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What is do scary about bisoprolol

Evening all after starting on the unusual 4 bisoprolol 5mg, lipitor 40mg ramipril 5mg aspirin 75mg and the spray just over two weeks ago after my c.t scan...

Evening all after starting on the unusual 4 bisoprolol 5mg, lipitor 40mg ramipri...

Mrsbeevintage

Heart Star•7 years ago

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Exercise heart rates whilst on Betablockers

I posted something the other day in a reply to another thread about HR Exercise and BB how I had decided to just listen to my body and keep my HR to a sensible...

I posted something the other day in a reply to another thread about HR Exercise ...

Cube58

•7 years ago

14 Replies

new year, new (old) me

Those of you who've been using this forum for a while might have wondered why I suddenly became all humble and stopped bragging about how I'd joined the gym....

Those of you who've been using this forum for a while might have wondered why I ...

laura_dropstitch

Heart Star•7 years ago

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Coronary Artery Disease

Hello, I'm new to the community. This week I have been diagnosed with CAD, suspected 70-90% stenosis of my Left Anterior Descending artery and 50-60% of the...

Hello, I'm new to the community. This week I have been diagnosed with CAD, suspe...

Ceorl

•7 years ago

24 Replies

Syncope?

Checked online several symptoms I have been experiencing. Dizziness, feeling faint, chest pain, heart palpitations, weakness, fatigue, poor sleep, feeling...

Checked online several symptoms I have been experiencing. Dizziness, feeling fai...

Lydia1960

•7 years ago

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First day home after heart attack and overwhelmed

Hi I have just returned home from papworth after a heart attack and having a stent fitted in artery ..I am 52 and always ran and trained and now home with so...

Hi I have just returned home from papworth after a heart attack and having a ste...

Naemi-kilbey

•7 years ago

26 Replies

Tachycardia?

Have been put on the waiting list for a 24 hour monitoring ecg, on 2nd February. My symptoms have worsen so tomorrow I intend to ring my GP to see if they can...

Have been put on the waiting list for a 24 hour monitoring ecg, on 2nd February....

Lydia1960

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (intermittent AF)

Hi, I am new to the group and would like to ask if anybody else out there has a similar diagnosis as myself. After approx 8 years since my last bad AF...

Hi, I am new to the group and would like to ask if anybody else out there has a ...

Fast43

•7 years ago

1 Reply

waiting lists

Still waiting for my operation date, i need to ring hospital but very nervous as i think they going to say not before May as on holiday April. i was originally...

Still waiting for my operation date, i need to ring hospital but very nervous as...

gandrdixon

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Does myocarditis sound likely?

Hi all I know I'm not going to find definite answers here but just looking for advice really. Back in November I developed a viral infection. It didn't last...

Hi all I know I'm not going to find definite answers here but just looking for a...

Jane3285

•7 years ago

4 Replies

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance- any recommendations/tips ? Want to purchase annual policy as a couple and to declare previous medical condition i.e my husband's heart attack...

Travel insurance- any recommendations/tips ? Want to purchase annual policy as a...

Squish67

•7 years ago

5 Replies

2 days on from Angiogram

So...I have had my Bisoprolol increased to 2.5mg after my Angiogram and being advised that I need a CABG. I don't know if I am tired due to the emotional...

So...I have had my Bisoprolol increased to 2.5mg after my Angiogram and being ad...

Cube58

•7 years ago

19 Replies

I have came to realize I am losing my short term memory.Brain

Brain surgery 2016. Open heart 6 months after that.

Brianbowron

•7 years ago

3 Replies

...the beauty of a heavy frost......

....cobwebs in the corner of the pergola...........

Ktomoph_

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Pacemaker diet

My 83yr old father has just had a pacemaker fitted. Is there a special diet that could be beneficial?

My 83yr old father has just had a pacemaker fitted. Is there a special diet that...

Jenniewiz

•7 years ago

3 Replies

From Urgent to priority.

Hi All, I was placed on the urgent list for a pulmonary valve replacement and an ablation. After a deterioration in my heart and increased in my symptoms I...

Hi All, I was placed on the urgent list for a pulmonary valve replacement and a...

Simontaylormills

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Statins and the Liver

After heart op was put on 80 mg Astrostatins but at a rheumatology appointment was told it had impacted on the liver so stopped taking them but cholesterol is...

After heart op was put on 80 mg Astrostatins but at a rheumatology appointment w...

