For the last three years now, I've suffered from horrible chest pain
(lasting anywhere from 30 minutes to hours). I've been to the ER over
120 times (I'm serious). My troponin I and T have never been
elevated. My EKG is considered a normal variant and only changes when

I am EXTREMELY light-headed and feint almost to the point of blacking out
constantly.  This occus when I talk on the phone or just talk with somebody.
It is NOT socially related.  It has phsyically something to do with the
effort required to talk that creates an out-of-breath ...

I had a cardiac catheterization in February and I noticed on the take-home
chart that there's a little table labeled "Pressures".  In that table are
"AO" at 120/70 and "LV" at 120/8-12.  I can't make any sense out of those
letters or numbers.  The first number looks like a blood ...

I wonder how my friends on this group are faring, still in 2005 !?
Best wishes for the new year to Andrew, Zee and Bill, and to all here.
liaM
just past midnight French time

I finally found a group to which I can relate.  I turned 60 last week.
I have taught World History and coached high school football and
softball at the same school for 38 years.  On January 13th, 2003, I
suffered a heart attack after softball practice.  I was taken by

Nine days ago I  underwent  a mitral valve replacement in order to correct a
mitral regurgitation problem.  Everything seemed to go just fine, however, I
have  been home from the hospital  three days now and I am still unable to
sleep on my back or side.  I have trouble getting my ...