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    blood pressue

    normal heart rate is between 60-90 / minutes in adults.
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    Pacemaker at 21

    you don't have to worry about your heart. You just need to follow up regularly
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    Is a 120 heart rate fixable?

    It depends on the rhythm .Is It sinus rhythm, Junctional rhythm Or AF
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    Stem Cells for Fixing Damaged Hearts

    when scientists talk, recent means in the past 10 years. There is no place here for sarcasm ..:)
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    Stem Cells for Fixing Damaged Hearts

    Ethical issues vary from one place to other and even from one person to other. You cannot force your ethical values to others. What seems ethical for you might seem very unethical to others. Let me give you an example here in USA. Physician aid-in-dying (PAD), or assisted suicide, is legal and...
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    Heart Attack at 24?

    In rare cases , troponin (one of the cardiac enzymes), can get elevated without blockage in coronary arteries
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    The 13 yr old pulls a knife.

    When a child threatens to hurt someone, take it seriously. Children and adolescents who threaten violence are significantly more likely to behave violently than those who do not make threats, according to a study of more than 9,000 youngsters reported in the August issue of the Archives of...
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    stealing defiant lying son age 11

    Kids might be angry or want attention. Their behavior may reflect stress at home, school, or with friends. Some may steal as a cry for help because of emotional or physical abuse they're enduring.Whatever the reason for stealing, parents need to find out the root of the behavior and address...
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    nose bleeds when playing

    is she taking aspirin or any other blood thinner
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    Heart palpitations

    since your palpitation gone the time you arrived to ER, your cardiologist will probably order a 24 hour ECG (Holter ECG)
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    Stem Cells for Fixing Damaged Hearts

    A recent medical study published in 2005 showed that Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into true cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells), making them in principle an unlimited source of transplantable cells for heart repair, although immunological and ethical constraints exist.
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    Freaking out about surgery

    have you done an echocardiography
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    Problems with cholesterol medication

    you can try statin free cholesterol medicine such as Bile Acid Sequestrants
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    I am New to This Forum

    My Name is Dr. Elnahas . I am an associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery. I was trained At Texas Heart Institute And Mayo Clinic Foundation. I am dedicated to educating the general public about different disease conditions and simplifying the medical knowledge in an easy to understand...