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I have experienced pretty much exactly the same symptoms as you with respect to the eyes and the aura semi-opaque in one eye only that lasts a few minutes and goes away. They sent me for a ct-angio and following that an mri. Both came back clear. I am on metropolol, though, and wonder if that's...

I'm looking at two on Amazon; one much like a bar stool with no back rest, and the other more like a chair with back support. Is one preferred over the other?

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My surgery is coming up, and after leaving the hospital I will go to my sister's place. She and her husband are graciously giving of their time and energy as an act of love and I appreciate it more than I can say. My question here has to do with a concern that they don't know a great deal about...

Here's an echo that was done in early February.

I appreciate that. It's not so easy here in Canada to get a referral to a surgeon, especially when, like me, you don't even have a GP. I thought CT scans were the so-called gold standard of cardiac testing, and that the results would be cut and dried. And I just don't understand why the one...

I can't be sure of his rationale. I've heard that height alone, rather than body surface area, is justification enough for surgery, once certain thresholds have been met. I only know I'm up in the air. I don't have sypmtoms, and I currently live a very healthy lifestyle. But they say dissection...

Hello, Charles. I believe the rationale for 'watchful waitng' is to determine whether a patient's condition sems to be worsening over time. If not, then they deem the risk of surgery greater than the risk of moving ahead. And, if so, surgery is recommended. This particular individual recommended...

Hello: I am new to this forum and am glad it's available to gain insight into heart disease and surgical procedures. I recently (spring, 2023) had a very minor stroke and was in hospital for a few days. A follow-up echo was done which revealed I had an aneurysm. A CT Angio was given and the...