Updates - there's always something more...

[Jeffersox]

Well, it seems that I am not doing bad for someone who, before June 2018, had never stayed in hospital.

If an NSTEMI wasn't enough on June 4th, I was admitted to A&E on Wednesday with dizziness, weakness, breathlessness, tachycardia and atrial fibrillation.

Turns out that I have now been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism on top of everything else. Meds have been changed and the aim is now to get the atrial fibrillation under control and sorted (maybe with cardioversion in August) before they consider the triple CABG.

Has anyone else had Hyperthyroidism develop after a heart attack?

[DAFFODILLS]

My Thyroid has gone berserk since the heart attack and they have halved my dose which I have taken for years, initially I felt dreadful along with the statin pain I was distraught, but its all settled down now ,well hopefully has...... till the next blood test !

[Heartlady1]

Hi I too had a thyroid issue.... they told me that the thyroid was what had caused my HA. this can be controlled with medication and mine has been for over 20 years. However 18 months ago I had a big deteriorisation of my heart and it was discovered that my thyroid had become overactive again ! There does seem a strong link between the two.

My thyroid has now been controlled again and my heart deteriorisation has actually reversed slightly which is great news.

I therefore see that it is key to get the medication to control the thyroid which in turn should stop further damage to the heart.

All the best x