Heart (Cardio) Disorders & Diseases

Vitamin C treating heart disease?

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So Linus Pauling, who has won multiple (not just one) nobel prizes for chemistry, claims that Vitamin C can basically do everything. He also claims that it can treat, and nearly "cure" heart disease. In fact, he claims that he has treated a number of patients with heart disease with...

by Guest over a year ago

Heart palpitations and insomnia

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Hi I'm writing because I my mom, for the last 2 months my mom has been having stomach issues we went to the doctor and she was told that she had an ulcer. Over the last 2 weeks she has been having trouble with insomnia for more than 2 days at a time and with the insomnia she is having heart...

by Guest over a year ago

Some symptoms that have been getting worse over time- no one knows whats wrong with me

I have no idea what's wrong, and have had two doctor's trips that have resulted in nothing, and we haven't really done any tests or anything yet for some reason. It started as an on an off kind of thing, but now it's just been consistant for atleast 3 or so months now. We're cut off of insurance...

by Ataffy339423 over a year ago

What makes chest pain leading to heartattacks come from?

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My father has alot of chestpain. He says it feels like something putting pressure on his chest. He felt so bad he had to drive himself to the hospital. They told him he was VERY close to having a heartattack. They are running tests currently, but still no answers. How does this happen to a VERY...

by kay123 over a year ago

Breathlessness - ? heart

I've always become more breathless on exertion than others of my age - don't know if it is related to my heart murmur. I don't have any other chest problems. Today I've been breathless walking between underground stations and on a hill coming back (when I had a bit of chest pain.) I'm a bit...

by asc0146661 over a year ago

Angina 7 months after bypass surgery

My dad had bypass surgery seven months ago because he was suffering from very bad chest pains caused by angina pectoris. So, his cardiologist suggested dad is a good candidate for bypass surgery, and since this is an open heart procedure and everything, he took his recovery very seriously and we...

by Guest over a year ago

life expectancy for congestive heart failure

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Hello, good people. My mother had some problems with her heart and during the years she developed congestive heart failure. I would like to know what life expectancy for congestive heart failure is. I would appreciate for some more info on this. It will mean a lot to me. Thanks. Bye!

by uriel1283150259 over a year ago

Diagnosed with mild enlargement of heart

I recently went in for my yearly physical and during my exam my dr asked if I had been having any chest pain, coughing, etc. I stated that I have not yet he felt the need to do chest x-rays. I rcvd a call a few days later from the nurse stating that my xrays showed that I had shown that my heart...

by daniellestout47883 over a year ago

high bloodpreasure

I'm 77 years old, have high bloodpreasure for 20 years which is controled by medcation, I take 2 tablets "LISINOP+HCTZ 20.12.5MG" All in a sudden my bloodpreasure went up to 198 / 100 What could be the problem ans what can I do ???

by Joe Juergens52201 over a year ago