Can multiple sclerosis affect your heart, as in a AV Block(3rd degree)?
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MS shouldn't cause heart block, but something that can cause symptoms like MS and fibromyagia and cause heart block is Lyme disease.  If yo haven't been checked you may want to have Lyme disease tests done.  There are several different tests and there are frequent false negatives, especially if you are having widespread symptoms.  The good news is Lyme disease is treatable much easier than MS.
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I had that for about 5 months, then I got dizzy.  I told my doc, went for an MRI, then a spinal tap, and guess what!?  I have Multiple Sclerosis!  WOO HOO!  I hope you don't.  You should go to your doc though, could be even worse!
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Yes, it is possible to have Multiple Sclerosis without lesions on an MRI. Other objective testing include spinal fluid examination for proteins commonly found in MS and Evoked Potentials of the eye(VER=Visual Evoked Response) and ear(BAER=Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response).
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Multiple sclerosis does have a genetic component, however...my brother-in-law's mother had MS.  Before my sister and brother-in-law had kids, they asked the doctor if they needed to consider the risk of MS.  He said that the chance of getting it is so slight that it wasn't something that they needed to be worried about.  \n\nThen when I was 32, I got MS.  Now my nephews have it on both sides of their family, but the chance of them getting it is still only marginally higher than for someone who has no kin with MS.\n\nCheck with your local chapter of the National MS Society.  They can help with your questions and can also provide moral support.
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Multiple Sclerosis.  It is a neurological condition where the myelin wrapped around the nerve endings is randomly attacked, causing about anything.
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Yes cardio = heart\n\nBut don't forget the vascular part of it also.  We typically lump heart and blood vessels together because the function of this system is to deliver blood to the different parts of your body. \nYes end organ damage is the brain but why do we say its a cardiovascular disease.  Well its because the cause of the stroke is typically from a heart or blood vessel problem.  The underlying problem before the stroke is not the brain but rather either your heart or blood vessel.  In other words, your cardiovascular system was diseased and caused the stroke.  Major causes of strokes are atrial fibrillation, carotid artery stenosis, hypertension, rarer causes intrancranial aneurysm or patent foramen ovale and these are all diseases of the cardiovascular system and not of the neurological system.  \n\nIn reality, neurologist and usually not cardiologist treat strokes.  But if the stroked patient has atrial fibrillation, a cardiologist could be used.  If the the stroke was caused by carotid stenosis, a vascular surgeon is used.
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Read about MS and it's exacerbation's here:\n\nhttp://www.nationalmssociety.org/What%20is%20MS.asp
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I've never heard of this, so first of all my thoughts are with your family.  I knew strokes, heart attacks and those types of things didn't only happen to "older" people anymore, but that they were also happening to people as young as their 20's.  I had absolutely no idea, I am going to try to look this up tho, as I have two young children.  Were there any symptoms, something long coming that didn't get noticed because it was also considered a normal thing?  I hope he stays strong and has a great turn around back to good health.
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Yes it certainly could be related to the carotid blockage.\n    If your Dr has recommended that you have this taken care of surgically,I suggest you do so as untreated it can lead to worse problems.\n    Even though your heart rate is 60-65 at rest,it tends to slow down alittle more when you sleep.\n     Upon rising in the mornings you are kinda "kick starting" the heart for the day and it is speeding up until it gets itself into the rythum it needs to be at for whatever mode you are getting into.
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I was diagnosed with MS May 4, 2005.  It started in Nov. 2002 with optic neuritis (i didn't know that's what it was at the time).  Then in August 2004 I developed a headache that lasted for about 5 months, followed with dizziness/vertigo.  I had a check-up, an MRI, heart echo, 1,001 blood tests, and finally a spinal tap (LP).  It's funny, I thought by now I would have accepted it, but it is still the first thing on my mind when I wake up, and the last thing on my mind when I go to sleep.  It's a big blow to get a diagnosis like this one.  I was 30 when I was dx'd, like most people.  There's too much to type here.  My e-mail is: multiplesclerosissux@yahoo.com if you wanna talk!  My name is Brian.
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In most of the cases this a benign condition. In fact it is mostly discovered during routine tests.Unless and untill MVP (mitral valve prolapse) significantly alters haemodynamics, which is quite rare, its of not much clinincal significance.Although studies indicate that people who have it are prone to  emotional swings.Anatomically one of the cusps of the MV prolapses in the diastole due to no. of reasons.Please leave all you worries to the doctors and just forget about it. Better be proud of it rather than thinking and getting worried! MVP makes u a little different frm other people!!
