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Atenolol for Irreg Heart Rhythm
- Heart Rhythm Community
I have been taking Atenolol for approx 10 yrs now for an irregular heart rhythm as well as General Anxiety Disorder. i also have MVP and the Atenolol has really worked quite well in keeping my symptoms in check. I started on 25 mg of Atenolol and in Dec. ...


Teen with bicuspid aortic valve and dilated aortic root taking Losartan??
- Heart Disease Community
Hello, I'm the mom who has a son that was diagnosed by chance with a bicuspid aortic valve and dilated aortic root at the age of 13 years old. He was diagnosed in May 2008. Initially the ascending part of the aorta was 2.6 and has progressed steadily ...


Unexplained brain stroke
- Hypertension Community
Hello, I'm writing on behalf of my sister, who has been experiencing a series of puzzling health problems following a recent brain stroke. Despite multiple visits to doctors, we haven't been able to pinpoint the cause or find effective treatments. I'm h...


Hypertension
- Heart Rhythm Community
Hello I am 28 years old and my blood pressure was 140/110. I am overweight like BMI is 27 (height 5'8", weight 84kg). I have been through extensive pathology for all parameters like HDL, LDL, risk factor, urea, kidney function, creatinin etc and the r...


Marfan Syndrome
- Interventional Cardiology Community
I've recently had an echocardiogram that indicated that I had an dilatation of the aortic root. In investigating this online, I came across Marfan Syndrome. I appear to have a number of the symptoms of Marfan including the problem with the aorta noted ab...


Reg the BP results..
- Hypertension Community
Hi, I recently visited a doctor for general checkup and when he checked my BP it is 170/100. Then he suggested me to take numerous BP investigation tests that includes CBC, abdominal scan, Urine tests and cultures, LIPID profile, Liver examination etc. ...


insomnia, depression, anxiety
- Addiction: Substance Abuse Community
now i am 53 yrs, i was 18 (1975)i started taking sleep meds and continue till today. in the 90s various antidepressants were added to it from april 2010, i took quarter tablet of fluoxetine/olanzipine combine for sometime and stopped but continued with l...


Constant weakening of eyesight
- Eye Care Community
Hi ! I am 21 years old male. I was diagnosed with "Marfan's Syndrome. My eyesight is constantly getting weaker day by day.I have no other defect , other than "Myopia". I have(-6.0) power of both eyes. My vision is quite hazy or blurred. I want to know that...


Enlarged Arotic Root
- Heart Disease Community
My son has an enlarged Aortic Root 3,84 and Z score of 3.6 and is 14 years old and is 5 ' 8" tall and weighs 136 pounds (it was 3.5 cm 8 months ago and Z score was 2.6). He is a nationally ranked runner and they have told him that he can no longer run. ...


Dilaltion of Aortic Root
- Heart Disease Community
I went for an MRI of my breast and found out that over the past four years my aortic root has dilated from 3.3 in 2005 to 3.7 in 2009. The biggest jump from 2008-2009 3.4 to 3.7cm. Does this mean I have an aneurysm? I don't have any of the risk factors. I...


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