Cardiology

Alcohol and rapid heart beat
Hi, I don't drink very often but the last 4 times I have, after I go to bed I wake up an hour or so later and my heart is beating very fast, twice pretty bad tachychardia. Two of the times I only drank a few drinks. I do have thyroid problems but I am very stable at the moment and can't imagine that causing any of ... 3 Apr 2006 03:42

Palpitations keeping me awake HELP!
Hi there, I'm a 43 year old man who suffers from periods of palpitations. Let me start off saying that my brother who is six years older than me has virtually the exact same problem and he's had it a few years longer than I have, and he's still doing fine. I've had a battery of cardiovascular tests done etc. Not... 2 Apr 2006 09:05

statins, dolichol and neuromelanin in the substantia nigra
contained in introduction of an NDA #20-702 submission date:6-17-1996; review completed 10-28-96 Medical reviewer: Dr. David G. Orloff (NDA presented by Parke Davis to the FDA): "HMG-COA reductase catalyzes the synthesis of mevalonate from two molecules of HMG-COA, which is further metabolized in a series of enz... 10 Apr 2006 09:34

Recipe help?
Hello all, My father, a diabetic, is having quintuple bypass surgery today. I will be staying with him the first week of April, after he is released from the hospital, to help take care of him. One of the things I want to do while I'm there is prepare some meals for him that he can freeze and heat up in indiv... 2 Apr 2006 23:20

Simvastatin and ....
I've been taking 40mg of Simvastatin for years! My urine is dark yellow. If I stop taking it for a few days the urine returns to a normal colour. Is this an indication that the statin is doing harm please? Sharon Derben ... 20 Mar 2006 04:15

Can some predispositions be for balancing lifespan?
Hello, We may get many predispositions--may be due to adopting modern lifestyle, polluted environments or modernization etc. In short, we can consider these as, living in unnatural or imbalanced environment....so getting environmental factors in our genes. Due to such imbalances, we may either be increasing ou... 8 May 2006 00:30

blood pressure
Hi It has been said here at this news group that if you want to know your true blood pressure reading, then you should take it in the morning after you emptied your bladder and before you take your medication. Why is that? When I go to my doctor or cardiologist, they never asked me if I have emptied my bladd... 19 Mar 2006 15:23

Niacin
My doctor told me to try niacin as a possible chloresterol reducer. I know that there are several formulations of niacin available and I asked my doctor if it made a difference. He said it made no difference just buy one and take 2 grams daily. Is there a preferred formulation of niacin. I have one stent and don't... 17 Mar 2006 19:58

Cholesterol Drug Reverses Heart Disease
[Note: Original subject line - I did not make it up] ATLANTA - People in a new study got their "bad cholesterol" to the lowest levels ever seen and saw blockages in their blood vessels shrink by taking a high dose of cholesterol drug, researchers reported Monday. Doctors say it is the best evidence yet that ... 20 Mar 2006 18:57

Advice please
I have had numerous admissions to Accident and Emergency with severe chest pain/shortness of breath and when this occurs my B.P. increases substantially, right sided systolic exceeds left sided systolic by up to 20..Prior to these episodes I develope severe headaches and sometimes numbness in my lower left leg.... 13 Mar 2006 08:44