I have a friend who is in her late 20's and is in otherwise great
shape.  She doesn't have an eating disorder, doesn't take any diet
pills or suppliments.  However, recently she developed an irregular
heart beat - they've been monitoring her with a portable EKG.

Why do some people have it and others do not?
What can you do to prevent getting it , or minimize it if you have it?

You just know that every single rx for a statin drug in the U.S. is a
triumph of marketing over good science and clinical practice:
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/pan_0195.shtml

I have been taking coumadin for 2 years from having AFIB episodes. My INR
keeps dropping and I keep increasing the dosage.It does not track. I take
more Coumadin and INR goes down. There have been no other medication
changes. My diet is very consistent. I have also been "dieting" ...

I had a CABG x 3 a little over a year ago, and since then I've
developed a regurgitating Mitral Valve and constant afib.  Now, after
extensive testing (my groin is like a sieve and I'll go stark raving if
I have to get inside another MRI tube) my Cardiologist wants me to do a

http://www.eurekalert.org/
Public release date: 16-Dec-2005
Contact: Gary Stephenson
gstephenson@jhmi.edu

I had a computerized EKG today and the reading was "Borderline".
Exactly what does that mean to the medical profession?

Often there is a question on the medical forms, if you have heart failure,
and I do not know what to answer
I am on high blood pressure pills and Amiodarone and coumadin. I had mini
strokes due to irregular hear beat

http://www.zwire.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsid=15749342&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=5060
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In May 2005, I had a STEMI and sudden death from a plaque rupture in my
LAD. I am a 34 year old male.  I was incredibly lucky that the v. fib.
happened when I was already at the hospital.  After defibriliation,
they saved me with TNK thromolysis then immediate PCI with two stents.

Will Lipitor ever go generic?

Each year I have a diagnostic physical.  This year the comment regarding my
heart:
"Shows a 1/6 systolic ejection murmur at the apex.  This was not noted on
her last examination.  The patient might be considered for an

My LDL has gone from 128 to 164 in three weeks; my total from 192 to
218 in the same time period. My HDL is 43, don't know what it was but
it wasn't a problem.
Questions: 1) Why the sudden rise without a dramatic change in diet; I

Major Painkiller Trial to Start
TUESDAY, Dec. 13 2005 (HealthDay News) -- The Cleveland Clinic will
direct a large-scale clinical trial to determine the cardiovascular
safety of three painkillers commonly used by arthritis sufferers.

Is there any Angiotensin Receptor Blocker that's gone generic?  I'm
currently on Diovan, which works fine for me, but I can cut my
insurance copay in more than half if I switch to a generic.  I
thought I'd do a little research on this before I see my