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"Black holes" on heart scan by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 8:52am is a light smoker. The lungs are the black tissues (that's normal) on either side of the (white) heart in the center. Now, note the holes in the lung tissue. That's what they literally.... The problem is that, even in the first decade of smoking, dramatic and profound effects can develop--but you won't know it. One of the most graphic examples of this I see every day Read on »

A Hole in the Heart-Good PFO Tipsheet by stroke.org by David D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 5:40pm ” with no obvious risk factors? Did doctors check to see if the stroke or TIA may have been caused by a “hole” in the heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO)? About one in five Americans...-related strokes are called cryptogenic, meaning they have no apparent cause. What is a PFO? All people are born with flap-like openings in their hearts. But, for most Read on »

FDA approves Heart Mate II – Blood Pump for the Heart for Patients With Advanced Heart Problems by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Wed 27 Jan 2010 11:46pm is for those with extreme and advanced heart problems to pump blood. It is implanted via a minimally invasive procedure. This is a wearable system that comes with a group... A new smaller version of the Heart Mate has been approved by the FDA. I had a related post back in 2008 about how the device from Thoratec was responsible for extending Read on »

Heart Problems: A Subject Close To My Heart by Rachel M. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 09 Jan 2010 1:50pm . This diagnosis came on the heels of him having a bee sting and the flu at the same time. While at the hospital, he literally felt his heart stop while at the hospital. Which is how they detceted the irregularity in his heart. Thankfully, this problem has now been dismissed via a stress test (on a treadmill under a watchful Cardiologist’s eyes). However Read on »

The connection between stomach problems and heart problems by Mike Patten, DC Facebook

Posted Thu 27 Jan 2011 3:53pm or info to help with this case. I was reading about chronic pain patterns, the soleus muscle, and connections to the heart. So here is a little breakdown of the connection that I found between the soleus, stomach, and the heart. Most people that have stomach problems tend to use either tums or a proton pump inhibitor, PPI. PPI’s just shut down stomach Read on »

Services to 600,000 with heart problems to be affected. by Larry Drain Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 11 Jun 2010 4:56am “New York state announced budgets cuts affecting services to 600,000 people with heart problems….They explained that they were aware that might cause some unpleasant... that in New York (and virtually every other state) it is, in a real sense, “safer” to have heart problems than mental illness….Think about that for a moment…. Budget cuts could Read on »

Are Americans Having Heart Problem Because Of 9/11? by Ng Peng Hock Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:05pm developed had also given heart problems to Americans even if they had no direct personal connection to the attacks on New York and Washington; this is what researchers have found... increase in heart problems, such as high blood pressure and stroke in a 3-years period after Sept 11, 2001. The study is the first of its kind to demonstrate the long-term effect Read on »

Coping with Heart Problems by Chris .. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 07 Dec 2010 8:44pm aneurysm. The ironic thing is that he had been coping well with heart problems. He was on a beta blocker which kept is blood pressure well under control. The kicker..., is that it can possibly rupture or dissect. Either scenario is fatal most often. The option is open heart surgery. Needless to say, this has changed our world. Coping with heart problems Read on »

Prevent diabetes, heart problems, get more Vitamin C, potassium by Peter C. Complimentary & Alternative Medicine

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:33pm I have previously written about Oats lower cholesterol and Using food to control cholesterol (click BACK button to get back to this page), which obviously will help you avoid future heart problems. But then, when I cook the rolled oats (I refused to purchase the quick-cooking or instant version), I added sugar. Now I leave out the sugar, but add Read on »

Does chest pain mean I have a heart problem? by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 18 Jan 2010 5:36am Prof Lahiri’s article – Chest Pain – Cardiac or not? gets straight to the point. Are these chest pains as a result of something wrong with my heart, or worse still, do I have silent disease? There is really only one method to accurately diagnosed heart problems and that is by Dual Source Cardiac CT Scanning. Prof Lahiri explains the modern Read on »