Heart Diseases

in 2002 i was diagnosed with high BP and Angina, put on treatment with hydrichlorothyazide and nifedipine, my BP was controlled but the pain did not go away, so they changed nif by amlodipine last yeasr but still no improvement, my pain is still there and i think it's getting worse now, anyone can tell me what to do.

2007-01-28 03:33:02 · 5 answers · asked by bolo 1

since Nov.06 I began to swell with severe edema from ankles up to thighs, liver has severe ascites now. I can no longer walk freely or flex legs to wear pants or climb stairs. I am in severe torment from edema. Torsemide did nothng, Zaraxylyn gave some diuresis but my edema is truly unchanged no matter what drugs I take. Plus, I have toxicity limits due to fevers and nausea & dizziness from drugs.
MY relative faraway, an MD says that .25 mg digoxin daily will clear away this entrenched hard edema. But MY heart attack which started my illness was so MASSIVE - large infarction & scarring in "
EVERY WALL OF the heart. M yEjection fraction is 50%. I have severe reduced both left & right ventricular dysfunction. Seems to me that digoxin might give a boost to a mildly damaged heart, but not one as damaged as mine. I seem also to have poor response to diuretics, since blood perfusion to kidneys is impaired , Do you feel that digoxin can compensate for massive heart damage?

2007-01-28 03:00:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

my husband fainted after he urinate.we go to the doctor,but all his ecg,xray's were normal.im afraid he might die,the doctor doesn't give him any medication.what should i do?because his brother and father died because of heart attack or MI.pls help me.thanks.

2007-01-28 01:58:12 · 6 answers · asked by chubby 1

i'm not sure of i got the spelling correct.
what are the causes and the implications?

2007-01-27 22:54:06 · 12 answers · asked by is it me? 2

my friend a 79 years old man had 2 major heart attacks, last one 5 months ago, he is quite fat, start to drink again 3 weeks ago, 2 stubbies a day, he eats alot of fry food for meals. All his life he has been drinking and smoking, but has quit 8 years ago due to the bad heart condition, but now he has resumed drinking. When we go out he has to stop and gag for air every 3 steps, how long can he live? he still go shopping by himself everyday

2007-01-27 22:05:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-27 17:53:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

last jan 16 i went to ER becase I was having chest pains, my EKG was abnormal but the dr. said there is nothing to worry. I sayed there over night and they said all mwas ok but i am atill worried. what do i do?

2007-01-27 16:40:51 · 3 answers · asked by pinky c 2

2007-01-27 16:26:33 · 4 answers · asked by Michael C 1

I 've been checked recently with negative results. It's a constant pain like a pointed piece of glass pinching in there, the pain goes stright to my back. The cat scann showed nothing and the doctors seem to busy in getting the next "costumer"s money. Well, problably next time. Help

2007-01-27 16:24:17 · 8 answers · asked by rolval123 2

I was born with heart disease...a valve problem.....but just wondered how I could tell actual heart chest pains from those of other causes.

2007-01-27 15:50:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

IF YOU KNOW IS IT SERIOUS

2007-01-27 14:22:15 · 11 answers · asked by bonnie 3

2007-01-27 13:27:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

5I had a tipple by-pass when 59 Years old for a heart attack. I am now 68 years old. My Father died of a hear attack when he was 41 and is brother dropped dead from a heart attack at 27

When I am just sitting down reading or looking at T.V. I some times have jaw pain that is extremely painful it happens on both sides of my jaw at the same time. I have woke up in the middle of the night with it. I take Nitro for the pain. My other systems that I have had is getting extremely hot breaking in to a sweat. One time I woke up gasping for air. About a month ago I was sitting down and my right arm and the right side of my face when completing num. This all lasting for no more that 10 seconds. I thought that I was having a stroke but the doctors said no That it was to short of time for a TIA. I never have trouble when I am exercise or cutting the lawn. This all happens when I am at rest. The only thing that I do know is that I have one blockage that is at 50 percent.

2007-01-27 13:18:20 · 9 answers · asked by dlawver@pacbell.net 1

2007-01-27 09:02:12 · 3 answers · asked by sukcorb 2

I saw a world-renowed heart surgeon on tv that was at least 50 pds overweight. With all the damage weight does to a body and seeing it first-hand, it boggles my mind that anyone in the medical world can be any amount overweight, yet I see it quite often. Plus, I'm not sure I would completely trust a Dr. that was so overweight.

2007-01-27 05:15:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

One is 38 years old and does not smoke but is 40 pounds overweight. The other is 44 years old, is skinny and smokes a pack a day. Based on their being related, with genetics and everything else being equal, who is more likely to suffer a heart attack first? Neither one of them exercise regularly.

2007-01-27 04:30:02 · 13 answers · asked by tucsondude 4

2007-01-27 04:12:44 · 8 answers · asked by zbalgun 1

2007-01-27 04:10:15 · 5 answers · asked by zbalgun 1

Can these "plaque buildups" be reduced by the above mentioned measures without Angioplasty or Stents or a "Bypass Operation" ?.

2007-01-27 04:04:16 · 4 answers · asked by marathonner45 1

My step Dad recently survived a partial stroke.. has any one out there had this before and what did they do after... what kind of care is needed, Vitamins, food, care, etc pls any info you can give me will be highly appreciated..

2007-01-27 03:19:01 · 4 answers · asked by tamrastic 3

2007-01-27 01:16:32 · 10 answers · asked by luvim 1

I have marfans syndrome and have had aortic valve replacement if anyone would like any help or adive about the disease - let me know - thanks

2007-01-26 22:58:36 · 2 answers · asked by Red K 1

2007-01-26 16:55:22 · 8 answers · asked by mike 1

I had 18 stents in one year

2007-01-26 16:10:27 · 4 answers · asked by rossw47 1

i am in my teen years. and twice today there has been a sharp pain in my heart and it stays there for a few seconds then goes away. it isn't like heart burn. i know what that feels like. but should i be worrying about this?

2007-01-26 14:50:22 · 10 answers · asked by Amy 1

what can be the diagnostic testing and nurseing processes for myocardial infarction pt's

2007-01-26 13:54:53 · 5 answers · asked by realsame2003 1

I'm 6'2" and weigh 114kg, the results that I managed to remember were 169/94 and 154/94. I'll be going in for a recheck in two weeks time. Would this explain why I've been having palpatations and skipped beats? I don't drink, smoke or do drugs, and no familiy history so why do I have it?
I remember when I was young and fit, I never had a problem and now all this is happening and the only thing that changed since then was my weight.

2007-01-26 13:26:07 · 14 answers · asked by Lãzý Šmû®ƒ 2

means? Is this common? Is it easily treatable?

2007-01-26 12:03:22 · 2 answers · asked by Maravista 2

2007-01-26 11:25:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-26 09:48:22 · 2 answers · asked by Minnie M 1