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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.

What are differences between ischemic and dilated cardiomyopathy?

Answered by a doctor

Hello everyone, A friend is mine is lying in the hospital as I am typing this. He has been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, however, he told me that they still need to establish which type of this condition does he have, and that they are thinking that he has one of the following two types:...

by User avatar Stradivarius349545

Symptoms and treatment options of heart failure

Hello everyone, I've been talking to my friend who went to work in Australia yesterday. Apparently, she had some issues with her heart and she decided to go and get it checked out. The doctors there told her that she has heart failure. She was shocked because she actually didn't expect to...

by User avatar Bee350875

Is it true that Rheumatic heart disease is more common in children than in adults?

Hi everyone, I've been talking to a good friend of mine last night. We were chatting about nothing important and while at it, he mentioned Rheumatic heart disease and I was like, this disease is more common in children than in adults, and he didn't agree with me. I'm almost sure that I'm right,...

by User avatar Alan_45349542

45% EF, diagnosed with congestive heart failure but no restrictions by doctor

Hello, my husband, 58 years old, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure after his EF (ejection fraction) readings went from 68% to 45% in a matter of few months. His cardiologist explained us that means his heart is simply not pumping enough blood to all his organs, but at the same time he...

by User avatar Guest

What is Valsartan and for what heart conditions is used?

Good day there everyone. I had a physical examination, regularly physical examination at my work. Doctor started to looking me weird and he was really unpleasant. He started to telling me that I am being irresponsible because I am coming to the examination now. Whenever I start to ask him what is...

by User avatar Guest

How can Supraventricular Tachycardia be diagnosed and what are treatment options?

Answered by a doctor

Good day everyone. My best friend Jason is pretty sure that he is having Superventicular Tachycardia. He didn't saw his doctor and he never did any kind of testes, but lately he is having some weird symptoms and when he tried to find them on the internet, everything was telling him that he is...

by User avatar The Big Z349328

Can I include Pravastatin in my diet and exercise regime of heart attack prevention?

Good day everyone. I have a new confession to make. A few days ago I have decide to have a normal, healthy lifestyle. Maybe that is because the summer is coming, I don't know but I also want to remain healthy. Now, I am using Pravastatin for a while now and I have some question that I want to ask...

by User avatar The Big Z349328

How to treat heart Palpitations caused by stress?

Hey there guys. My sister is having problems with heart palpitations. She is really nervous girl and this is the reason why she got them at the first place. I remember that her husband was always telling her to calm down, to be less stressed because this can only cause a damage to her. But no! Until...

by User avatar CouchPotato351031

How commons is hypotension and what are the risk factors?

Good day everyone. I wanted to start this topic a long time ago, but I don't know why I haven't. Probably I forgot about it. But now I remember this topic because my friend started to talk about hypotension and we started to talk is this very common or not? So, I would like that you tell us...

by User avatar MakeMeCoffee349376

Possible causes of heart Palpitations at night?

Hello there. I am having problems with heart palpitations for a while now. I am used on it, and I think that I am dealing with it pretty fine. During the day I think that I don't have them anymore, but I am scared because they are really frequent during the night. Sometimes I wake up because of...

by User avatar Rosa74