Heart Medication

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  1. Could swelling be a side effect of medications or the start of ascetis?

    - My best friend had a heart transplant 10 years ago. She is on ciclohexal,cellcept,prednisone,lipitor,coversyl,and ecotrin. She has started experiencing discomfort and swelling in her abdominal area and feet. Could this be caused by her medications or could this be the start of ascetis? Her liver tests are normal...
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  2. Can my father's congestive heart failure improve?

    - Is it possible to improve congestive heart failure? Learn how/more/ at Caring.com
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  3. Is this normal care after stents?

    - My husband has coronary artery disease. He had three stents put in six years ago and another last year. The first three were plain and the fourth is a drug eluding stent. This past February he had a brief episode where his left arm dropped to his side and he couldn't raise it above a certain point...

Topics, Blog Posts, Articles, Checklists, and To-Do Lists

  1. One Cheap, All-In-One Pill Could Cut Heart Disease Risk in Half

    Blog Post - A new polypill 5-drug cocktail may cut heart disease and stroke risk by half.

  2. The man seemed to need more blood pressure meds. Why did I withhold them?

    Blog Post - I met Mr. D, 93, during a hospitalization for treatment of clots in his deep leg veins. Like many who live into their 90s, he also had a history of heart disease well documented in his charts. As the team was preparing to discharge him, the medical resident noted that Mr. D’s blood pressure in the hospital had been 140/80...

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