Heart Disease Questions (Page 2)

How are hypertension, heart disease and stroke related?

How many people die from heart disease every year in the US?

Is heart disease a leading cause of death?

Which blood lipids are linked to heart disease?

How do you reverse heart disease naturally?

Does COVID-19 cause heart injury?

How do you know if you have heart disease?

Which behaviors reduce your risk for heart disease?

How does excessive drinking contribute to heart disease?

Can high coumadin levels or high PT/INR cause confusion, slurred speech and eventual passing out?

Heart Disease - I have had, on two separate occasions, very high coumadin levels, and it manifested... itself as confusion, slurred speech and eventually passing out. Is this a common side-effect of high PT/INR (over 6) or am I drawing conclusions that are not really there?

How long should I take Plavix? I have been taking it for 8 years. I have a lot of bleeding under?

... the skin on my arms, ugly blood spots. When I had a stent put in 8 years ago there was another blockage 60%. Last year when I had my last heart test they found that this blockage was completely gone and the Dr. said that he did not know why. Now I am afraid to stop taking Plavix because I... read more

I accidentally took my morning meds tonight. Do I take my night meds now?Do I skip am meds in morn?

Am meds: PLAVIX, Coreg cr, ,Clopidogrel, Venlafaxine. Pm meds: Simvastatin, Aspirin, Had a HA blockage in LAD in 2009. Ended up with 6 stents in LAD after a Vaso-vagal event

Is it safe to use furosemide in conjunction with spironolactone?

I have been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. This of course causes retention of fluids in my body when I ingest excessive sodium. My cardiologist originally prescribed Lasix (furosemide) for control of this problem. In the meantime, as the V.A. is accustomed to often doing, their... read more

Can a person die of a heart attack from taking too high a dose of clonidine?

my son is taking .3 mg of clonidine plus has 2=.3 mg patches

Is there a way of preventing Acid reflux caused after taking Viagra?

Hi, I am a 34 yr male, every time I've taken Viagra, it has caused a good amount of heart burn... Initially I didnt realise it but it lead to acid reflux, due to which I had recurrent episodes of severe sore throat. This was caused due to the burns the acid caused in the throat due to the... read more

What medications will cause heart flutters and irregular heart beat?

Have CRPS and have taken many meds over eth years - since on tramadol I ahve had heart flutters that now lead to racing heart, missing beats and it goes on for hours. I have no energy, feel faint and am totally exhausted doing nothing. Dr's say its a benign PVC - I did NOT have this before the... read more