Johnnyb10

•7 years ago

13 Replies

Delayed Diadnosis

Hi everyone I’m new to this, had my first heart attack in 1995 at the age of 34 had a few scares along the way then in 2002 I had emergency angioplasty, my...

Hi everyone I’m new to this, had my first heart attack in 1995 at the age of 34 ...

JamieMck

•7 years ago

3 Replies

Life returns to 'new' normal

Its not quite three months since my triple CABG and tomorrow evening I'm off on my first long haul flight post op. I've checked and packed everything - drugs,...

Its not quite three months since my triple CABG and tomorrow evening I'm off on ...

stevejb1810

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Diagnosed with Heart Failure

Hi I am Marianne age 50 and blood tests have shown that I have Heart Failure. I have been feeling unwell for 3 months and after antibiotics for a ear and...

Hi I am Marianne age 50 and blood tests have shown that I have Heart Failure. I ...

mbeasley50

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Blood Tests

My dr is doing these blood test s for me,could any of them pick up heart problems? BONE PROFILE GLUCOSE/HbA1c ESR B12&FOLATE C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LFT THYROID...

My dr is doing these blood test s for me,could any of them pick up heart problem...

cassie17

•7 years ago

3 Replies

cancelation op offered!

Hello, I got a call from Papworth this morning asking if i could go in tomos for op Thursday! They had a cancellation they wanted to fill, this terrified me im...

Hello, I got a call from Papworth this morning asking if i could go in tomos for...

Kazcoles64

•7 years ago

3 Replies

My Teeth

Yesterday I finally had my first consultation with the surgeon who will be doing my bypass. One thing he stressed was the importance of good oral hygiene (both...

Yesterday I finally had my first consultation with the surgeon who will be doing...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•7 years ago

5 Replies

Max pulse rate

Hi all newbie here, looking for advice on max pulse rate. 65 year old male always been fairly fit, non smoker. Had heart attack in 2013, recovered well, no...

Hi all newbie here, looking for advice on max pulse rate. 65 year old male alway...

Hidden

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Travel Insurance Yes or No ??

This is a personal opinion on Travel Insurance and I wonder how other people handle this tricky subject. I have H F ( diagnosed ) and I have had an M I in...

This is a personal opinion on Travel Insurance and I wonder how other people han...

Prada47

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Uhh... what's happening to me?

Hi, I'm Richard After feeling a bit sweaty and hurty tummy in October i reluctantly went to A&E and was sent straight to Harefield Hospital where it turns out...

Hi, I'm Richard After feeling a bit sweaty and hurty tummy in October i relucta...

STA4

•7 years ago

23 Replies

Newbie looking for information & advice

Hello, Im new to this forum but wondered if anyone else on here had any information/experience of CCTGA (congenitally corrected transposition of the great...

Hello, Im new to this forum but wondered if anyone else on here had any informat...

Anna7156

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Angiogram today and a Bypass it is.

Hi all Had my Angiogram today and have been told that stenting is not an option so its a Double Bypass for me. Totally gobsmacked at the result and still...

Hi all Had my Angiogram today and have been told that stenting is not an option...

Cube58

•7 years ago

19 Replies

New Diagnosis: Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hi All, I've just been diagnosed with Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy following months of angina like symptoms. It's come as a huge shock. I won't be able...

Hi All, I've just been diagnosed with Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy followi...

JC1970

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Newby

Hi I am new here, heart attack 3 weeks ago, is a cough something others have had trouble with

Hi I am new here, heart attack 3 weeks ago, is a cough something others have ha...

Carolsews

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for January 2018

What is do scary about bisoprolol

Exercise heart rates whilst on Betablockers

new year, new (old) me

Coronary Artery Disease

Syncope?

First day home after heart attack and overwhelmed

Tachycardia?

Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (intermittent AF)

waiting lists

Does myocarditis sound likely?

Travel Insurance

2 days on from Angiogram

I have came to realize I am losing my short term memory.Brain

...the beauty of a heavy frost......

Pacemaker diet

From Urgent to priority.

Statins and the Liver

Delayed Diadnosis

Life returns to 'new' normal

Diagnosed with Heart Failure

Blood Tests

cancelation op offered!

My Teeth

Max pulse rate

Travel Insurance Yes or No ??

Uhh... what's happening to me?

Newbie looking for information & advice

Angiogram today and a Bypass it is.

New Diagnosis: Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Newby

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