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Amlodipine alternative ?

I'm currently having problems with fluid retention which I believe to be a result of taking amlodipine, does anyone else take a replacement for this ?

I'm currently having problems with fluid retention which I believe to be a resul...

Keep-it-ticking

•6 years ago

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CRTD and anyone had the WICS headless device fitted?

Hi all So just considering my options for what next after CRT lead fell out again! The team now want me to try the WICS device which is a leadless device that...

Hi all So just considering my options for what next after CRT lead fell out agai...

Heartlady1

•6 years ago

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Isn't waiting just the worse bit.

I was dignosed with a 4.9 cm root and mild regurgitation in my Aortic Valve. The problems were found purely by accident during a CT for my persistant AF. I was...

I was dignosed with a 4.9 cm root and mild regurgitation in my Aortic Valve. The...

RoyM

•6 years ago

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Footwear ideas for swollen feet post-op

Hi. Mum is now 6 weeks post CABG3 and altho better still has quite swollen feet. Am sure time will help, but relying on inappropriate footwear doesn't help her...

Hi. Mum is now 6 weeks post CABG3 and altho better still has quite swollen feet....

Haribocat

•6 years ago

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blurred vission

nearly 5 months i think after my avr and still get blured visson and seems 2be getting worse ive booked a eye test but not 4 anorher 2 weeks.should i be...

nearly 5 months i think after my avr and still get blured visson and seems 2be g...

mewg

•6 years ago

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Venous system versus the Arterial system

I am just wondering why so little research money goes too the venous system rather than the arterial system. It just does n't seem right that so little is...

I am just wondering why so little research money goes too the venous system rath...

Marisco

•6 years ago

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Trying this Statin

Hello My GP wants me to try this Statin as an addition to my Dual Platelets Medication. Anyone else on this one Pravastatin Sodium just 10mg to start !!!...

Hello My GP wants me to try this Statin as an addition to my Dual Platelets M...

Prada47

•6 years ago

1 Reply

.. suffer from angina.. would enlarged heart make an angiogram more urgent?

have been attending Cardiologist every 6 months fir the last two years.. he mentioned on last visit that if angina pain continues to crop up then he will...

have been attending Cardiologist every 6 months fir the last two years.. he ment...

Manhattan1

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Gym and fitness

Hey people, newbie here asking for some advice. I’ve been recovering from a heart attack caused by myocarditis for around 3 months. I was wondering how do I...

Hey people, newbie here asking for some advice. I’ve been recovering from a hear...

Bmcgnr16

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Chest pain

Hi, I had a stent fitted 3 months ago and it took a while to get my angina stabilised afterwards. this past few days I have been having pain while resting in...

Hi, I had a stent fitted 3 months ago and it took a while to get my angina stab...

poppy111

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Waiting

Hi everyone I am a newbie. After having flu in Jan my heart rate went to 170.Was taken into hospital where AF was diagnosed. I know a little about it as my...

Hi everyone I am a newbie. After having flu in Jan my heart rate went to 170.Was...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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CT Colonography ok for someone that has a heart failure?

Hi everyone My dad was diagnosed with heart failure in Feb this year and had a triple by pass in Oct 2017. His blood results indicate anemia so, the doctors...

Hi everyone My dad was diagnosed with heart failure in Feb this year and had a t...

MitPur

•6 years ago

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Poorly husband post valve replacement and HAP - anyone with advice about recovery and care?

Hi All. This is my first post to the group and I'd be so grateful for any support. I'm looking after my 61 year old husband as he struggles through his post...

Hi All. This is my first post to the group and I'd be so grateful for any supp...

1chooselife

•6 years ago

15 Replies

A Sad Day.... and What To Do Next

Hi all So as some of you know I had a CRTD fitted in September. I felt marvellous after it and quickly focussed on moving on with my life. Move forward to beg...

Hi all So as some of you know I had a CRTD fitted in September. I felt marvellou...

Heartlady1

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Fluid retention......

Just a quick question re fluid retention, Im newly diagnosed with HF and on Furosemide, I feel like my fluids building up slightly over the last few days? Any...

Just a quick question re fluid retention, Im newly diagnosed with HF and on Furo...

Fismith69

•6 years ago

7 Replies

Turmeric Supplement

I am 82 years old with a Pacemaker fitted last year. I now need to regain my fitness in order to continue with gardening & golf (and life in general) I see...

