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Confused about hospice care

Hi,sorry for long post.my mum has been admitted to hospice for heart failure.She was referred by cardiology who said she had weeks to live.This was in fact...

Hi,sorry for long post.my mum has been admitted to hospice for heart failure.She...

•18 days ago

Living with Heart Failure

Are you or someone you know living with Heart Failure? There is not usually a 'cure' for heart failure, there are however many treatment options please see...

Are you or someone you know living with Heart Failure? There is not usually a '...

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Save a life with an AED

Arrhythmia Alliance supports and recognises the vital role an AED can play in saving lives For further details please follow the link below What...

Arrhythmia Alliance supports and recognises the vital role an AED can play in sa...

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Private Cardiologist Leeds

Hi there, Can anyone recommend a cardiologist for my friend in heart failure whose kidney function is falling. Wakefield or Leeds or thereabouts. Many...

Hi there, Can anyone recommend a cardiologist for my friend in heart failure w...

•28 days ago

Could artificial intelligence help refine diagnostic pathways for arrhythmia?

More than 2 million people in the UK are said to have an arrhythmia and 1.4 million of those have atrial fibrillation – a heart rhythm disturbance in which the...

More than 2 million people in the UK are said to have an arrhythmia and 1.4 mill...

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Do you Know Your Pulse?

Do you know what a normal resting heart rhythm is? Do you know what an irregular heart rhythm feels like? Did you know that an irregular pulse can be the...

Do you know what a normal resting heart rhythm is? Do you know what an irregul...

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Can you spare 10 minutes of your time?

This is an exciting opportunity for you to share your thoughts and opinions on the description of a new type of ICD, which has recently been launched. Although...

This is an exciting opportunity for you to share your thoughts and opinions on t...

Administrator•2 months ago

Celebrate Arrhythmia Alliance's 20th Birthday at Patients Day!

Arrhythmia Alliance will continue to celebrate their 20th birthday throughout the year! 🎉 Join us at Patients Day at the ICC in Birmingham, UK on 06...

Arrhythmia Alliance will continue to celebrate their 20th birthday throughout th...

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Post cold

just had a head cold..on four pillars for HF.. Left with cough ..anything I can take to improve or get rid of it..thanks gang

just had a head cold..on four pillars for HF.. Left with cough ..anything I can...

•2 months ago

vague swelling

I sometimes think there maybe slight swelling in ankle/foot..because my foot feels warm.Its difficult to even be sure there is any swelling. If there is slight...

I sometimes think there maybe slight swelling in ankle/foot..because my foot fee...

•2 months ago

Arrhythmia Checklist

Do you or a family member experience unexplained chest pain, a rapid or irregular pulse, breathlessness, or light-headedness, these are all symptoms that...

Do you or a family member experience unexplained chest pain, a rapid or irregula...

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Night & Early Morning Chest Pain

Good morning 🙂 I have non ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy affecting both ventricles, which has led onto me having heart failure. I regularly have what I...

Good morning 🙂 I have non ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy affecting both ventr...

•2 months ago

Echo results

Hi, been a member a while though never posted as always found good advice here. Question today is I have finally got Echocardiogram results. Seems to be ok as...

Hi, been a member a while though never posted as always found good advice here. ...

•3 months ago

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Heart failure

Hi my husband has had heart failure for 4 years we went to see the doctor today he is on 13 tablet's a day his heart is up to what it should be they are...

Hi my husband has had heart failure for 4 years we went to see the doctor today ...

•3 months ago

What is Brugada Syndrome?

Brugada Syndrome is a rare inherited heart rhythm disorder, in which the heart is structurally normal. The risks posed is experiencing a rapid heart rhythm due...

Brugada Syndrome is a rare inherited heart rhythm disorder, in which the heart i...

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What is an ICM?

An Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) is a small thin device that is inserted under the skin on your breastbone to record the activity of your heart. It can...

An Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) is a small thin device that is inserted unde...

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Heart failure meds causing renal failure

Hi all! My 89 yo mum had no medical conditions before COVID. However breaking her foot, and sedentary lifestyle since lockdown resulted in a heart failure...

Hi all! My 89 yo mum had no medical conditions before COVID. However breaking he...

•3 months ago

Leftover Easter treats? Why not bring them along to our next Patient Services ‘Online’ Coffee Morning!

Throughout the year we host ‘Online’ Coffee Mornings covering a range of topics, in which we give patients, caregivers and family members the opportunity to...

Throughout the year we host ‘Online’ Coffee Mornings covering a range of topics,...

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Do you have a patient story to share?

If YOU have been helped or reassured by an individual’s shared experience? Have you found their words comforting and supportive? Could you share your story to...

If YOU have been helped or reassured by an individual’s shared experience? Have...

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Tom Lockyer: I was technically dead for two minutes 40 seconds after cardiac arrest

Tom Lockyer shares his story with BBC News stating that he was ‘technically dead’ for two minutes and forty seconds after his Sudden Cardiac Arrest in...

Tom Lockyer shares his story with BBC News stating that he was ‘technically dead...

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The Terminator has a new part !

Wishing actor and ex-Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger a speedy recovery following recent pacemaker implant. Read the full article here:...

Wishing actor and ex-Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger a speedy reco...

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Support Arrhythmia Alliance for FREE!

Did you know you can help support Arrhythmia Alliance every time you shop online? Just by registering to support us via easyfundraising, you can earn free...

Did you know you can help support Arrhythmia Alliance every time you shop online...

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Support Arrhythmia Alliance for FREE!

Did you know you can help support Arrhythmia Alliance every time you shop online? Just by taking a few moments to register to support us via...

Did you know you can help support Arrhythmia Alliance every time you shop online...

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Do you Know Your Pulse?

Your heartbeat is the most fundamental rhythm in your life, signalling the regular pumping of your heart as it propels blood carrying oxygen and nutrients to...

Your heartbeat is the most fundamental rhythm in your life, signalling the regul...

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'GPs said screening for atrial fibrillation was nearly as important as screening for common cancers'

Arrhythmia Alliance welcomes latest research from AFFECT-EU confirming that simple pulse check for AF should be offered routinely. Founder Trudie Lobban was...

Arrhythmia Alliance welcomes latest research from AFFECT-EU confirming that simp...

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Arrhythmia Alliance Patients Day On-Demand now!

Join us from the comfort of your own home - to learn from the outstanding medical experts on how you can manage your condition and what treatment options are...

Join us from the comfort of your own home - to learn from the outstanding medica...

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March is Blood Clot Awareness Month #BCAM

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder) that can affect 1 in 3 of us. Are you aware of the symptoms, the risks...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder) t...

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Do you know your pulse?

Your heartbeat is the most fundamental rhythm in your life, signalling the regular pumping of your heart as it propels blood carrying oxygen and nutrients to...

Your heartbeat is the most fundamental rhythm in your life, signalling the regul...

Partner•5 months ago

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Today is Pulse Day!

We are really pleased to welcome heart societies from around the globe who are joining us to raise awareness of the importance of Know Your Pulse to Know Your...

We are really pleased to welcome heart societies from around the globe who are j...

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