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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.

What are cardiac risk factors?

Hi, in my family, we have obesity and heart conditions as hereditary illnesses. My father had angina pectoris and two heart attacks. I am also over weighted, I have extra kilos but I would like to prevent those conditions from occurring. So, what are cardiac risk factors, what should I be aware of?

by User avatar jory58158170

difibrilator

My husband had fibrillation few months ago, and now his doctors recommended him to implant defibrillator. I have heard that implant-able cardioverter defibrillators have been very useful in preventing sudden death in patients with known, sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. I realize...

by User avatar Guest

A person illness affect his/her speaking

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by User avatar kelvintitau289832

My heart skips alot, never has before

I am 27 year old and I have started experiencing cardiac problems. My heart skips alot, never has before. What is also strange I have always been in body workout, I am in excellent shape without any extra weight. Yet, I have this problem. How serious could this be? Should I go to a doctor...

by User avatar Guest

Skipped heart beats when exercising

Hi! I feel skipped heart beats when exercising. I am bodybuilder. I used some steroid, and I am afraid that I have some heart disorder. What should I do?

by User avatar mcloud163

Belly Size Predicts Heart Disease Better Body Mass Index

A new study conducted by the Research Division of Kaiser Permanente of Northern California in Oakland suggests that it is the size of our abdomen and not our overall BMI that predicts possible heart disease. The thing is that high BMI could actually mean a high load of muscles instead of fat and...

by User avatar Miia2818

Green Tea Capsules

Answered by a doctor

Hi. I have a high blood pressure. My friend told me green tea capsules are perfect for lowering the blood pressure. Is this true? I am vegetarian myself and I would like to know are green tea capsules for vegetarians?

by User avatar geoffrey2410

Left side of my chest hurts occasionally

Hi, I have a question. I am not sure where hearts are located, but left side of my chest occasionally hurts sometimes (it would last for couple of seconds, up to a minute at most). The pain isn't overbearing and I can do my work while feeling the pain. By any chance, do you guys know anything that...

by User avatar Economist12386513

Diagnosed with myocarditis

My father has just returned from the cardiologist. His doctor sent him there to do EKG, after he examined him. He is 67 years old and in past few months has been complaining on chest pain (he has been describing it as stabbing). Cardiologist said that there is possibility that my father is suffering...

by User avatar levy34329

Hypertensive heart disease

Hi! I have high blood pressure more than 5 years. Doctor told me if I don’t control high blood pressure and take medications regularly I can develop hypertensive heart disease. What is hypertensive heart disease? What can cause hypertensive heart disease? Tell me something more about this issue....

by User avatar self1487