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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.

Causes and treatment options for mitral valve prolapse

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Hey everyone. My maid of honor knocked out yesterday in the park while she was playing with her kids. People who were there called 911 and they came very soon. They send her to do some tests and they tried to set diagnosis. After a few hours, they told her that she is having mitral valve prolapse...

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heart palpitations, had endocarditis

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Hi! Im a 26 yrs old female. In the last two months i have been experiencing episodes of sudden cardiac craziness! the first time it happened suddenly, my heart started fluttering and racing..it almost felt like it was skipping beats and didnt stop for almost a min.... i started seeing spots and...

by User avatar Flagrl81

chest pain and shortage of breath

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I'm a 20 year old college student who lives a somewhat stressful life. I work and go to school, but as of recently I have started running out of breath and expieriencing chest pain. I have been to a quick care clinic and the ER. At first they thought asthma, the ER ran an EKG, and blood work and...

by User avatar cameron686621

Is Home INR Monitoring covered by Medicare and/or private insurances?

Hi everyone, I have recently been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I didn't take this very well because I didn't think there is anything wrong with me or my body. Now I found out that I have this condition and my doctor told me that I should get a home INR monitor. I really can't afford a...

by User avatar Alan_45349542

How is heart Disease diagnosed

Dr. Ravindra L. Kulkarni, Pune based Interventional Cardiologist suggests; Heart disease is diagnosed based on your medical and family history, risk factors, physical examination and results from tests . No single test is conclusive of   Heart disease , however tests definitely hint towards...

by User avatar manasi18282031

What are the most common complications and risks of Ross procedure?

Hello everyone, I have a brother who is working abroad. He is doing fine, he made a good life for himself and he is sending us some money from time to time since he has bunch of it now. Anyway, he had to see his doctor a few days ago and he told me that he is supposed to have this Ross...

by User avatar Stradivarius349545

rapid heart beats waking me at night

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Hi, I am happily married for 20 years. I have wonderful family. But lately we have financial difficulties. My husband is under a lot of pressure. I have noticed that he has trouble with sleeping. Sometimes he wakes up due to rapid heart beats. Please tell me what could cause this?

by User avatar Guest

Chest pain, diffcult breathing, sweaty hands, and shaky

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Hello, I'm new to this and wanted some advise from you guys. About a month ago i wasn't feeling myself, thought i'd wouldn't breathe again or something bad was gonna happen to me. went to the ER so many times and told me it's a panic/anxiety attacks. Now, last night i had a rough  night, i woke up...

by User avatar flaca7

Minor Stroke Could Be Followed By A Bigger One In A Week

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New research found that people who suffer a small stroke could be in danger of facing a bigger one in just seven days. The risk is quite substantial but it can be reduced if a small stroke is treated in specialist stroke units. The chances for a quite bigger stroke are minor in that case. Risk of...

by User avatar Mark

Wolf Parkinson white syndrome

OK i recently found out i had wolf Parkinson white syndrome, i just need confirmation of what I'm feeling is because of the syndrome: I'm getting frequent pains in chest shooting pains lasting up to 1 to 5 seconds. I don't know when my heart speeds up but i think it may of i happened a few times i...

by User avatar jamieed92039