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Severe Chest pain relieved by cold water

DeBug

I hope I got the right Forum for this... I'm a 51 year old male and for the past 16 months I have had a strange pain happen to me at r...

220 answers | 31 comments

Congestive Heart Failure

chuckcan43

My BNP reading is 952. What does that mean? I have had CHF for over 20 years and it has never been a real problem until now. What has ...

1 answer | 1 comment

What does it feel like? Am I having it?

neagle392

I'm struggling to determine exactly what angina feels like. Last year right around this time, I started having fairly bad heart rhythm is...

1 answer

Can I have PAH with low NT-Pro-BNP - Been taking medication for years

Tamsynhh

I have Systemic Sclerosis (10 odd years). Had echo in Sept due to palpitations/pain in left side of chest. Showed mild RAE and Moderate...

Would breast tissue cause an anterior wall perfussion defect on MPI study?

trixie_77

I was placed on Bystolic and started having chest pains about a week later. Cardiologist stopped Bystolic and placed me on Metoprolol ER ...

Can these symptoms be an indication to something serious?

Johnthepatient

List of Undiagnosed Symptoms - Please See Picture in the Link. Thanks I have been to GP a day ago trying over again to get some direct...

Chest pain radiating into my back, neck, jaw and face, help!

KittenaC

I'm 29 years old, with heart disease, a fib, and gerd. For years I've dealt with this issue, sometimes often, sometimes months apart....

1 answer

What is happening to my chest?

chestnut61

So, August 11th I came down with a cold. About 2weeks later I went to the doctor because I randomly got chest pains (thinking it was a re...

Ecg suggests anterior infarct but echo is normal. What does this mean?

HeartZA

Did I have a heart attack. Q waves (qs) in v1-v4. What are other explanations?

Viagra for Angina

PagFit

I was diagnose with clogged arteries over a year ago. I even had a stent put in because one of my arteries was ecluded. I still had sta...

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Scared I am having heart pains

Careful35

I have been having pain in my left arm since August 1st and at times it feels tired and heavy. I have also been having pain on the left s...

Help

Zuzuzu87

So I have been on blood pressure medication for 2 years (I’m 32, 40mg of nadolol and 20 mg lisinopril) and lexapro and brupopion for my a...

Recent Diagnosis

BioHazard1971

I was recently diagnosed with Angina. My grandmother had it for as long as I knew her. I'm only 44 years old. Does Angina shorten your li...

2 answers

Feeling chest pains after quitting smoking marijuana

TuffC00Kie

Quit smoking 14th of June, 2017 after feeling dizzy, almost falling until I rested for a while. Had been smoking weed since 2009. Drinkin...

1 answer

should I be concerned about this

Robertrosso

shortnessI have been having a shortness of breath sometimes I get nausea and sometimes I sweat but not always mostly a shortness of breat...

Respitory failure vs Heart Failure

Franklin60

Is respitory f ailure the same as chronic heart failure?

1 answer

Been having chest pains for over a week went to ER food results

Stlrjamez

Chest and back pain and right side pain

heart ache

ghostinfield

hello, doctor, I am a girl and I am 15 years old there is something unusual thing that happened to me last week. I was walking out of my ...

2 answers

Should I visit a specialist for my sudden heart issues?

RustyOk

Hello All, I am a 26 year old female smoker weighing 109 pounds. I have been suffering from increasing chest pain the last week. Rando...

2 answers

Been having sharp pains in my pectoral muscle.

Richardautry

For about the past couple of weeks, I've been having a sharp pain, which comes and goes, usually in the evening between dinner and bedtim...

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