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Heart rhythms. What's normal

Hi so here we go. Have been feeling much better. Getting on well with meds (flecainide 50 and bisoprolol) for Fib and tachycardia. However my heart never...

Hi so here we go. Have been feeling much better. Getting on well with meds (fle...

Potatohead123

•6 years ago

7 Replies

DVT

Can anyone please explain about deep vein thrombosis and please guide me how to tackle this..

Can anyone please explain about deep vein thrombosis and please guide me how to ...

madhuvaishu

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Travel Insurance!

Hi, I'm new here, although I was diagnosed almost twenty years ago with mitral valve prolapse. I'm 51 and have now been diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial...

Hi, I'm new here, although I was diagnosed almost twenty years ago with mitral ...

JulesLules66

•6 years ago

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Holidays

Have been diagnosed with HF 2 weeks ago and finally getting some appointments for my scans and a appointment on the cardio clinic ( not til 25 April) I’m going...

Have been diagnosed with HF 2 weeks ago and finally getting some appointments fo...

Fismith69

•6 years ago

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Happy International Women's Day!

I would like to wish everyone in our Community a Happy International Women's day today! Heart and Cardiovascular disease is typically seen as a condition...

I would like to wish everyone in our Community a Happy International Women's day...

Syrus_BHF

•6 years ago

1 Reply

HRT PATCHES

Hey ladies any off you had 2 heart attack s and fitted with a de-fib? Plus using hrt patches x

Hey ladies any off you had 2 heart attack s and fitted with a de-fib? Plus usin...

Gillymaccy

•6 years ago

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Heart valve replacement

I’m 50 years old and having a aorta valve replacement on 9th April and I’m undecided which one to have the metal one or animal one?im dubious about having to...

I’m 50 years old and having a aorta valve replacement on 9th April and I’m undec...

Lyndon68

•6 years ago

34 Replies

Angiogram

I'm new on here and after reading some of the posts appreciate how lucky I am to have reached the age of 68 without experiencing any former heart problems. I...

I'm new on here and after reading some of the posts appreciate how lucky I am to...

kevinseddon

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Seeking a private consultation

Hi I wonder if anybody can help in giving advice about getting an appointment quicker by paying privately l. My mum had a heart attack last November she was in...

Hi I wonder if anybody can help in giving advice about getting an appointment qu...

gemstar82

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Travel Insurance from Australia

Hi I’m an expat from Gloucestershire living in Australia. Does anyone know of Australian companies offering travel insurance for the likes of us?😏

Hi I’m an expat from Gloucestershire living in Australia. Does anyone know of Au...

dragonflyjan

•6 years ago

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Hello

Hello I'm Tony. Just introducing myself! I'm 47 years old and had my first heart attack at 38 years old , the second a few weeks later (although stented) . 2...

Hello I'm Tony. Just introducing myself! I'm 47 years old and had my first heart...

tonyhall2015

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Reducing medication

Has anyone been able to reduce meds after coronary heart bypass and mitral valve repair, I know we are all different but I'm just hoping I can reduce some of...

Has anyone been able to reduce meds after coronary heart bypass and mitral valve...

bowler

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Upper back ache

Hi after reading post on here today I'm worried about my upper right side back pain. I was involved in a car crash on Saturday where our car was hit from...

Hi after reading post on here today I'm worried about my upper right side back p...

Plum53

•6 years ago

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Frustrated heart

Hi I’m kirsty131 and have been unwell for two years, started with memory loss/fog and palpitations, in 2016 I was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia...

Hi I’m kirsty131 and have been unwell for two years, started with memory loss/fo...

Kirsty131

•6 years ago

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Hemisternotomy? Any experience or opinions?

With AVR now weeks away, I recall my surgeon saying this was an option for me although his view was there were no clinical advantages. My thinking is that if...

With AVR now weeks away, I recall my surgeon saying this was an option for me al...

IanGordon

•6 years ago

5 Replies

AVR op cancelled again

What a rollercoaster this is! I was booked in for my op on 23rd February and I was called the afternoon before to warn me that my op might be cancelled and not...

What a rollercoaster this is! I was booked in for my op on 23rd February and I w...

Mo44

•6 years ago

16 Replies

I have a new pace maker, used in Europe, but not in my home country U.S. I’m in Ecuador. New St. Jude Pacemaker. I have ?? About chk up.

Oops...here’s the place! I was told I have dual pm with one lead in atria, the other in ventricle Rt side! 1) vent is pacing 100% time. Atrial, 30% 2) I’m...

