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| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQ | 05/18/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks a lot Can I email you ..... |
| Dustin | 05/18/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much for your help ..... |
| Ken | 05/16/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Nur | 05/10/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much |
| Pat | 05/07/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Hi Debra, If it is just a problem with slow heart rate a pacemaker will help and take over when it senses an abnormal slow heart rate such as the one you describe: http://www.cardiachealth.org/bradycardia#pacemaker
Hi Chris, While I am glad you stopped smoking, both the duration and the amount of it couldn't possibly be related to your sexual dysfunction. You have to search for other causes! Other than that I am
Hi Rhonda, It is very unlikely your chest pain has a cardiac cause, but w/o blood testing, EKGs, and perhaps a cardiac ECHO I cannot be sure. If you have an abnormal cholesterol it needs to be treated
Hi Karen, Re: Is Hypervagotonia the same as Sick Sinus syndrome? No. One is an assumption the other a diagnosis, nether of which has been proven. You need to learn to live with it your symptoms or if
Hi Deborah, Yes. Your cardiac risks need to re-evaluated: http://www.cardiachealth.org/app/risk-assessment.php Depending on the results you may need a stress test: http://www.cardiachealth.org/heart-disease-diagnosis/exercise-stress-tests
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