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Good Morning!

Mary Ellen @Ciclis (246) 31 Mar

Im going to relax and take it easy today. Well actually I normally do just that but Im psyching myself up today for a busy day tomorrow. My husband has a lot of health problems, pretty much all linked to his heart...

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Tomorrow Is Another Surgery

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36445) • United States 18 Jul 19

Many of you were probably hoping the last one a month ago would be the last and things could get more back to normal for me. So was I and maybe things can get better from here. Last month they did my Arteries in my legs, and put...

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Now with Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) Indian doctors can say goodbye to Stents and Angiography

amirev777 @amirev777 (4117) • India 26 Mar 19

Doctors in a hospital here in Mumbai, India have used comparatively new technology called ocular coherence tomography which uses ‘near infrared light’ to visualise the inside of heart. This procedure has the advantage over the...

ocular coherence tomography

Nursing student saves a man who passed out in a health club

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122170) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 Jan 19

Megan Crawley who is a graduate of the University of Arkansas School Of Nursing at Little Rock was the right place at the right time when Charles Rainey, 67, went to have a workout at the North Little Rock Athletic Club when he...

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made it a whole year!

Lakota12 @Lakota12 (42600) • United States 24 Mar 09

With no problems a year ago I was in hospital with a what they called a heart attack. went in on the 19th I think and spent Easter there. and one year ago today had 2 stents put in. So am very happy to make it this long...

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Heart Stents

dixie1 @dixie1 (1330) • United States 19 May 07

Just found out a good friend of mine had 3 stents put in around his heart. Does this sound like a serious condition?

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Is your Life stressed?

Tsferrets @Tsferrets (421) • United States 29 Apr 07

Mine sure is. Don't get me wrong I'm pretty good about rolling with the punches but jes' sometimes I really wonder if I'm going to drive myself crazy or not. I think I just need to talk and you guys got elected (by me, sorry) for...

sharing feelings

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Latest Update On dad

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 24 Apr 07

well I just returned from the hospital after talking with dad and 2 heart specialists. he now refuses to have bypass. That's understandable as dad says he has lived a long life and is ready to go. This decision frightened me none...

congestive heart failure

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Have you ever had a stent put in?

Dseacrest @Dseacrest (203) • United States 16 Jan 07

My husband had to have a stent and it was it very first heart attack. I don't understand how he needed one so quickly. Did anyone ever have problems with the stent or the medication they put you on?

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People are still copying discussions!!!

mytwo_daughters @mytwo_daughters (2663) • United States 17 Dec 06

why is this happening??? I just read where someone is copying a post about mris and stents. I responded to this a month ago, and his rating is a 1????

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leg stent

mkonishi @mkonishi (1) • United States 16 Oct 06

approximately how long is recovery time for leg stents - both legs