... AT ONE POINT - that is the important point in this message. This low HR happened, very likely, though it is not said, right after conversion to NSR. Not ...
... snip ... This is understandable. Why would this not be true for Tikosyn? (Is it because a catastrophe could happen that was not predictable from the for...
Hi Debbi and everybody: The marketing group for the statin drugs has done a remarkable job. There seems no end to the uses of statin drugs. I grind it up and...
Dick: An echocardiogram will not give any indication of a pending heart attack. The picture derived from echo is wall motion, wall thickness, valves,...
... Hi, Pam, My doc did tell me that an echocardiogram does give "some" indication of artery blockage indirectly by the effect of that on the heart walls....
... indication ... ______________________________________ Hi Trudy: I guess if the person has already had an MI (myocardial infarction) and it has weakened...
... (snip) ... Pam: "Generally safe and well tolerated" may mean exactly that. I take Lipitor (atorvastatin) and consider it, along with flecainide, to be my...
In a message dated 9/2/2004 8:42:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Pam, My cardiologist also told me, as Trudy's did, that an echo would give information about...
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Paul: I'm glad to hear that you have not problems with your statin drug. I only know 4 people who take them, and all have had problems. Many articles have...
I must take a statin because I have cardiovascular disease in additon to afib, and I have terrible cholesterol values regardless of diet, exercise, etc. I...
... on ... to ... Pam: I respect your skepticism, but I believe in "evidence based medicine". Contrary to the AHRP article that you cited that said "NONE of...
In a message dated 9/2/2004 8:56:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Paul and Pam, I know two people who are taking statins with no problem. Statins may be as ...
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I have copied and pasted a post from another group, and a member that I greatly respect. Jackie is well read and makes some pretty good agruments. Be sure to...
Pam: I respect your passion, but we'll have to agree to disagree. I will be guided by clinical studies published in peer reviewed journals. In fact - I am...
In a message dated 9/3/2004 10:35:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Pam and Paul, It strikes me here that cholesterol is being regarded in this article as one ...
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... In ... _________________________________________ Hey Paul: We're not necessarily disagreeing, since I don't really know what to think about this subject....
Bummer, Trudy. Sorry to hear you are in the afib. Do you get that awful feeling that everything is coming up bad? Do you feel tired and want to rest all the...
Hi John, I`ve had a fib for 14 years with the last year almost in constant a fib. I live in a small town and had to go real far to find a EP. Georgia only has...
Hi, I would like to suggest a method of lowering cholesterol for people that don`t like to take statin drugs. I know peoples bodies are all differant and don`t...
In a message dated 9/4/2004 3:36:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Pam, I'm sorry to hear that. As I've said before, I really think that migraine and afib are...
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In a message dated 9/4/2004 6:39:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, trudyjh@... ... Trudy, Doesn't that feel good? To be able to say "I am not in afib" is...
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Susie, Here are some links I found on AV node ablation. I understand from my cardiologist that after AV node ablation and pacemaker installation, one is still...
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... a ... Susie, There have been a lot of advances in afib tretment just the past few years. Has your doc tried dofetilide, which is a relatively new med? Or...