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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Causes Of Myocardial Infarction

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Metformin and the risk of lactic acidosis

By Dr. Bill Quick Health Expert
I received an interesting question by e-mail recently, which brought up several good points to review. The author asked:

"Can a patient use metformin after a heart attack (after 12 years of using metformin) assuming the patient has good renal function? My question is if metformin should be avoided forever after an acute myocardial infarction or just temporarily withheld after the heart attack in a patient with an adequate renal and liver function (also without congestive heart failure or hypers...
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Expert & Community Posts

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Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure
By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health Expert

...coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction (heart attack).  Hypertension and what is... Read more »

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Is the FDA a watchdog or a dog?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...having an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI, heart attack) and cardiovascular death.... Read more »

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Inflammation: Pathophysiology, Disease and MS
By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

...these coronary arteries that causes the Angina and Myocardial Infarction (MI).   Thus, there's... Read more »

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How ED Medications Work
By Jay Motola , Health Expert

One of the most common causes of erectile dysfunction is that which is associated with vascular... Read more »

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Avandia Questions
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...rosiglitazone."   Q) Does Avandia increase the risk of a heart attack only when taking the drug... Read more »

Health Guide

Takayasu arteritis
...greater than 90%. Complications Pericarditis Pleuritis Myocardial infarction (heart attack) Calling your health care provider Call your health care provider... Read more »
Depression Not Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
...regardless of cigarette smoking, systolic blood pressure, overall blood cholesterol, obesity, previous heart attack, diabetes, social class, education, high blood pressure treatment, family... Read more »
Migraine Disease Linked to Cardiovascular Disease in Men
...major cardiovascular events in men with Migraines was increased by 24% with myocardial infarction (heart attack) as the leading reported cardiovascular event. It's important, however, to... Read more »
Heart attack
A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when an area of heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area. Alternative... Read more »
Unstable angina
...Unstable angina describes a syndrome that is intermediate between stable angina and myocardial infarction (heart attack): it is characterized by an accelerating or "crescendo" pattern of chest... Read more »

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