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California writer, educator, survivor of open heart valve surgery
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Exercising for Your Heart

I apologize for being absent the last few weeks. About six weeks ago, I was in the car ready to head out for a nice drive in the Sierras with friends and my dogs. We had a picnic lunch packed and even some wine from a local vineyard. And then, the oleanders at the other side of my front lawn attracted my attention.   "Wait just a minute," I... Read moreChevron
posted 09/08/2011, comments (0)|
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JUPITER to Earth: It's the Calcium Score Stupid!

The study known as the "Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin" (JUPITER), was a classical large, long-term, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial designed to determine whether it made sense to start statin treatment (in this case 20 mg of rosuvastatin or... Read moreChevron
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Married mother of three twenty eight years old....
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scared....

twenty eight years old married mother of three and just found out that my Echo did not show sign of improvements very scared and I do not know what the future holds for me I want to see my children grow... I hope I get better  
posted 08/08/2009, comments (0)|
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I am a 56 year old male with heart, lung, stroke,and Chronic copd
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You and Bypass Surgery

Surgery, it is always a frightening word to here when your doctor comes to talk to you. I know with me, when my cardiologist walked into my room and said it had to be open heart surgery, it felt as though I went numb. I had never had surgery before except for tonsils as a child and carpal tunnel. When I thought of having my chest cracked open and... Read moreChevron
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new diagnosis

I am newly diagnosed with single vessel coronary artery disease. I was prescribed Coreg 6.25 mg 2X daily and had to reduce that to 3.125 shortly after. Also taking isosorbide 30 mg. and nitroglycerin .4 mg as needed for chest pain. Pain and symptoms seemed worse after starting new meds. Any advice? Also interested in controling cholesterol... Read moreChevron
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