Oops...here’s the place! I was told I have dual pm with one lead in atria, the ...

SpiffyHeart

•6 years ago

1 Reply

New girl on the block

12 days ago I had my first heart attack at 74 treated by having two stents fitted on arrival at hosp to deal with the two 100% stenoses in branches of main...

12 days ago I had my first heart attack at 74 treated by having two stents fitte...

LizzieN2

•6 years ago

3 Replies

any advice please

Week 5 and feeling down today, my chest is sore and I'm washed out and breathless, should I be worried or is this normal at this stage.

Week 5 and feeling down today, my chest is sore and I'm washed out and breathles...

benson1979

•6 years ago

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fairly new here AVR

Week 5 and feeling down today, my chest is sore and I'm washed out and breathless, should I be worried or is this normal at this stage.

Week 5 and feeling down today, my chest is sore and I'm washed out and breathles...

benson1979

•6 years ago

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Vitamins and Supplements

Hi 👋🏼, do any of you take any multi vitamins or herbal supplements? I was taking a vita biotic to boost my immune system ( I work in a hospital)for a about a...

Hi 👋🏼, do any of you take any multi vitamins or herbal supplements? I was taki...

Fismith69

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Safe heart rate for exercise

Morning All 8 month post cabg I am 55 what should my heart rate be to safely exercise

Morning All 8 month post cabg I am 55 what should my heart rate be to safely exe...

Barrie62

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Resting Heart Rate

Following my heart attack in December I was given Bisprololl as part of my cocktail of drugs. These had the effect of reducing my resting heart rate to low...

Following my heart attack in December I was given Bisprololl as part of my cockt...

seaniz

•6 years ago

1 Reply

The day my heart broke

Hello virtual world and real people. This is my journey. Grab a cuppa and chocolate finger or two if you intend to read to the end. Wednesday began like any...

Hello virtual world and real people. This is my journey. Grab a cuppa and chocol...

Violetrose76

•6 years ago

2 Replies

Shocked and scared

Hi had anyone else been through this and can give me some guideance. My mother died at 46 of a heart attack. After going to the Drs for months with atypical...

Hi had anyone else been through this and can give me some guideance. My mother d...

Langdale90

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Total Coronary Occlusion

I went to my GP with chest pain that I had been suffering from for a few months. The pain was on the right side of my chest and apart from one incident where...

I went to my GP with chest pain that I had been suffering from for a few months....

Hidden

•6 years ago

23 Replies

Post CABG - Ankle swelling

Hi. Posting on behalf of my mum 2 weeks post triple bypass - including long leg vein for 2 of the grafts. Didn't get out of bed till day 5 due to temp pacing...

Hi. Posting on behalf of my mum 2 weeks post triple bypass - including long leg ...

Haribocat

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Regurgitating valves

Hi there I recently had an echocardiogram. I then went to my cardiologist appointment and he said to me ‘your results are all clear it looks good’. Today, I...

Hi there I recently had an echocardiogram. I then went to my cardiologist appoi...

alice2800

•6 years ago

4 Replies

life insurance with arvd

hello,i was wondering if there is anyone else out there that can help me or give me some advice,i have a condition called a.r.v.d (arrhythmogenic right...

hello,i was wondering if there is anyone else out there that can help me or give...

waynem44

•6 years ago

11 Replies

CRT-D device giving shocks to stomach

Hi all So this afternoon I was fine and the all of a sudden my body felt like it was thumping.. And my abdomen was pounding... and making my whole body move....

Hi all So this afternoon I was fine and the all of a sudden my body felt like it...

Heartlady1

•6 years ago

18 Replies

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All posts for March 2018

Heart rhythms. What's normal

DVT

Travel Insurance!

Holidays

Happy International Women's Day!

HRT PATCHES

Heart valve replacement

Angiogram

Seeking a private consultation

Travel Insurance from Australia

Hello

Reducing medication

Upper back ache

Frustrated heart

Hemisternotomy? Any experience or opinions?

AVR op cancelled again

I have a new pace maker, used in Europe, but not in my home country U.S. I’m in Ecuador. New St. Jude Pacemaker. I have ?? About chk up.

New girl on the block

any advice please

fairly new here AVR

Vitamins and Supplements

Safe heart rate for exercise

Resting Heart Rate

The day my heart broke

Shocked and scared

Total Coronary Occlusion

Post CABG - Ankle swelling

Regurgitating valves

life insurance with arvd

CRT-D device giving shocks to stomach

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