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It's in the Genes

I saw a cardio in July 2011 for a routine check up. This was the first visit since arriving in Australia 10 months earlier. After the ECG and the 2D echo,

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Tina

I am a 42 year old female who in October 2011 had three coronary and a left subclavian bypass. I have smoked cigarettes since I was 14 years old and have

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My quadruple heart surgery.

I am s fairly active male in my fifties before I found I had symptoms of heart problem.During my days in college ,I was fairly active in soccer,squash

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Two years later and still pain from my scar

Had what I decided was Angina, my doctor confirmed this. I was rushed to hospital one night when I passed out. Have had a double bypass. Rehabilitation

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I am only 32 male, recover from a massive Heart Attack

Nov 3, 2011 I was tired and sleeping after completing some hard work (shifting furnishers to a new home). It was 12:30 am I wake up with a sharp pain in

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One "incredible" heart attack leads to FH diagnosis

I was out for dinner with friends one day when I unexpectedly began to feel faint. I became hot and started sweating profusely and my chest swelled with

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Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

Sandra Thornton describers her aortic valve replacement surgery and recovery.

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My Second Life

Hi, my name is Anetta Pele i am from a south pacific island single mom of three children. Population about 65,000 so that's not a lot of us. I had two

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How can I tell my 16 year old boyfriend I have a scar on my chest?

Well Hello I am jade and I'm 16. I also have a boyfriend that is 16 and I have a scar across my chest. He doesn't know it but I want to tell him before

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Re-called Fidelis Lead wire was re-installed.

I had Pace/Defib replaced with an upgraded version six (6) months ago. I am concerned that the original Re-called Lead wire that was attached to the first

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