Heart attacks and family history
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s grandfather died in his 70s of a presumed heart attack and his great-grandfather died from a heart attack in his 60s, but it was believed that he had heart attacks previous to that. So my questions are: How big of a risk is my husband at? Should he have a echo/stress echo or other tests to check his heart? When it is familial is there much that can be done?
t say if the chest pain is activity related or not), 2) she has a history of prematurity and a heart murmur (not sure if the murmur is still present, and not sure what evaluation she had by the cardiologist 3 years ago), and 3) there is a family history of heart attacks and strokes in adult members of the family. The first 2 parts of your comment cannot be addressed without more information.
Unfortunately, heart disease doesnt discriminate between the young and old. There are different types of heart conditions as well, with a myriad of causes. Many are linked to lifestyle, and so one would assume that the average age of those patients would be older rather than younger. But not all.Some people are born with it! Some people catch a virus that attacks their heart. And then there are all the other causes that I dont know about (because I am not a doc, just a patient!)...
Okay so I've been having anxiety and panic attacks for a few months now, and these last few days i've been feelinga sort of pressure in my chest, sometimes in the middle but it's mostly on the upper right side of my chest. And my right arm/hand becomes a little numb feeling. There is a little bit of pain in my chest as well, but it mostly feels like someone is just pressing on my chest sometimes. These sensations aren't 24/7 but they do happen often.
Ok so my grandfather suffered from aortic aneurysm on September 10th which almost took his life, luckily it didn't. We've had a family history of aneurysms on my grandpa's side of the family, he lost his two brothers from aneurysms. His one brother I have no idea where he had his aneurysm and the other brother had an aneurysm in his abdomen.
I'm 60 years old with family history of heart attacks dad I get out a breath with little work or excercise yard work am I at risk heart attack?
I have a problem with recent blood tests that showed a CKMB of 10.3 mg/ml. The test was done after I was having shortness of breath and 20,000 + PVC's in Bigeminy form per day for several months. The urgent care Doctor released me and told me to follow-up with my Cardioligist. They ran an Echocariogram and a treadmill test(I went almost 20:00 min). Question - How can I have a high CKMB test result and not have a heart attack? My family's heart history is awful with CHF and heart attacks.
sister has high blood pressure, other than that no family heart issues/attacks. For the past 4 days my left arm (upper) and my left coller bone has been aching, I wouldn't say pain.. its more like pulling a muscle feeling and also my left side of my neck, it can really feel it if I lean forward. And also ive been burping alot, and really bad indegestion last night that made me feel sick, but I always have indegestion, it runs in the family. Normal pulse in the 70s.
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As far as prolonging QT interval, this would be a pretty rare event if there is no family history of the disorder. I think that we have discussed this in the past. If I recall, you said that you don't recall there being family history with this problem.
With an anxiety disorder, symptoms can be quite debelitating.
There is absolutely no family history of hypertension or coronary heart disease on either of my parents side of the family nor have either of my two siblings ever had heart attacks or hypertension. I had my first heart attack at the age of 37, the second at age 41 and my third at 58. I had a triple coronary bypass surgery done after the second heart attack. My hypertansion appears relatively normal during the day time but elevates dramatically during the night and early morning( 175/130).
With my panic attacks comes heart palpitations but they always come and go with the attacks. I am a 29 year old male and live a pretty lazy lifestyle. 5 days ago I started having palpitations everyday all day. I have been to the hospital and they caught some on an ECG. I will be getting my holter tomorrow. I am just worried that I will drop dead. Is this possible? Can my heart just stop? I am not dizzy or sweating (except from the gd heat!) Should I write my will?
I know that having Migraines and the Collagen connective tissue disorder put me at higher risk for heart problems also I have a high family history risk with on both sides of my family. My mom's dad died of a heart attack, as did her grandfather (his father) and an aunt of hers, my grandfather's sister. My dad has A-Fib and his dad and brother both died of heart attacks. Should I have any other testing done? Sorry for such a long post.
His Doc wants him to start meds for high blood pressure. He has a family history of heart related problems........his uncle had a heart attack at 38yo.......died last year at 55 but of lou Gehrigh's disease. His dad died at 57yo.........had several heart attacks previously , was a smoker and cause of death was cardiovascular collapse.. His youngest uncle had stents put in a few years ago......in early 40's,,,,,,,, was really tired....went to doc.......and they saw blockages.
A lot of common chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are known to 'run in the family'. You should include a family health history tracker. There is a new website called ItRunsInMyFamily.com that has a really good family health history tool [http://www.secure.itrunsinmyfamily.com]. This would be a great addition to your list of disease trackers.
increased episodes, chest/jaw tightness and a family history of heart problems. You also mention a prior use of dangerous stimulants. A history of cocaine use may lead to cardiovascular issues at an earlier age (though 21 is still quite young). A prior history of IV drug use also has its share of consequences (such as heart infection).
I do agree with you that a more thorough evaluation needs to be performed before deciding that "it's nothing.
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