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Hi all anyone else got AF and LSVD visited my Cardiologist and told me ive come out of heart failure im now diagnosed as PAF (paroxysmal) and Severe LVSD....

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jeanjeannie50

Hi Bushy, sorry to hear that. What is LVSD?

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bushy2016 in reply to jeanjeannie50

Hi Jean its left ventricular systolic dysfunction

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rothwell in reply to bushy2016

Thanks for asking this Bushy...I get really fed up with the constant use is acronyms.

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bushy2016

Rothwell...something to keep you busy for the day..AF.PAF.CKD GFNR. EF LVSD.NI .A+E .SOB.FI. ACE. ABG. CHF DOH

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P0rtnahapp1e

bushy2016 , hi, yes I have both but still have heart failure as well.

I'm on Atorvastatin, Apixaban, Bisoprol, Digoxin, Ramipril, Furosemide, all quite high doses. I'm waiting for a dye test and am having a device connected this week to record my heart rate for 24 hours.

Went privately for 4 years to a cardiologist who is also qualified to check the "electrics" and he did very little apart from two unsuccessful cardio versions , but was taken into Coronary care in August and the NHS did more tests and gave me more info in ten days than I had previously had so I'm sticking with them in the meantime.

Have you any particular concerns? I was so shocked by my diagnosis that I spent most of a subsequent appoint with the heart failure nurs crying on her shoulder! 😩

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bushy2016

Just what do I expect now?

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P0rtnahapp1e in reply to bushy2016

I don't know. I keep asking things like expected prognosis and get very vague answers. No one seems to want to give me a straight answer. They almost avoid the question which is more scary to me than the brutal truth. (Or maybe not!)

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P0rtnahapp1e in reply to P0rtnahapp1e

What area are you in?

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bushy2016 in reply to P0rtnahapp1e

Cheshire

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bushy2016 in reply to P0rtnahapp1e

I have the same problem...they just say its going to be a slow road

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P0rtnahapp1e in reply to bushy2016

Oh good. At least there is a road. 🙂

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Buffafly in reply to P0rtnahapp1e

BHF produce excellent downloadable booklets on all heart conditions, worth a look. I have mild HF and a slight leaky valve so I get their online magazine which includes the latest research, personal stories and comments on medical stories which have appeared in the media.

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chalky1991

Hi isn't coming out of Heart Failure a good thing?

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