Archive for the 'Heart Diseases' Category

High cholesterol?

my friend works at popeyes and she very poor and eat fried chicken every day she works which is (5 days a week). and she doesnt have health insance and there was free Cholesterol Check on Oct in her strreet and she got a 185. do you think her cholesterol when up from [...]

What are some of the best meals to serve at dinner to a middle aged man who recently had a heart attack?

What kind of meals for supper should I prepare for a guy who is overweight, middle-aged, and a recent suffereer of a heart attack–albeit a minor one. What are the best foods to include in his diet and which ones should he should never touch again? Thanks!You want to prepare meals using as [...]

How many 25 year olds fall over and die from heart attacks or heart problems?

Not very common, unless they have a pre - existing silent heart disease.

Heart Attack Fears Constantly?

I am a 36 y female, i had my gallbladder taken out last Nov, and starting experiencing chest pain shortly after. My surgeon at my post op visit ordered a stress test which came back normal. I started having painic attacks in January because the chest pains were becoming worse, i have made numerous visits [...]

Chest Pain Question?

I am 23 M 220lbs and 5'8. Fam History: Grandfather died of heart attack.
For, about the past three weeks, I had been experiencing some chest pains. It kind of felt like something was pushing on my heart. It is usually at rest. Well, Monday it got pretty bad and we went to the ER. I [...]

Cholesterol?

HDL - 65
LDL- 148
Is this bad?HDL is excellent
LDL is a little high

I have been feeling dizzy for the last few hours???

Ive been feeling dizzy for the last 3-4 hours. I'm not pregnant. I'm a bit overweight. However, i measured my blood pressure and it was 117/78, so i think im allright there. The only thing i can think of was my room's painting. I've been moving and have run errands up and down. I usually [...]

Risk involved in repairing an artery that's attached to a vein?

My mother has severe shortness of breath and doctors have been treating her for congestive heart failure but upon moving her to another healthcare area they have found an artery in her leg has attached itself to a vein and is putting a tremendous amount of pressure on her lungs.Surgery is sceduled tomorrow to put [...]

Is it possible to be alive with your heart supposedly 90% hard? The Dr. said entire heart was 90% hard.?

The aorta is 90% blocked (supposedly), two other arteries are 70% blocked and the fourth is 40% blocked. My grandmother was the most active person, garderning, working, always on the move..and this is the information that the Dr. gave us. I do not see how someone could be even walking around with that much [...]