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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.

Restenosis following angioplasty?

My grandfather will go to angioplasty next week. I’m afraid because I know that possible complications are very common. I heard that restenosis is very usual. Is it a truth or not? Can somebody tell me what is happening when restenosis following angioplasty? What the usual treatment are for...

by User avatar moyna32278

heart flutters waking me up several times at night

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HELP!! I will wake up about 20 times after I first fall asleep because of very mild flutters. When I wake up I don't really know what happened. I think its my heart, and I also feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin. I finally lay awake and monitor my heart, and found that it isvery light...

by User avatar upatnight22695

sharp chest pain

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i've been getting chest pain for one year now, a sharp pain in my chest that is always there i'm 20 and i haven't seen a doctor because i'm scared it might be serious,can u help me solve this problem.sometimes it feels like a pointed knife is sticking me in my chest in the middle. please help.

by User avatar Guest

Pericorditis

I understand that Pericorditis is a virus, does it also create a thin film over the heart.

by User avatar Jthorn4559@aol.com

Tachicardia

My father was diagnosed with tachicardia few days ago and I would like to know more about it. How does it happen and can it be dangerous? I do not want anything bad to happen to my father.

by User avatar hendron2612

How do symptoms of pericarditis start?

Hello! I got rubella from my six years old daughter and I am concerned because I have heard that virus which causes rubella can cause pericarditis, too. So, I am wondering if you can explain me how symptoms of pericarditis start. I am not filling any chest pain, but for any case I want to know this.

by User avatar jo ann27262795

What increses risk of stent thrombosis?

My father has problem with artery circulation. Doctor said that the best solution for him is to place stent in his artery. He said that is the most common treatment of coronary artery blockages. But I’m worried about late stent thrombosis. Please can somebody tell me what increses risk of...

by User avatar lorene131264637

burning in the chest area and down my arms and alot of pressure in my head and feeling faint

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I have been having problems and the doctors are running so many tests and just can not find out whats wrong this has been going on for like 8 years and its only getting worse. I get burning in my chest down my arms pressure in my head and i feel like i could faint i just really want to know what to...

by User avatar Guest

Concerned About Fast heart rate.

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Hi, I am a 21 year old female. I am 5' 8" and wiegh 218 lbs. I have been takeing CNA classes for the past week, so we have been learning about heart rates and blood pressure, and reperations. My teacher has drawn it to my attention that My heart rate runs a bit high. So I have been checking it...

by User avatar Guest

Would Plavix help with late thrombosis?

My father had angioplasty few days ago. He’s ok and I hope that everything will be fine. Doctor placed in his artery a drug-eluting stent. I know that this kind of stents may cause thrombosis. My father needs to use Plavix to prevent that. Would Plavix help with late thrombosis?

by User avatar hally51765