I am a 67 year old male who is a vegetarian. I’m a diabetic and hypertensive for the past 20 years and am being treated for high cholesterol for the past 7 years. I underwent my first angiogram in 2013 due to my shortness of breath. Results came back fine. I experienced chest pains when...

I’m a 70 year old male who had my first MI in 2001 at the age of 55 years. I felt pain on my back and both my arms. I was seen by a GP who diagnosed it to be cardiac related. I was referred for an ECG at Midlands Hospital who did the ECG...

I am a 53 year old who was diagnosed with diabetes from the age of 35 years. I was put on medication. I experience sleep apnoea and was on CPAP for a long time. For the past two years I experienced shortness of breath and numbness on the left arm. In 2015 I did an...

I’m a 61 year old male who was diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2000 and was treated with medication since then. In 2002 I experienced chest pains and visited a GP. A cardiologist from St Augustine’s performed an ECG, Echo and an angiogram on me. I suffer with shortness of breath. I get tired...

In December 2015 I had chest discomfort. I visited my GP and was transferred to Gateway Hospital. I was on IV antibiotic for 3 days. A lung function test was done on me with a pulmonologist and an echo test with a cardiologist. I had lost my sense of balance after being hospitalised. I had...

I started experiencing chest pains from the age of 19 years. It was a sharp pain that was just there for a minute. I consulted the doctor who sent me to a physician. He did not find anything. The pains were not that severe until the age of 35. I was diagnosed with high blood...

I am a 63 years old female who suffered from high blood pressure for 17 years and hyper cholesterol for 15 years. ECG was done in October 2015 and all was fine. I was experiencing shortness of breath on mild to moderate exertion (like walking or climbing up the stairs) and also experiencing pedal oedema...

I’m a 73 year old male who was fit until recently. I lost my small finger with a saw 4 years ago. I suffer from headaches daily after I was hospitalised. 1 week ago I had pains on my chest, back and I started sweating. I was taken to hospital at Ethekwani where I was...

I am a 60 year old male who has no background medical history. I was seen by a GP in 2015 who performed an ECG and noticed that I had ectopic heart beats (irregular heartbeats) during a routine examination. I was referred to a cardiologist. I have no family history of cardiac problems, high blood...

I am a 63 year old female who is diabetic from the age of 35 years. I have hypertension from 50 years old and experience reflux for the past 20 years. I use antacids and suffer from chronic constipation for the last 20 years. In May 2015 I experienced severe dyspnoea at rest and saw...

I am 70 years old. In 2004 I had bells palsy with left side facial droop. I had acupuncture done and my face returned back to normal. I am diabetic since the age of 50 years. I am hypertensive. I had sinus post nasal drip for the past 10 years. 3 years ago I started...

In 2008 had MI at home went to Umhlanga hospital stent inserted .Fine after that .In 2013 had 2nd MI at St Augustine hospital   angiogram and quadruple bypass .Fine since then left legs cramp and feels pins and needles. I feel more energetic and have comments from other people that I do not look tired anymore...