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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.

How stress can strain the heart

UK scientists have shown that the brain area responsible for learning, memory and emotion may play a key role in putting the heart under strain in times of stress. They showed how signals from these areas destabilized the cardiac muscle of someone who already had heart disease and how they could...

by User avatar Jenny3481

Heart irregularities with excercise/activity..Help!!!!

For almost a year now I have been having irregular heart beats...not like a premature ventricular contraction but more atrial in nature. It seems to only happen with excercise or initialing standing. I am 40 and wonder if it could be my thyroid. As with most peoples complaints I have read...I too...

by User avatar SSherry

Longer-lasting chest pain

Answered by a doctor

I'm being investigated for probable angina. Usually it is exercise-related, but yesterday I was under a lot of stress at work and I had the same heaviness, radiating slightly to my jaw, but lasting for about half an hour, when I used GTN and it eased temporarily. My BP was 157/100 at the time. My...

by User avatar asc0146661

life expectancy for hypoplastic left heart

A friend's baby was born with a serious birth defect - hypoplastic left heart. I understand that this means that there are problems with the left side of the heart, that it has not grown properly, or something like that. Does this condition impact the life expectancy of my friend's little daughter?

by User avatar archambault1197162411

Can hear my hearbeart for 2 consecutive days now.

For the last 2 day's I've been able to hear my heartbeat continually while I'm sitting or while I'm lying down. It also sort of feels like my heart's in my throat at times. It is hard to rest or go to sleep because I hear it continually Should I be concerned or no?...

by User avatar Guest

Misleading scan results

In April I had an isotope scan because of chest pain on exertion, relieved by GTN - and a strong family history of ischaemic heart disease. I am on treatment for hypertension and raised cholesterol. I was sent a copy of the letter sent to my GP after my scan. It said "No significant...

by User avatar asc0146661

I have a heart beat feeling in the side of my head then I go

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone could help me ? Just lately I have been feeling a heart beat kinda feel in the side of my head that makes me go a little dizzy after this has been happening alot through out the day. Could anyone advise what this could be please.

by User avatar Guest

heart pain its like stabbing pin in middle of my heart

i have expereanced a heart pain its  like stabbing pin in middle of my heart when i was trying to breath when i try hard to get breath ignoring the pain its feel like sound like "tik" and the pain was gone .im having this exprience every 2nd or 3rd day today i got 2 times in a day.

by User avatar anilkp258830

Nausea ,Diarrhea, Headaches

Answered by a doctor

I'm a 16 year old female.For the past three weeks i have been suffering from non stop diarrhea,nausea,chronic headaches, on and off fevers,and abdominal pains.A new symptom was dizziness an weakness.My mother has been treating me with Amoxacillin.Something spelled like that and has not taking me to...

by User avatar Destinee2345256108

ventricualr fibulation question

:-( I am a mother of three small children and my husband recently passed away after suffereing from refactory ventricular ventriculation. He suffered a heart attack at home and was revived-made it to the hospital, underwet angioplasty on the posterior circumflex artery-was transferred to ICU where...

by User avatar johnnad80007