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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.

Can rapid heartbeat be associated with hormone changes?

I am 50 years old and still perimenopausal and lately I have been experiencing feelings of anxiety/stress and sometimes it seems out of the blue my heart feels like it is going a hundred miles a minute. Can this be due to hormone fluctuations? How do I know if it is more of a heart problem to be...

by User avatar kmarie

Heart skips a beat whenever I bounce up and down

I am a 21 year old female student and I am in pretty good shape, but when I am running or doing exercises like jumping jacks my heart feels like it skips a beat and I feel a thud in my chest. I don't get dizzy or light headed, but i do feel an urge to cough to clear the skipping. After a moment it...

by User avatar jl208

Heart beat problems.

To whom ever this concerns, Sometimes when i feel I'm not stressed or try to calm down my heart will beat a little faster n i lose breathe for a few seconds. Then i take a deep breath and it goes away, sometimes it will happen a second time and go away. Then at once there was a time when it kept...

by User avatar Guest

Feel my Heart beat at times in my chest

Answered by a doctor

I am 27 Years of age, have two boys , 6 and 2 years of age... I suffer from Depression for 7 years now and I am using Cipralex 10mg S5. Some days , like today, I will feel my heart beat in my chest, not fast no pain, no tight chest, just feeling my heart beating very hard for a few seconds and...

by User avatar Niky230685

how long will I be monitored after having angina pectoris?

Answered by a doctor

Hello, folks. I am diagnosed angina pectoris. I had some chest pain and I was afraid I was having a heart attack, but doctors found angina instead. I am wondering how long I will have to be monitored after this. I must go to the doctor regularly, take medications, make ECG, etc. How long will this...

by User avatar erwin196859636

First Month After a Heart Attack Most Critical

Researchers have found that people who survive a heart attack are at much higher risk of sudden cardiac death in the following 30 days. This new finding indicates that the doctors should closely supervise patients in the month after a heart attack, and that patients should be alert to any signs of...

by User avatar Danny

Weird scary feeling when exercising

I'm 42 and perceivably healthy, I love sports, cardio, and weights. however I have stopped altogether due to this weird sensation that happens to me often when i do any physical activity. It's actually very hard to define. It feels like a sensation of lacking oxygen, like my heart is racing, or will...

by User avatar MaybeSo101890

congenital heart problem - Urgent

Helping a friend in China: original post can be found at: the translation from my friend is below: thanks a lot boy was born in Sept. 2008 with congenital heart disease, TOF(tatralogy of fallot), , (known after born, and best operation chance is 6-12 months as recommended by doc). but was growing...

by User avatar AsterLee132039

What should I do?

I was told that having high triglycerides and cholesterol rates could be very dangerous regarding my heart condition and I am curious now what should I do? Do you think that I am in some serious health risk for these blood test results despite the fact I am very young and I keep asking myself what...

by User avatar hortensia143959426

can angina pectoris lead to death if not treated?

Answered by a doctor

Hi, everyone. I was at the doctor's office last week and it appears I have angina pectoris. It seems that I will have to take a lot of medications. I hate medications and I would like to know if angina pectoris can lead to death if not treated. I would really appreciate if someone could give me...

by User avatar eduardo38033