Thursday, April 12, 2012

Is there no cure for a Right Heart Failure diagnosed from an Enlargement of the Heart Disease

Is there no cure for a Right Heart Failure diagnosed from an Enlargement of the Heart Disease?

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Most of the time only the heart failure itself is treated with diuretics and or beta blockers or even lanoxin or other drugs to help pumping function of the heart. Once the damage is done, there is no cure, only treatment and prevention to prevent active heart failure unless you are a candidate for heart transplant, in which case all factors causing the heart failure would have to be treated individually if they are treatable prior to transplant. Avoid sodium, restrict fluids to less than a liter a day if possible, keep blood pressure under control. Walk daily for 20 minutes if ok with doctor to strengthen heart muscle.See a doctor you are satisfied with who treats you like a person and not another case. Get an echo if not already done to determine ejection fraction and other hemodynamics.
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There is no cure for heart failure, however there many treatments available that treat symptoms and delay the progress of the disease

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

what is drug of choice for ischaemic heart disease

what is drug of choice for ischaemic heart disease?
ischaemic heart disease is accompanied with low oxygen suply.
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what are you doing asking here???? call a doctor
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best to get Real proven facts. Go to google- type in lschaemic heart disease. - and it will take you to a site with all the facts on this. By the way-, you can type in any condition, and it will give you the known facts. good luck
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Oxygen is the #1 drug of choice for Ischemic heart disease. Drugs such as adrenaline can increase heart rate and strength of contractions, although also promote tachyarrhythmias Nitrates are the mainstay of treatment. There are many forms of nitrates, and rapid-acting ones are the DOC for acute anginal attacks. Oral nitrates may be used for prophylaxis, as may the nitroglycerine patch. Whenever nitrates are used, it is important to have a nitrate-free interval (12 hours) so that tolerance does not develop to this class of drugs. Adverse reactions common to nitrates include hypotension, headaches, flushing, and nausea. Agents and time to onset follow: Drug Time to onset (min) Nitroglycerine IV 1-2 Sublingual 1-3 Spray 1-3 Buccal 2-5 PO 30-40 Ointment 20-60 Patch 40-60
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That is up to your cardiologist
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Easy question. ACE-Inhibitors and Beta Blockers. They prevents cardiac remodeling after an MI. Helps to keep it from progressing to CHF.
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"Ischemic (or ischaemic) heart disease" means that some part of your heart is not getting adequate blood supply. This causes the low oxygen supply. This can happen as a result of coronary artery disease or a heart attack--there may be other causes, too, that this guesser doesn't know about. In many cases the heart takes care of itself by growing new blood vessels, or collateral vessels, to bypass the problem area and provide the blood the deprived part of the heart needs. In the meantime, medical treatment of the underlying cause should be initiated as appropriate. For CAD, a statin drug like Lipitor or Pravacol is appropriate along with aspirin, exercise and dietary changes. If a mild heart attack is the culprit (and I say "mild" because if it were anything but mild you wouldn't be asking about drugs, you'd have been operated on already!), the above plus something like Plavix might be in order

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

how can heart disease and emphysema not get you out of the army,but hearing loss will

how can heart disease and emphysema not get you out of the army,but hearing loss will?
a friend of mine has hearing loss from a car wreck, im not downplaying it in any way,but how is it that he can possibly get out from it, and all i get is crap when i have coronary artery disease,copd and emphysema? i hate the fu%*ing army!!
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in army a person with hearing loss can't hear the command, but if you can hear, see or move they dnt care any other disease.
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I have a son in the Army and I understand that the 'Army way' does not always make sense. For example the military is only now beginning to accept the diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Depending upon what you do in the Army and the severity of your coronary artery disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease it is possible to receive an honorable discharge. It might require you to seek the opinion of a civilian physician as opposed to an Army physician. I wish you the very best of health and in all things may God bless

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