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Sternum nonunion

Hi everyone, first post but really pleased I found this place. Had a new aortic valve and aortic root replacement early September 2018. Thankfully everything...

Hi everyone, first post but really pleased I found this place. Had a new aortic ...

Gary1968

•5 years ago

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Question on fluid draining with chf

Good Evening All - My mother has end stage chf and we are seeing her doctor tomorrow for a possible hospitalization so she can have fluid drained from her...

Good Evening All - My mother has end stage chf and we are seeing her doctor tomo...

nymima01

•5 years ago

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Does anyone else wake up and gasps for breath, feels like I stoped breathing,

Af, heart arthmias

Mason08

•5 years ago

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Bisoprolol

I have just figured out that the bisoprolol the GP added to my BP meds is making me gain weight. On top of which, it is not really moving my BP down, only my...

I have just figured out that the bisoprolol the GP added to my BP meds is making...

Jannebarn

•5 years ago

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Rehab

I am really looking forward to starting my rehab next Tuesday and I’m hoping at the end of it I will feel better than I have in a long time. Nov 2016 I had my...

I am really looking forward to starting my rehab next Tuesday and I’m hoping at ...

Mirador19

•5 years ago

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Any advice please

I experience episodes of chest pain at rest, often waking me up.definitely not associated with anxiety. Pain lasts 20 + minutes and vary in severity. All...

I experience episodes of chest pain at rest, often waking me up.definitely not a...

70garden

•5 years ago

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AF

Just got diagnosed with AF after wondering where my energy had gone, so just about to start on medication. No sure how this will effect my holiday trips to USA...

Just got diagnosed with AF after wondering where my energy had gone, so just abo...

Kernowking

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Hello everyone - I'm new here

Hi All I'm 44 years old and suffered a heart attack at the end of January. I was supposed to see a doctor today to discuss starting Cardiac Rehab but it was...

Hi All I'm 44 years old and suffered a heart attack at the end of January. I wa...

Harbourside

•5 years ago

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Carvedilol

Anyone else taking this tablet 3/125mg . Just started taking these tabs not feeling to good , been on them about 6 days will it get better 😊

Anyone else taking this tablet 3/125mg . Just started taking these tabs not feel...

Black1938

•5 years ago

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Cardiologist not sure if I had heart attack but stented due to troponin-i level high

Hi All, I had severe chest pain in the 3rd week of Jan 2019. BP ok, heart beat ok, ECG OK but troponin level was 400, so I have been told I had a heart...

Hi All, I had severe chest pain in the 3rd week of Jan 2019. BP ok, heart beat ...

tamilank

•5 years ago

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Recovery after new valve

Hi all, am awaiting an op for a removal of tumour on aortic valve which may lead to replacement valve if tumour proves tricky to remove. All very scary ! I...

Hi all, am awaiting an op for a removal of tumour on aortic valve which may lead...

kentishbunny1

•5 years ago

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What do I do now?

Hi, I’m not sure which way to turn. I was born with a hole in the heart (repaired when I was three) and I was diagnosed with SVT in 2003 and had an ablation...

Hi, I’m not sure which way to turn. I was born with a hole in the heart (repair...

Plantome

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Bicuspid Valve

Hi, I had my Bubble Study. I have type 2 Bicuspid Aortic Valve, with visible Raphe. Fused RCC and NCC. Not quite sure what that means? But the letter from...

Hi, I had my Bubble Study. I have type 2 Bicuspid Aortic Valve, with visible Rap...

DD13

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Its now 6 months since CRT D op and feeling amazing

HI All, So I recently passed a big milestone in my recovery. On 2nd March it was 6 months since my last operation to get my CRT D implant in and working!...

HI All, So I recently passed a big milestone in my recovery. On 2nd March it w...

Heartlady1

•5 years ago

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MVR and palpitations

I have MVR diagnosed due to palpitations. But i dont get these all the time. They are sporadic go on all day or i dont have them at all. Can anyone explain why...

I have MVR diagnosed due to palpitations. But i dont get these all the time. The...

dcbinky2019

•5 years ago

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Detox off beta blockers

I’m currently on beta blockers. Atenolol 50mg. Heart tests clear apart from left branch block when heart rate goes above 150 bpm when training. I want to...

I’m currently on beta blockers. Atenolol 50mg. Heart tests clear apart from left...

P2ohy

•5 years ago

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After AVR

Hi all hope you are well. I have just been told that the left muscle in my heart is still very thick a year after my surgery. Is this common. I’m really...

