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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.

Flutters, Cough, Chest Discomfort

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I'm 18 years old and quite often get the feeling my heart is pulsing irregularly, and like the lower chambers of my heart are pausing momentarily and off from regular heart rhythms...also with this I have a need to cough and shortness of breath. I've had open heart surgery in the past, problem not...

by User avatar Heart2

heartbeat gone crazy!!!

A couple weeks ago I started having irregular heartbeats as in I could actually feel my heart skip a beat. I went to my family physician and then to a cardiologist who ran a stress test that included ekg, ecocardigram, and bloodwork. The Dr. said everything was normal and my heart looked great. I'm...

by User avatar gdttarheel

Niaspan side effects

Hi, I am a guy 55 years old, and I heard that you can cut the risk of heart disease with the use of drug called Niaspan. I don’t know anything about this drug, so if anybody knows something about it, please post here. Maybe some personal experience?

by User avatar Guest

mild chest discomfort after running

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My friend experienced mild chest discomfort after running. He runs with local triathlon club every day. I don’t know if it is because of his age (43) or sudden start with diet and exercising, but I am afraid of possible heart attack. What are the signs of heart attack?

by User avatar Guest

racing heartbeat

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Yesterday afternoon I felt racing heartbeat and I was very afraid, because I was still, I just watched TV. My pulse was fast. The only drugs I am using are contraceptive pills, so ‘I don’t think that could cause it. What could be a reason? I didn’t have any stress yesterday.

by User avatar frank431

How can I know if I'm experiencing Pericarditis?

I feel sharp dull pain in the left side of my chest for few weeks. It sometimes travels into my left shoulder and neck. It usually intensifies when I lie down or inhale deeply. I know that I need to go to doctor because it’s some heart problem. Probably Pericarditis. How can I know if I'm...

by User avatar parnell45809

diagnosed with friebergs infarction

Hello, my name is jenny I am 24 and I was diagnosed w/ freibergs infarction 2 years ago. For the first year I got 3 cortisone injections into the joint. That helped for a month or so at a time. My dr said I could only have 3 shots a year. At the end of the year it was getting worse and worse and I...

by User avatar Guest

Dizzy, rapid heart, nausea, hot flashes, zoloft?

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okay so here it goes, i am 17 and today i was sitting on the couch with my mom and my daughter :$ (yes i have a daughter please dont judge) and i suddenly got very dizzy, and felt as though i was going to puke. i ran up the stairs and looked in the mirror, my face was beat red, and i was having...

by User avatar Guest

Weak Heart Syndrome

Hi, I am an old man. In the past several years I have had serious health problems. At first it was my high blood pressure but later it was something more. My heart was just not working well. I was facing a surgery and finally my condition led to it. I had a bypass. One of the doctors named my...

by User avatar sig36258

im 18! is my heart going to fail ?

i had anxiety to years ago and ever since i feel like i have been having major heart problums dont kno what it is but when i exersize hard or not even hard at all it gets to a point where it freels like it stops then starts back up agin and it makes it harder to breathe what should i do is it artial...

by User avatar weswade2291110758