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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 beating hard and carotid artery pulsing

My husband woke me last night worried because his heart was beating hard and his carotid artery on one side pulsing noticably also (he's 59) - I had him take some aspirin, but, of course, he's already saying he doesn't want to go to the doctor if he feels better today - does this sound like...

by User avatar Caroline

Week long chest ache

For over a week I keep having a dull ache in the centre of my chest Almost at the top of my ribs. I also seem to get numbness in the upper right arm, bicep/tricep area but not always, sometimes accompanied by my right fingers feeling numb as well. Today at work I had two large spikes of pain in my...

by User avatar Guest

Grasping For Air

Hi! I have angina. Sometimes I have chest pain. When this occurs, I am in panic and grasping for air. I heard that there are some situations I should avoid. Doctor prescribed me oral nitroglycerin tablets for attack. If you have some good advice please tells me!

by User avatar Guest

What is chronic heart failure?

Please, can somebody explain to me what is chronic heart failure? Recently I watched on TV some program about heart disease and heard that chronic heart failure can be very dangerous. Today I heard that one of my good friends has this illness. What are the most usual treatment for it. Thanks!

by User avatar vassili97056240

Are unstable angina pectoris and hypertension related in any way?

Answered by a doctor

Hello, guys. My brother has been suffering from hypertension for many years. He has been recently discovered angina pectoris. I am wondering whether these two diseases are related in any way. What do you know about this? I will appreciate your opinion. Thanks to all people who answer to my post.

by User avatar massimo44222

im havng skipping heart beats

im havng skipping heart beats [/enc]

by User avatar wanda waddell

HCG levels and dull heartbeat problems!

Hello. I'm living in a beautiful marriage for about five years and I get along with my husband just great but there was one problem in our marriage- we couldn’t have kids at all. We tried so many times but with no success. About three months ago I got pregnant and you couldn’t even imagine the...

by User avatar Guest

Extreme weighloss after cardiac bypass surgery

Has anyone ever seen a case where someone goes through extreme weight loss after cardiac by-pass surgery? My brother is only 38, has type 2 diabetes (somewhat controlled with insulin) and had pneumonia for over a month prior to the bypass. After the pneumonia he couldn't eat without vomiting for a...

by User avatar philibash105848

heart "jumping" accompanied by nausia and light he

At random times whether I am resting or active, my heart feels as if it is jumping for a few beats. It is sometimes accompanied by nausia and light headedness. I also feel fatigued when it occurs. What is going on with me?

by User avatar bandwidow108934

What are prognosis after bypass surgery?

Please, can somebody tell me what are prognosis after bypass surgery? I’m desperate. My father needs to have bypass surgery. I’m so afraid that I don’t know what to do. Some people told me that it’s nothing too dangerous. But I know that bypass surgery is very serious and...

by User avatar betteann51604