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Medical tests
… sound waves as they bounce off the different parts of your heart. These echoes are turned into moving pictures of your heart that can be seen on a video screen. Echocardiograms … mean poor blood flow to the heart muscle or an old heart attack. A thin, bulging area of the heart wall may indicate …
Health topics
… Statins are used to lower cholesterol and the risk for a heart attack and stroke. How do they work? Statins lower the … will break apart and cause a blood clot that can lead to a heart attack or stroke. What about side effects? Some people …
Medical tests
… checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG shows the heart's electrical activity as line tracings on paper. The … chest pain or pressure. This could be caused by a heart attack, inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart ( …
Medications
… with your doctor. Estrogens should not be used to prevent heart disease or dementia. Estrogens can increase the risk … along with a progestin, estrogens also increase the risk of heart disease (such as heart attacks). The risk for serious side effects may depend on …
Medications
… with your doctor. Estrogens should not be used to prevent heart disease or dementia. Estrogens can increase the risk … along with a progestin, estrogens also increase the risk of heart disease (such as heart attacks). The risk for serious side effects may depend on …
Medications
… with your doctor. Estrogens should not be used to prevent heart disease or dementia. Estrogens can increase the risk … along with a progestin, estrogens also increase the risk of heart disease (such as heart attacks). The risk for serious side effects may depend on …
Health topics
… flexibility exercises. Aerobic exercises strengthen your heart and lungs and build up your endurance. Strength … resistance training (working with weights). Checking your heart You'll learn how to check your heart rate to see how hard your heart is working while you …
Health topics
… can harm the coronary arteries, which carry blood to the heart muscle. Most children who are treated recover from the … long-term problems. Your doctor will watch your child for heart problems for a few weeks to a few months after … coronary arteries may be more likely to have a heart attack as a young adult. If your child is affected, know …
Medications
… swelling black/bloody stools constipation dizziness fast heartbeat severe stomach/abdominal pain difficult/painful … muscle cramps/weakness severe dizziness slow/irregular heartbeat mental/mood changes (such as confusion, … diarrhea heart problems (such as irregular heartbeat, heart attack) kidney problems potassium-restricted diet high …
Medications
… serious (possibly fatal) problems from blood clots (such as heart attack, stroke, blood clots in the lungs or legs, … (especially breast lumps/cancer or blood clots) obesity heart disease (such as heart attacks, coronary artery …
