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… Overview Cardiomyopathy is a disease that affects the heart muscle and the way it pumps. There are different types … Cardiomyopathy may occur as a result of damage to the heart, such as from a heart attack, or a person may inherit the tendency to develop it. …
Medical tests
… called an echo) uses sound waves to make an image of your heart. A device called a transducer is moved across your … The transducer sends sound waves that echo off your heart and back to the transducer. These echoes are turned … blood pressure, nausea, irregular heartbeats, or a heart attack. If contrast material is used, there is a slight risk …
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… to help prevent a stroke. You will still need to have a heart-healthy lifestyle. This lifestyle includes eating … it increases the risk of stroke and death. Medicine and a heart-healthy lifestyle may work as well as stenting to … blood vessel at the catheter insertion site. Stroke, heart attack, or death. The artery can narrow again. The risks of …
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… it increases the risk of stroke and death. Medicine and a heart-healthy lifestyle may work as well as surgery to … trouble swallowing. Bleeding in the brain or neck. Stroke, heart attack, or death. The artery can narrow again. The risks of …
Medications
… (including naproxen) may rarely increase the risk for a heart attack or stroke. This effect can happen at any time while … The risk may be greater in older adults or if you have heart disease or increased risk for heart disease (for …
Medications
… (including ibuprofen) may rarely increase the risk for a heart attack or stroke. This effect can happen at any time while … The risk may be greater in older adults or if you have heart disease or increased risk for heart disease (for …
Medications
… (including naproxen) may rarely increase the risk for a heart attack or stroke. This effect can happen at any time while … The risk may be greater in older adults or if you have heart disease or increased risk for heart disease (for …
Medications
… help by preventing immune system cells (lymphocytes) from attacking the nerves in your brain and spinal cord. It helps … at least 6 hours after the first dose to make sure their heartbeat does not go too slow. A very slow heartbeat increases the risk for a serious heart rhythm …
Medications
… work by preventing immune system cells (lymphocytes) from attacking the nerves in your brain and spinal cord. … at least 4 hours after the first dose to make sure their heartbeat does not go too slow. A very slow heartbeat increases the risk for a serious heart rhythm …
Health topics
… cancer, stroke, blood clots, and possibly dementia and heart attack. The health risks linked to HT are not high for most … This can reduce your symptoms and also lower your risk of heart disease and other long-term problems linked to aging. …