Heart (Cardio) Disorders & Diseases

numbness in left arm/middle finger, sweaty palms

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I am a 40-year old bipolar non-smoking (quit 4 years ago) male who weighs about 240 lbs. I have been sick with a bad cold recently (lots of coughing and sneezing), and today I have noticed this mild numbness in my left arm and middle finger. I have a bad back with at least one herniated disk in my...

by jlr170115140 over a year ago

slow heart rate during cold sweats in 83 year old woman

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My mother is 83 years old. For the past several years she has been experiencing episodes of what she refers to as "cold sweats". These episodes can occure day or night and begin with breaking out in a cold sweat. I've had her check her heart rate during these episodes with here blood...

by twowome over a year ago

heart rate questions

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Hi i am a 19 year old student and i have several questions about heart rate. At school we took something called an O2 test, it told us our max O2 inntake and max heart rate. My max rate was 220 beats per minute which was about 20 beats higher than anybody else in my class i also had the highest O2...

by tom over a year ago

palpatations when lying on side

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hi i had amitral valve repair in january this year as its been an eventful road to recovery. Over the past few weeks I have been put on verapamil for palps and fast heart rate which has worked, but after having horrible diarrhea for 3 days (a bug i think) they have returned. Can you have...

by islesclan over a year ago

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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My brother was diagnosed for Dilated cardimyopathy 7 years back and is under treatment. He is now 34 years old. Efficieny of heart is now 40%. 7 years ago, eficciency was 18%. Will he have a long life. Is there a risk in his getting married regards, Suresh

by b.suresh over a year ago

Vioxx developing heart stroke risk

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After examining new data from the Vioxx drug maker Merck & Co, it is said that this arthritis drug could be at risk of developing strokes for years. It may be that Vioxx is causing permanent damage to the cardiovascular system, accelerating atherosclerosis or a sustained increase in blood...

by DennisD. over a year ago

Constraint-induced therapy effective in stroke

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A placebo-controlled study shows that constraint-induced (CI) movement therapy produces large, long-lasting improvements in patients with chronic stroke, researchers report. Patients showed an improvement from 9% of their pre-stroke function in their most-affected arm to 52% after six hours of daily...

by Tim over a year ago

FDA: Defibrillator problems increasing

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FDA reports that the number of implanted heart defibrillators that fail is increasing as they are becoming more and more complex. A study conducted between 2000 and 2003 found that 4,225 defibrillators had failed during that period. The same amount was reported in the previous 10 years. The...

by Mick over a year ago

heartbeat in ears upon rising

When I rise from a laying down position or sitting position, both ears clog and I can hear the blood swooshing through my ears. It's almost as if I had suddenly gone up to a high altitude. (the altitude is normal where i live) It clears up in a minute. Has anyone heard of this. I have this now for...

by myprimarypurpose40725 over a year ago

Those with poor memory more prone to heart attacks

Beverly Shipley, a psychology department doctor from the Edinburgh University conducted a survey in which she investigated mental agility of over 6,400 people from all over Britain in the last twenty years. The study lasted for 21 years, included people aged 18-99 who first got tested back in...

by Miia2818 over a year ago