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Heart murmur by heru m. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 25 Jan 2011 12:24am It can be very hard to determine if a heart murmur is present when listening to the chest of an excited dog. Respiratory sounds can mimic a heart murmur when respiration is rapid enough to approximate the heartrate. Heart murmurs vary widely in their importance. Hearing a heart murmur in a dog that seems normal in all other respects doesn Read on »

Pediatric heart murmurs - when are they serious? by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 24 Jan 2010 12:00am in , , , , , , , Heart murmurs in children may be more common than you think. A pediatric cardiologist explains below when to be concerned and when to wait. “Finding out that your child has a heart murmur causes a great deal of anxiety,” said Dr. Louis Bezold, associate professor of pediatrics and chief of the division of pediatric cardiology, University of Kentucky Read on »

What happens when you have a heart murmur and ignore a bad tooth filling? by Saundra G. Patient Expert

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Posted Fri 13 Nov 2009 10:00pm This is a true story told to me by the wife of a dental patient with a heart murmur (mostly in her words). Three months ago my husband lost part of a filling and used... with a heart murmur. 2. He started sleeping a lot more, not wanting to do too much. He just assumed he stayed up too late. 3. Then he started getting low grade fevers that would only Read on »

Signs & Symptoms of Heart Failure by Medical Team Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm

1 Comment Here is a list of some of the common signs and symptoms of Heart Failure: Abnormal heartbeat Abnormal weight gain Breathless with exertion Breathlessness Chest pain Cough Coughing up blood Enlarged Heart Fatigue Fluid accumulation Generalized edema Heart defects Heart murmur Lung congestion Night urination Persistent Read on »

New Heart Pump Could Benefit Thousands of Heart Failure Patients … by Dr. Syed L. Doctor of Dentistry

Posted Wed 10 Feb 2010 11:11am The new FDA decision broadens the group of eligible patients to include those heart-failure patients who do not qualify for heart transplants due to their age or underlying medical conditions. See the original post here New Heart Pump Could Benefit Thousands of Heart Failure Patients … Read on »

Self-Injections of Nesiritide Improves Function of Heart in Heart Failure by Keep Your Heart Healthy Facebook

Posted Wed 06 Oct 2010 8:27am The newest medicine on the heart failure scene which was originally introduced in 2001 is called nesiritide or Natrecor . It is an IV or injection-only solution that helps with relaxing muscles and improving blood flow during a bad heart failure episode. While there is some controversy surrounding nesiritide, this new study suggested it can Read on »

Think You’re Tired Because of Heart Failure? Maybe It’s Not the Heart At All! by Keep Your Heart Healthy Facebook

Posted Sun 05 Sep 2010 4:41pm . In the past, doctors have checked for iron deficiency only when a person is anemic (low blood count by lab test). However, this new study says that heart failure patients can be iron.... In other words, this study says that a good number of heart failure patients may be suffering fatigue due to iron deficiency because the doctor does not see anemia on the standard Read on »

Should Patients with Heart Failure Receive Exercise Therapy? Implications for Disease Management Organizations with Heart Failu by JaanS Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 6:23pm reconciliation may miss the impact of exercise in this population. Recall ‘chronic heart failure’ typically describes a condition in which the heart muscle is weak and the heart... O’Conner and colleagues asked that question in an April 8 JAMA article titled “Efficacy and safety of exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure.’ You’d think Read on »

Benefits of Turmeric: Important Herb in Preventing Heart Attack & Heart Failure by Melissa G. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 9:16pm and Scientific Director at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Cardiac hypertrophy is a strong predictor of future cardiac problems, including heart attack and heart failure... is for developing heart attacks or heart failure in the future. However, until clinical trials are done, we don’t recommend patients to take curcumin routinely. You are better off to take Read on »

Benefits of Turmeric: Important Herb in Preventing Heart Attack & Heart Failure by Melissa G. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:47pm

1 Comment and Scientific Director at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Cardiac hypertrophy is a strong predictor of future cardiac problems, including heart attack and heart failure... is for developing heart attacks or heart failure in the future. However, until clinical trials are done, we don’t recommend patients to take curcumin routinely. You are better off to take Read on »