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Ask a good seasoned cardiologist. I wouldn't be asking it in this dump anyways.  I would venture to say that you have some type of Sympathetic Beta blocked problem from you pons and medulla, thus blocking your AV nodes.  If you ask online then power search open doctor or people with similiar problems forums.  I'm sure the doctors gave you the anomalous medical term for your condition to use in Google or something similiar.\n\nAnd I doubt it is a low blood pressure problem.  Low BP does not slow your heart, that is that you are correct when you say your heart slows down and stops, or you are imagining it that way.  Nor I doubt it is Diabetes, Diabetes would be spotted easily, and if it were that severe, you would be dead by now, and DB makes you incredibly thirsty and bruise easily.
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You don't see any results. \nTaking Avonex is like wearing your seat belt in your car. \nIf you drive a car and don't wear a seat belt, you might be in an accident and get hurt - or you might not be in an accident.\nIf you have MS and don't take treatment, you might have more frequent or more severe exacerbations - or you might not.\nThis might be the hardest part of MS - you just don't know.\n\nI was diagnosed in 1995 but didn't start treatment until 2000. The fact that your DR. has put you on Meds so soon after your diagnosis might be an indication that the Dr sees something you can't.\nDon't give up on Avonex just because you feel lousy. The side effects do get less severe over time, I promise. \n\nThe drug is offered in pre-mixed or you mix it. I started with the kind I mixed and then switched to pre-mixed thinking it would be better. Wrong! My husband hated the pre-filled syringes because it felt like he had to push the plunger really hard. And my side effects started all over again when I switched, and then AGAIN when I switched back. Right now, if I sleep through the night and don't wake up during the fever, I'm really OK after a shower and a cup of coffee the next morning.\n\nDon't forget to pre-medicate. Some say Tylenol, some say Advil. Try both and see what works for you.\nKeep a big jug of ice water (with a lid!!) by your bed for when you wake up thinking you could drink a gallon. I found it best to have water waiting for me handy because I'd wake up dying of thirst and not really be able to figure out how to go about taking care of it...\n\nI would say to you "Don't let MS become who you are" or "You might have MS, but it doesn't have you" but, I won't say those things because I would have wanted to slap the person who said them to me.  But, don't let this become an all-encompassing thing that rules all your decisions. You are still the same person you were 5 months ago (before you knew) and you can still do the same type things you did then - you just might want to be a little more careful if balance issues are a problem, and be wary of extreme heat.\n\nFor good literature, reaources, and connections, contact your local chapter of The National Multiple Sclerosis Society. They can hook you up.
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I am a dental assistant and my sister has MS.  This sounds like a MS problem not dental.
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The only effect it really has it to make your balance worse than it could be already with MS.\n\nI asked my MS nurse about drinking last week and she said it was fine so long as it was done in moderation and that I'm careful because of the balance thing.
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Also known as SVTs, it describes a very rapid heart rate. It would be helpful to know the underlying rhythm (ie: atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia, etc...) If you find out, post this question again. It would be helpful to know a few other things about you, so I'll have to give a broad answer. The heart is unique tissue that beats when it receives electrical impulses (you may have seen actors who pose as "dead patients" on t.v. get "shocked" in the ER with electricity to help their hearts beat again). With SVTs, a part of your heart gets "excited" and starts to shoot off it's own electrical impulses, which can cause the heart to beat out of rhythm, and very fast. You should see a cardiologist and have a few tests such as a 12-Lead EKG, 2d echo, holter monitor, blood & thyroid tests, and possibly a stress test. Many young females get SVTs, which is usually harmless and do not cause any longterm problems. These cases can be treated with simple lifestyle modifications that can minimize attacks (such as sleeping better, reducing stress and eliminating caffeine products). Patients can do Valsalva manuevers to stop SVTs. As far as alternative, homeopathic, etc... there are no products that have shown evidence in successfully treating SVTs. If you ever find that your SVTs won't stop, you may get dizzy, get chest pain and your cardiac output will fall and you can pass out. Have someone dip your face/head in a bucket of ice-cold water (the mammalian diving reflex) and call 911. Medications, ablation, cardioversion, etc... are reserved for advanced cases. These patients may be older or have other cardiac issues going on. Or they can get SVTs before or after a heart attack due to changes that occurs in a part of the heart called the "Atrium". I hope I was able to answer some of your questions...
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ms causes lesions on the back side of the brain. but her symptoms sound strange to me. I hope you are able to get medical help for whatever is going on, and sorry that you have to go through this with her. i know it's tough not knowing what's wrong.