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Here's a question I wish I wish I wasn't asking! Anyone else have muscular chest pain, similar to that just post surgery, but years later, when everything appeared to have long since healed already? I've been working particularly hard lately. My normal work life is pretty physical but this...

My wife is pregnant and our midwife is suggesting that we go to a specialized ultrasound lab to have a fetal echo cardiogram. I appreciate that they're looking out for us, and for out coming little one, but I wonder whether there is really any point in doing this test? If munchkin has a BAV...

I know we've been here before, but I wanted to revisit since prices change. The last time I picked up warfarin it was at a grocery store pharmacy (Pavilions, a Southern California chain) for just $15 per 100 but I just checked and their price is up to $30 per 100. Prior to that, I had been...

Meta Study "self-monitoring and self-management of oral coagulation is a safe option" http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)61294-4/fulltext Sorry that I don't have access to read the whole article but the abstract is certainly interesting. It describes a...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/224743.php It's a study on mice, mind you, but interesting anyway. The long and short of it is that ACE inhibitors taken in the morning are no more effective than a placebo but taken at bedtime they are much more effective. This has to do with the fact...

http://www.annals.org/content/154/7/472.abstract Anyone else see this from the Annals of Internal Medicine. This is just an abstract, which is free. The actualy article requires a subscription. The long and short of it though, is that patient self monitoring presents no increased risk of...

There is another aspirin thread going just now but my question would really constitute a hijack so...a separate thread it will be. Apologies if this has been covered in the past. At the time of my release from the hospital post-surgery(AVR with Carbomedics mechanical valve), I was prescribed...

Hi folks, For anyone who is interested, there is a neat little documentary here http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Health/1244503490/ID=1687984339 about a fantastic valve surgeon, also featuring his most excellent patient ;) . I haven't seen the whole thing myself yet but I should warn that there...

Hi folks, quick question about maximum heart rate. I recently had a stress test, my first annual check-in for cardiac rehab graduates. The test went well, it was hard for them to force me into anaerobic. When I did get there though, my heart rate got up to 179 and they shut it down. I'm 41...

Hi all, I don't know if they all do but my Coaguchek xs came with a lancet holder and 50 or so little yellow lancets. My pharmacist suggested that if I am the only one using it I could use each one several times but I haven't bothered. Now I am down to the last 12 or so and can't find any...

If I could please, I'd like to survey the collected wisdom here with a two part question. 1: Does anyone know of any adverse interaction/contraindication between dramamine and warfarin? 2: Does anyone know how long, on average, it takes to absorb coumadin once you have taken it orally? In other...

http://kytostat.com/Home.aspx http://www.biolife.com/ http://www.seal-on.com/ The above links are all to first aid products aimed at stopping bleeding, especially in the anti coagulated. Anyone here have experience with any such products, advice about them or suggestions on which are effective...