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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.

Can you explain me what STEMI (ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction) is?

Hello everyone. I was driving my car today (I was driving my boss to the airport) and when I was driving back to my job, I felt this bad chest pressure and I started to feel some thrones in my left hand. I didn't go back to the job and I went to see doctor. My doctor is at summer vacation, but there...

by User avatar Joshua

The purpose and risks of Positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Hello everyone, My husband needs to do this Positron emission tomography (PET) scan. I am very sensitive when my husband is in question, he is the only person that I love on this world and I would die if anything happened to him. He just came from the doctor yesterday and told me...

by User avatar Bee350875

What is Carotid Endarterectomy and how it is performed?

Hello everyone. My good friend from the high school is professional tennis player in her country. She is all into that sport but she is having some health issues. She is fighting them successful but at her last examine doctors told her that she needs to do Carotid Endarterectomy. I don't...

by User avatar MakeMeCoffee349376

What do you need to do if you are having high Ejection Fraction?

Hello everyone, My cousin and I have been watching football together these days, it's the UEFA EURO 2016, I don't know if anyone is watching that here (go Island!). Anyway, he went to see his doctor, did ECG and was told to be having a high ejection fraction. He asked me about it since he knows I...

by User avatar Stradivarius349545

What heart conditions you can treat with Digitalis?

Good day friends. My cousin is working at the airport and she really loves her job. But it looks like that she will leave this job since she was diagnosed with some heart issue. When I asked her to explain more, she couldn't tell because she was so stressed and she didn't listen to her doctor what...

by User avatar The Big Z349328

Risks and Benefits of Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation

Good day good people. I am diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I was OK because my doctor gave me therapy and so far everything was going at good direction. Until yesterday. He called me because I needed to do some test almost one month ago and I haven't done it. So I went to see him and he...

by User avatar Guest

What is Mitral Insufficiency and what are other terms for it?

Good day. My name is Amanda and I am 45 years old. I was divorced and since that day I didn't see my daughter. She is mad at me and she is blaming me for divorce. She is 27 years old, she is a big girl now. But I haven't see her for four years. I just can't describe you how I feel. Everything that I...

by User avatar Amanda CH

What are the first symptoms of Variant Angina?

Good day everyone. Nightmares in my life just won't go away. Never, it seems. My cousin went to the classical examination, because she is about to get some job and after they checked her and her heart they told her that she is crazy because she didn't came in the hospital before. When she asked what...

by User avatar CouchPotato351031

Changes in behavior after heart transplantation

Guys, I am extremely worried about my uncle. He had heart transplantation 27 days ago. He is really fine, doctors are surprised because everything was OK, the operation was successful without any problems. He was goo, everything was going in good direction until two days ago. He started to...

by User avatar MakeMeCoffee349376

How common is Ventricular Rupture?

Hello everyone. So, my friend is divorced for almost 7 months now and she is really into one boy that works at gas station. And really he is cute. She is not so brave so she won't call him for a coffee or lunch, so basically they are talking just when she is at the gas station. And, she spends a lot...

by User avatar Aurora-Borealis349353