Hi all hope you are well. I have just been told that the left muscle in my hea...

bee862

•5 years ago

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GTN Spray

have just been administered a smaller dose of GTN on ferry by doctor after a rough crossing and awful chest pain. he was surprised to see if had a 400micro...

have just been administered a smaller dose of GTN on ferry by doctor after a rou...

Rob6868

•5 years ago

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Сердце, отеки7

Добрый День! Моя мама болеет сердечной недостаточностью. Меняли клапаны 2016году. Сейчас проблема в отеках. Помогите пожалуйста! Не знаю как убрать отеки....

Добрый День! Моя мама болеет сердечной недостаточностью. Меняли клапаны 2016году...

User7878

•5 years ago

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Still feel knackered

I have just spent 8 days in my local hospital. Was told I was to ill to do any thing. Spent 19 hrs in a+e waiting for a bed. Once I finally got a bed on a...

I have just spent 8 days in my local hospital. Was told I was to ill to do any ...

Les5

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Cardioversion

Had 2nd c.v 3 days ago, not as sore as last time, procedure successful, feel much better, still on Biso and apixaban, follow up visit to follow. Would...

Had 2nd c.v 3 days ago, not as sore as last time, procedure successful, feel muc...

dickie007

•5 years ago

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How many of you have Afib and Sjogren's?

I have Sjogren's and just got diagnosed with Afib. I wonder if they are connected.

I have Sjogren's and just got diagnosed with Afib. I wonder if they are connect...

darkchocolate75

•5 years ago

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Totally unexpected

Hi everyone, I guess being on here is strange for us all as none of us ever thought we would be. Having read some of your stories its comforting to know we all...

Hi everyone, I guess being on here is strange for us all as none of us ever thou...

Jogler1372

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Cured

For the past few years I have had a lot of healthcare. But seemingly my cardiologists, neurologist, psychologist and GP have been kidding me as DWP stopped my...

For the past few years I have had a lot of healthcare. But seemingly my cardiolo...

bee2

•5 years ago

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Meds

Hi. I’ve recently had pericarditis and following this have experienced tachycardia. My GP started me on 2.5mg if bisoporol. However since takeling this for a...

Hi. I’ve recently had pericarditis and following this have experienced tachycard...

Sgal

•5 years ago

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Heart attack at 45 and mental health

Hi - My husband aged 45 had a heart attack 4 weeks ago. He now has a stent in, is on a cocktail of medication and has gone back to work and telling everyone...

Hi - My husband aged 45 had a heart attack 4 weeks ago. He now has a stent in, ...

BJoey

•5 years ago

37 Replies

Post surgery depression

I have had open heart surgery and replacement of two valves in May 2017. Though so much time has elapsed without any complication but I have forgotten the...

I have had open heart surgery and replacement of two valves in May 2017. Though ...

Sueed

•5 years ago

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A little advice before i see cardiologist on Monday please.

Hi Guys Will try to be brief as possible Im 57 year old male, ive had 3 ha since 2012, stented in 2012. In june this year I had another HA and underwent quad...

Hi Guys Will try to be brief as possible Im 57 year old male, ive had 3 ha since...

Gooner045

•5 years ago

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Exercise & cardiomyopathy

THE MIRACLES OF EXERCISE IN HEART FAILURE It was in May 2018 I was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy with a LVEF of 39%. Started with carvedilol,...

THE MIRACLES OF EXERCISE IN HEART FAILURE It was in May 2018 I was diagnosed w...

Vivi2711

•5 years ago

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Troponin levels what do they mean

I am a 34 year old man I was in A&E this week with chest pain. I have long standing very hig BP of around 185 over 120 on average I started a new BP medication...

I am a 34 year old man I was in A&E this week with chest pain. I have long stand...

Bennyboy84

•5 years ago

3 Replies

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All posts for March 2019

Sternum nonunion

Question on fluid draining with chf

Does anyone else wake up and gasps for breath, feels like I stoped breathing,

Bisoprolol

Rehab

Any advice please

AF

Hello everyone - I'm new here

Carvedilol

Cardiologist not sure if I had heart attack but stented due to troponin-i level high

Recovery after new valve

What do I do now?

Bicuspid Valve

Its now 6 months since CRT D op and feeling amazing

MVR and palpitations

Detox off beta blockers

After AVR

GTN Spray

Сердце, отеки7

Still feel knackered

Cardioversion

How many of you have Afib and Sjogren's?

Totally unexpected

Cured

Meds

Heart attack at 45 and mental health

Post surgery depression

A little advice before i see cardiologist on Monday please.

Exercise & cardiomyopathy

Troponin levels what do they mean

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