I am 82 years old with a Pacemaker fitted last year. I now need to regain my fi...

derekfirman36

•6 years ago

12 Replies

Bisoprolol

Hi All, I have been taking bisoprolol 5mg for approx. 7 months now after two events of tachycardia. Recently, I have been having some strange symptoms -...

Hi All, I have been taking bisoprolol 5mg for approx. 7 months now after two eve...

daisy2311

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Blocked artery’s in my neck

After having a heart attack at 35yesrs old (used to be an athlete btw)got stents put in after a few ups n downs with drugs ie ramapril coughing bein...

After having a heart attack at 35yesrs old (used to be an athlete btw)got stents...

Suzannedevine22

•6 years ago

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Neck/head pain and no relief 😥

Morning all and happy bank holiday. About a week ago I had a sudden pain in the top of my neck/base of skull and since then have had a head ache and it's quite...

Morning all and happy bank holiday. About a week ago I had a sudden pain in the ...

Hidden

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Heart disease- the “hidden illness”

One thing that frustrates me more than anything withnpoor health after 3 heart attacks , sometimes severe angina, and the fatigue and all else that comes with...

One thing that frustrates me more than anything withnpoor health after 3 heart a...

tonyhall2015

•6 years ago

16 Replies

Very high BP 😱

Hello from a nighthawk... This is my first msg and I actually hope everybody is asleep comfortably at the moment... Sadly I’m fighting a worsening insomnia...

Hello from a nighthawk... This is my first msg and I actually hope everybody is...

LaDonna58

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Heart failure

Hi my name is Sharon I had heart failure in December 2017 and fluid on my body now I’m on a life time of tablets and Watling for a ICD in plant and I’m only...

Hi my name is Sharon I had heart failure in December 2017 and fluid on my body n...

Shaz45

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Heart/kidneys

Happy Easter everyone. My husband is 63 & has at least moderate heart failure. He's recently been put on spironolactone (low doseage) & he's having regular...

Happy Easter everyone. My husband is 63 & has at least moderate heart failure. H...

Lezzers

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Happy Easter 🐣

Go on have some chocolate 🍫 Smash those eggs 🥚 You know you want too. Here’s hoping everyone’s 💖 is tick icky Boo Happy Easter Kaz💖💕❤️

Go on have some chocolate 🍫 Smash those eggs 🥚 You know you want too. Here’s...

KazSumm

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Does anaesthetic effect a.f?

Having to have op shortly it will be my first since I was diagnosed with a. f.

Littleme45

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Exciting Times

Excited for starting my Speaker Training for the British Heart Foundation in Newcastle on Friday, then hopefully we will see the Newcastle Fundraising group...

Excited for starting my Speaker Training for the British Heart Foundation in New...

geordiedave

•6 years ago

3 Replies

Itching

My first post: I have three stents, last one march 17 in the same area ( all at 6 years intervals, after my first heart attack aged 58). Been on these tablets...

My first post: I have three stents, last one march 17 in the same area ( all at ...

Marve

•6 years ago

5 Replies

Should I be worried?

Ive got hypertension related enlarged heart and get daily extra beats, long pauses, fast beats, sinus bradycardia. I've had chest pains, breathlessness and...

Ive got hypertension related enlarged heart and get daily extra beats, long paus...

A_fi_bR

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Runny nose

Hi Anyone any ideas why I get a runny nose, don't all laugh at once, I started 2.5mg ramapril, 75mg clopidogral, 2.5mg bisoprolol, 75mg asprin and 80mg...

Hi Anyone any ideas why I get a runny nose, don't all laugh at once, I started 2...

Neekey

•6 years ago

19 Replies

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All posts for April 2018

Amlodipine alternative ?

CRTD and anyone had the WICS headless device fitted?

Isn't waiting just the worse bit.

Footwear ideas for swollen feet post-op

blurred vission

Venous system versus the Arterial system

Trying this Statin

.. suffer from angina.. would enlarged heart make an angiogram more urgent?

Gym and fitness

Chest pain

Waiting

CT Colonography ok for someone that has a heart failure?

Poorly husband post valve replacement and HAP - anyone with advice about recovery and care?

A Sad Day.... and What To Do Next

Fluid retention......

Turmeric Supplement

Bisoprolol

Blocked artery’s in my neck

Neck/head pain and no relief 😥

Heart disease- the “hidden illness”

Very high BP 😱

Heart failure

Heart/kidneys

Happy Easter 🐣

Does anaesthetic effect a.f?

Exciting Times

Itching

Should I be worried?

Runny nose

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