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@cweible19782006

Thanks for the encouragement! I'm just worried because I fear that I've had this for a long long time. I had a hemorrhagic stroke when I was 24 caused by a vertebral dissection and we never knew why it happened and I've always had chest pain ect and then in 2018 I had another dissection of the vertebral artery and didn't know why. Then 2 years ago I was diagnosed with CAD and had 2 stents placed in my LAD and still have 50% in my RCA and was recently diagnosed with the cardiac microvascular disease which is the slow flow of blood into my heart. Now I am short of breath constantly and have chest pain pretty much all of the time. I've always been on a full adult aspirin and had previously taken plavix for my stents. So hopefully with knowing what we know now I can get on the right meds. I just hope it's not to late for me....

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My husband was diagnosed w/ ET. It's been 4 years. His RBC and Hgb are low. So by October last year, his doctor added Anagrelide everyday and HU every 3rd day After taking Anagrelide for 2 months, then he developed shortness of breath. Then I took him to ER, and was diagnosed heart failure . His lungs was accumulated w/ fluids and his heart ejection fraction is low By Echocardiogram) I have read from online that one of Anagrelide side effects could cause heart failure. It has been reported . So he stopped taking Anagrelide. It happened to my husband after taking 2 months of Anagrelide . So I wonder if it's just coincidence