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Subject: Myocarditis or Myocardiosis? For Help!!!
Forum: The Heart Forum
Topic Area: Arrhythmia
Posted by Mike on August 20, 1998 at 08:01:10:


Any help and answer will be much appreciated. I am an international employee,
sometimes work in China, and sometimes in USA.

Two years ago in a physical examination, The Doctor found I had arrhythmia,
I was diagnosed with myocarditis.I tried several kinds of medicines,
including CoQ10 and some antiarrhythmic drugs.but my arrthymia still exists.
recently I took a ultrasonic examination.My ventriculus sinister cordis is
bigger (internal diameter from 50mm to 57mm, the normal
value should be below 56mm), I do not know the medical terms. maybe some
doctors can understand what I mean. some doctors said it is because of my
fatigue or my myocarditis, the heart muscle is losing its function. it is
true? my heart is getting bigger, I know it is a pretty bad sign. so I
eagerly ask for your help. Some docters also said my myocarditis became
myocardiosis. is it true? I am also looking forward to knowing some
suggestion about the treatment. My health is very important to my parents,
they are old and out of work. They are also heavily sick. They cannot
live independently.

By the way, even now I have no symptom, and my EF is normal. My family have
no history of heart diseases.

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