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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.

Length of recovery process after the heart failure

Hi everyone, I wish that there was a precise answer to this question although I know that it probably depends from a person to person. My grandma is a very lively woman. Unlike other older people, she can walk for hours, she sings, she dances, she is awesome, I absolutely love her....

by User avatar Lisa

How does Positron emission tomography (PET) scan work?

Hello folks. I have heard two older ladies today in the waiting room in the hospital talking about something that is called positron emission tomography scan. Apparently one of those ladies needs to do this scan and they were discussing is it dangerous and what they need to do for this scan, how...

by User avatar MakeMeCoffee349376

What To Expect During Carotid Endarterectomy?

Hi everyone, I have a question to ask. Apparently, my father has his arteries blocked and has to have a surgical procedure done called carotid endarterectomy. Seems like he is also very prone of having a stroke and that is why his doctor told him that he should have this procedure done. He went...

by User avatar Guest

The most common side effects of drug Digitalis

Hi everyone, A very good friend of mine has some sort of a heart arrhythmia. I don't know much about these but recently, I suppose because her doctor thinks that she needs it now, he prescribed her with a medication called Digitalis. Apparently, this is used for congestive heart failure and for...

by User avatar Adria18349543

What is Coronary thrombosis and what are its signs and symptoms?

I keep hearing people talking about this coronary thrombosis and I don't have an idea what that could be. I am really surprised because I haven't heard about this before especially because my mom was struggling with thrombosis her whole life. It was really painful to watch. Now, I am afraid...

by User avatar Guest

Heart attack like symptoms, can they be caused by depression?

Answered by a doctor

Hey everyone. I hope that you can help me. I was always healthy, I never had even the flu. I believe that this is telling enough about me and how healthy I was. But lately something really bad is going on with me. I am 44 years old, still not married and I hate my job. Even my dog run away from me a...

by User avatar Penny

Does measuring of Cardiac markers have any dangerous side-effects?

Hi everyone, My aunt came to visit us two or three days ago. She is living with her new husband in another country and they come every summer to visit their relatives here. We all had fun together and her and I went for a walk later, where she told me that she is supposed to do something called...

by User avatar Bee350875

Home remedies for treating Cardiomegaly

Hello everyone. My friend's husband came back from the war a couple of weeks ago. He hates this job but he needed to go there. He was in Afghanistan and I think that he is still recovering from this stress. Because of this stress he was diagnosed with cardiomegaly and that was the main reason...

by User avatar MakeMeCoffee349376

Congenital coronary artery anomalies in young patients

Hi, I've been reading this article about how congenital coronary artery anomalies can lead to death in young patients and I was wondering if this is true. The article said that this mostly happens to athletes, at some point, nobody knows what determines this point in time, they just collapse...

by User avatar Runner

Can Calcium antagonists treat stunned myocardium?

Answered by a doctor

Hi everyone, My granddad's doctor recently changed his prescription drugs to calcium beta blockers, or otherwise called calcium antagonists. My granddad didn't respond very good to the medications he was taking before so his doctor decided to try some different medications. Oh, by the...

by User avatar Mark