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• fast heart rate HHR

• I'm 15 years old and i have at times a very fast heart rate. Sometimes, the rapid heart rate is brought on by anxiety and stress (worrying about my heart). But sometimes, i cannot explain it and it is beating fast for no reason. When i excersize, my heart keep beating at a rapid rate for up...
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:00:00 GMT | 1,666 bytes | Answers (6)

• any advice appreciated

• i've been fainting at the gym frequently for the past few years,feeling sick,weak,pale,sweaty, aprox 10 minutes later passing out. over these years also experienced similar symptoms while resting but not half as severe(no fainting).then recently experienced 8 hours tight pain while rest...
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT | 2,555 bytes | Answers (1)

• Palpitations...

• Good morning all... After reading a lot of these posts, I feel a little better about what's happening to me, but I'd still like your opinions. I too have a severe anxiety problem which I am now on medication for (a low dose of Paxil), but my anxiety has been the cause of multiple hospi...
• Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:00:00 GMT | 1,834 bytes | Answers (1)

• Mostly cured my PVCs

• Hi all,Please read all of this post if you suffer from PVCs. Although this first part is primarily about heartburn, this post ultimately concerns PVCs. I have been suffering with PVCs for around 9-10 years now, with a gradual increment of intensity and frequency.I know I posted my last request/c...
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• How Much Fish Oil Per Day?

• How many tablets should one take per day to get the benefits?...
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• Back Pain Significant?

• I woke up this morning with my upper back killing me. I tried to stretch it out and it hurt worse. Never had this before. I think it just may be my muscles, but I have heard that back pain can be from a heart attack. Is this true?...
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• Question

• Does anybody know if doctors can tell if the heart is enlarged or if there is any damage to the heart just by listening to it with a stethoscope? I'm wondering why when i go to the doctor he checks heartbeat with his stethoscope in my chest, stomach, back and all over the place. Also, can t...
• Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT | 819 bytes | Answers (5)

• Jugular venous pressure

• I am interested in what exactly this is. I have posted here many times before, describing general symptoms (chest pain, shoulder and arm pain, shortness of breath lying down, a general feeling of being out of it all the time, etc.).Through several tests (echos, stress echo, etc.) doctors have c...
• Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT | 1,278 bytes | Answers (4)

• NON FASTING blood test?

• Is there really a more sensative NON FASTING cholesterole blood test out there?...
• Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:00:00 GMT | 79 bytes | Answers (2)

• Research on raising HDL

• An interesting article in today's LA Times with some directions I wasn't aware of. ( removed ) /...
• Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:00:00 GMT | 116 bytes | Answers (5)

• Angioplasty re-check

• My husband had Angioplasty with 2 stents put in in August. After he was released from the hospital he went back to the Dr. for a stress test. He is having NO problems what so ever, but went back to cardioligist for a check up last week, and the Dr. scheduled another stress test, and wants to go...
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• Having a Left Anterior Thoracotomy

• I am having a Left Anterior Thoracotomy on June 1st. Also told it is called Epicardial pacing lead placement for my defibrillator. This will be the fourth surgery regarding my Biventricular since November. Just wondering if anyone has had this and can give me some advise. Sort of scary for me a...
• Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT | 339 bytes

• Husband is having arm soreness/pain

• My husband has been experiencing some L arm discomfort, he says that mainly if just feels sore, maybe in the muscle. I'm concerned about him though. He says that his chest feels like it needs to pop, that it is tight. He had some test done a few months ago and his total cholesterol was 2...
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• heart prob/eating disorder

• hi! i am 22yrs old and i have been suffering with an eating disorder for 7-8 years. i was recently in treatment for the 3rd time and im in the process of fully recovering. i was at the drs about a month ago and had an ekg done. he told me to go see a cardiologist to make sure everything was ok....
• Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT | 887 bytes | Answers (4)

• Stress test showing previous heart attact

• Hello,Any comments would be appreciated.3 years ago I went in to have some test done because I was going to be a stem cell donor, part of the test was an EKG- at the time I was 39 and failed. I was informed that I had a Left Bundle Branch Block - scare the hell out of me- I went to a cardio d...
• Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT | 1,567 bytes | Answers (3)

• Should I be worried? 15 years old :/

• Hey, I am only 15, pretty active I think, pretty skinny and I would say I eat alright, probably could have a little less fast food but I am not crazy...But I am worried about my heart... Some of the things I experience include irregular heart beat, it changes a bit... But thats nothing serious....
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• Anybody use Rice Bran Oil?

• I was reading a report from the University of Rochester recently on a trial done on animals with rice bran oil, which claimed to reduce TC by 42% and LDL by 62%.www.urmc.rochester.edu/pr/news/story.cfm.?id=782Trials on animals do not always transfer sucessfully to humans. Has anybody used RBO an...
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• Odd palpatations and panic disorder

• Hi all I have been reading these forums and found them very helpful in terms of understanding a few causes of my problems, yet I still have a few questions.I am comming off a long 4 months of having high anxiety and panic attacks due to strong palpatations I was having. I have had over 5 ekg...
• Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT | 2,264 bytes | Answers (4)

• for mezi

• Thanks for responding. We were very surprized when she was diagnosed also. She is very athletic and this will be the hardest thing for her, giving up sports, at least for the time being. She is feeling ok, but school has been out, so she has been sleeping an incredible amount of time, but we...
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• Lipitor to a diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma

• I have been taking Lipitor for the past 6 years after my heart attack in August of 1998. In the last month I went in to the drs office for my routine6 month blood test. The results indicated I had a low red and white bloodcell count, and the dr did a follow up test which showed the same. He t...
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