i went in for a treadmill stress test and before i even got on the treadmill
the NP noticed a small, .5 mm ST depression. i went in for the stress test
because of  premature atrial contractions which really bother me. i am a 53
yr old female, non-smoker, de-conditioned, 10 lbs ...

I've been suffering from intermittent lone Atrial Fibrillation for about 18
months (30hours every 5 weeks approx) - cardiologist wants me to take
Flecainide (Tambocor) 50mg BD, rising to 100mb BD if necessary, for a year
to try and keep me in Sinus rythym - he said doing that may ...

 Does RBBB lead to a greater pulse variability, in both normal and exercise
conditions?

I am holier than thou.
So there!
Andrew
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My Dad, 83 y/o, 12 years post-bypass and has had two MIs (most recent in
1993) and 2 angioplasties. Seems to be doing much better since advent of
Lipitor. Also had a RFA successfully treated Atrial Flutter and has a
pacemaker for subsequent sick sinus syndrome. Good cardiac ...

I'm researching for someone who is working on a disability claim for
congestive heart failure. He has an enlarged heart but the arteries are
clear. ("Non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, post-viral vs tachycardic vs
idiopathic")

Having had 1 MI, 7 blockages, 4 stents - all in the LAD and 1st diagonal,
since '99, I recently went into the hospital with severe chest pain
unalleviated with nitro, BP 200/111, blood ox - 87.  Upon arrival EMT
noticed on the ECG what he described as left bundle branch block.

I noticed a few weeks ago that I was experiencing some chest pain when I got
going a little bit on the tread mill - not too high, 3.2 mph or so - and then
it diminished when I backed off.
Talked to my cardiologist and we scheduled a nuclear stress test for

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11 april 2006
Dear sirs
My wife Telma Sobral Cauduro (62 anos, normal weight 55kg, Brazil).  
Cholesterol was normalin the past,  years ago.. She eats small quantity of

My husband has had afib for at least 30 years.  About eight years ago
the meds to control it stopped working and he was put on Coumadin and
Tenormin.
Last September he had quadruple bypass.  At the same time the doctor

I have genetically high chloresterol...very high actually.. LDL levels are
over 220 everytime..no matter what i eat.. Does this cause damage to the
liver over time? For outputting so creating so much more chloresterol then
is needed?

Deaths from heart disease 26% lower, but all cause mortality 31% HIGHER!
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/health/article.jsp?content=20050412_114548_5328
Pfizer clinical trial, "Treating New Targets" had some interesting results.
They randomly assigned 1,000 people in 14 countries, ...

We often read about people just falling down dead with a heart attack,
and my father went that way - just fell down dead on the bowling green.
Although I have a had a couple of (I presume mild) heart attacks, there
was never a falling down or such - just pain.

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Is anyone taking both Tricor and Crestor?  Any issues?
I've had a problem with very high triglycerides.  I'm 33 years old,
6'1", 178 lbs, don't smoke, don't drink, eat well, probably should get
more excercise.  My tri's without meds are 600-900.  Total cholesterol