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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.

Haert attack

My father is 56 and recently he had a heart attack. We were all worried about him but he is ok now. I would like to know more about heart attack in general. Thanks

by User avatar Guest

Sudden Death related to Ventricular Fibrillation?

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Can somebody explain me what ventricular fibrillation is and could sudden death be related to ventricular fibrillation. It is about my dad who suffered from hypertension for years and I was there when he has this heart attack or at least I thought it was heart attack related and it turned out that...

by User avatar andris34201

what can happen after cabg

My husband needs to have coronary artery bypass grafting or "CABG". He suffers from heart condition for long time. Medical therapy didn’t help as much as we hoped. Well, he suggested him other alternative balloon angioplasty. The CABG will performed ten days from now and I would like to know what...

by User avatar Guest

mitral valve regurgitation

I was diagnosed with this condition when I was 35 and 3 months pregnant. The cardiologist that saw me, said this was so common that 5 out of 10 people in a room would have it. I read some info on your site that contradicts that fact. Please discuss any long term affects this coulsd have on me at...

by User avatar Guest

My heart hurts it feels like it's being pinched around the niple

My heart hurts it feels like it's being pinched around the niple.

by User avatar Gloria Rodriguez

Can smoking weed cause damage to your heart?

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Hi all, Firstly I don't really smoke that much weed only the occasional joint with mates, but yesterday, some gave me a joint, so I had it to myself last night whilst watching some TV, I guess I smoked it all in quick succesion (btw it wasn't a joint, it was a bit smaller, but bigger than...

by User avatar libertine

Link between vitamin D levels and heart failure

Hello, I would like to hear something about my mother’s health condition. She is 75 years old and has some heart problems. Is there any link between vitamin D levels and heart failure? She has been taking vitamin D for her osteoporosis. Is that dangerous for her? Should she stop taking those...

by User avatar leigha188780122

side effects of haart

I have been volunteering at an AIDS awareness campaign and am getting to know more about AIDS and HIV now, including the treatments that are given to people with HIV. Can anyone say what the side effects of haart therapy are? OI have heard that this is a method that is increasing in popularity now.

by User avatar myriam1764168290

pleaseadvise

for 9 months my ejection fraction has been 20% now it has jumped up within 8 weeks to 46% im on medecation < as my defib op was cancelled at the last moment does this mean my fraction will stay the same or can it decline again 8-|

by User avatar Guest

Reverse heart transplant

Twelve-year-old Hannah Clark is believed to have become the first British patient to have her heart transplant reversed. Hannah had a condition known as cardiomyopathy. This is a serious disease of the heart muscle, which causes the organ to expand in size to try to compensate for the fact that its...

by User avatar Heather_2