him to see a cardiac specialist yesterday. The specialist ordered an...

by User avatar cowgirl_3664

Thumping when i breathe

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When I lie flat on my back (and only at this time) when I inhale i make a weird thumping or hiccup like noise. It only happens if i am lying on my back. I have no other symptoms, no pain, no shortness of breath etc... I feel perfectly fine, am 40 y/o and in good health. This started about 2-3 months...

by User avatar pecangirl27267

increased heart rate, age 47, female

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I am 47, female and I had accident, I felt down stairs. I fractured cervical vertebra, likely small fracture. I was on vioxx, but after 4 days I noticed increased heart rate. . I believe it is side effect. I finished 3 weeks of vioxx, but I still have increased heart rate. Now I am taking another...

by User avatar cheri19437

supraventricle tachycardia

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Hi, I suffer from supraventricular tachycardia for 7 years, and it is becoming frequent. I have it almost every day, and I’m afraid it will only get worse. Is anyone experiencing the same thing?

by User avatar Guest