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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.

Is there a difference between atrial fibrulation and atrial flutter?

Hi, guys. My friend has something called atrial fibrulation or atrial flutter, I am not sure the exact term. I have read that those are rapid contractions of atria – upper chambers of the heart. The thing that I would like to know is whether there is a difference between these two types or...

by User avatar lutero38823

The best diet for the prevention of Atrial Fibrillation

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Hey. Lately I’ve been reading a lot of medical magazines.  I have never been one of those people obsessed with my health and I used to find people who live a healthy life a bit boring. I remember I could never understand my sister who is perfectly healthy and comes home with a full bag...

by User avatar Health-n-joy349544

atrial fibrillation 86 year old

when walking has shortness of breath. is doing pt. meds are cardizem and xarelto. cardiologist said remain on meds see you in 6 months. edema in legs. cardiologist said use a diuretic for this and has 70 percent kidney function. is diuretic ok. we have to ask our primary dr. is this all that can be...

by User avatar Guest

What is Atrial Myxoma and is surgery necessary for treating it?

Hey everyone, There was this reunion at the school where I used to study. I'm not a big fan of those kind of things but I went anyway, why not. I met a very good friend of mine there, at least we were very good friends back in those days. We talked during the whole time, he is doing great,...

by User avatar Health-n-joy349544

atrial fibrillation and sports

Do you think is possible being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and doing some sports for in fact I never had no symptoms except maybe some fast hearth rate followed by fatigue but it usually disappear on its own after few hours. The thing is that I play basket regularly at least 5 times a week...

by User avatar huntlee153465405

Sharp or stinging pain in my chest

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Today is Dec 15, 2017. I was kinda barther by my uncle talking non stop. It's like I was anxious sitting down listening to him. It's like I couldn't relax without him calling me or talking. I started to go to work and while I was driving I began to get a stinging pain in the middle of my chest. It...

by User avatar Latrice

Why does my left ear have a beating sound in it when I cry?

Why does my left ear have a beating sound in it when I cry ?

by User avatar Alex

heart palpitations, slow then fast, chest pains, cold hands and feet, nausea, shortness of breath.

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Hi im 21 years old Ive quit smoking for 6 weeks after 7 years, used to drink and do cocaine, cannabis and ecstacy but ive quit for about 6 months. Now im having all sorts of heart worries like palpitations my heart feels slow but with a hard beet, i have chest pains on the left side where my heart...

by User avatar Roger123

Feeling cold after a heart attack

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Greetings everyone. About almost two months ago I had a heart attack. It was so weird feeling. I was thinking that I…I don’t know actually what I was thinking. I was feeling nauseous, I had headache and after I throw up I had heart attack. Tnx God that my girlfriend was there with me. She was...

by User avatar Island No1

Numerous Cardioverts after ablation now lung collapsed.

my husband 57 yr old insulin dependant diabetic had an ablation 10 months ago which wasn't successful,  and since then has had 6 cardioversions. His condition is not improving in fact it's becoming more complicated. Last week his lung collapsed and whilst he is in hospital at the moment I...

by User avatar Guest