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AF and Inherited CHD from father

I am new on this site, but hope to make friends and support too. I have been having treatments for Atrial Fibrillation, currently on beta blockers and at...

I am new on this site, but hope to make friends and support too. I have been ha...

Muffin55

•5 years ago

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EP Study - Done

Hello everyone If you are new to this thread, please follow the below link to get some background info....

Hello everyone If you are new to this thread, please follow the below link to ge...

mandm65

•5 years ago

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Outpatient Appointments - Part II

I commented on these a few weeks ago. Over many years I have had issues with them such as not being sent one (very rarely do they make them when you leave) and...

I commented on these a few weeks ago. Over many years I have had issues with the...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 years ago

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Dark Chocolate

I recently read that dark chocolate is good to slow down your heart rate and the darker the better. Is this true? I would think it would do the opposite since...

I recently read that dark chocolate is good to slow down your heart rate and the...

ss017

•5 years ago

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Loud music (club / concerts) and replacement heart valves

I used to be a pro musician until I had a mitral valve prolapse. I have an implanted metal ring now, which has refastened the valve. I went to one more gig...

I used to be a pro musician until I had a mitral valve prolapse. I have an impla...

DavidHirsch

•5 years ago

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Warfarin

I was put on Warfarin when I had my first post-op checkup a week after being discharged from hospital after 2 valve repairs. I was in AF and was put on...

I was put on Warfarin when I had my first post-op checkup a week after being dis...

Glasgowgirl1947

•5 years ago

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Hi all

I did have a account but for some reason wouldn’t let me log into it so had to set a knew one up ... my mum had a heart attack the other week a silent heart...

I did have a account but for some reason wouldn’t let me log into it so had to s...

Cal-1991

•5 years ago

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Sunday At Rehab - Having a Laugh!

A friend started doing 10,000 a steps a day when he hit 65. Now five years later we don't know where the hell he is! Another friend said he took up exercising...

A friend started doing 10,000 a steps a day when he hit 65. Now five years later...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 years ago

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Advice needed re aortic stenosis

I have just been diagnosed with mild to moderate AS my GP gave me results I have no symptoms but have scared myself to death googling the condition . I have...

I have just been diagnosed with mild to moderate AS my GP gave me results I have...

MacRodney

•5 years ago

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Accuracy of Home BP Monitoring

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 years ago

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Tilt Table Test

Hi, I’m 64 and had a pacemaker fitted nearly 2 yrs ago as an emergency for complete heart block. I now have left ventricular systolic dysfunction and angina...

Hi, I’m 64 and had a pacemaker fitted nearly 2 yrs ago as an emergency for compl...

fantasyfanuk

•5 years ago

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After heart surgery- breathless and poor sleep

Discharged 8 days after Mitral Valve Repair and Triple Bypass. I've now been home 3 days and I'm rather puzzled on a couple of points that maybe someone has...

Discharged 8 days after Mitral Valve Repair and Triple Bypass. I've now been hom...

Davewm

•5 years ago

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Sensitive Chest wound

I feel a bit daft mentioning this...but here goes nothing. 😉 Ever since the bypass procedure my breastbone area has been ultra sensitive to anything touching...

I feel a bit daft mentioning this...but here goes nothing. 😉 Ever since the byp...

willsie01

•5 years ago

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Experience with elderly loved one and pacemaker

I am looking for some stories -good or bad - on any experience with elderly loved ones with pacemakers. My mother - 93 yrs old - will need a new battery...

I am looking for some stories -good or bad - on any experience with elderly love...

nymima01

•5 years ago

11 Replies

CBD OIL

Just wanted to put this out there amongst you hearties and ask you what you feel about it?I popped into Holland and barret and it's marketed in a big way...

Just wanted to put this out there amongst you hearties and ask you what you feel...

Rob6868

•5 years ago

35 Replies

Angiogram or CT

Is it best to have an angiogram to check for blockages, but as they are inserting stents if needed, would I be better having a CT first to check for blockages

Is it best to have an angiogram to check for blockages, but as they are insertin...

Caseyangel

•5 years ago

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Trust me-I'm a patient

This time last year I presented at A&E with chest pains and was in the Resuscitation Unit for 5 hours At the time I was on no medication though the surgery had...

This time last year I presented at A&E with chest pains and was in the Resuscita...

Dickyticker26

•5 years ago

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Newbie - new diagnosis

Hi everyone, im a newbie here, was admitted to hospital thursday only came in for an echocardiogram as an outpatient . Doctor has just been and told me that i...

Hi everyone, im a newbie here, was admitted to hospital thursday only came in fo...

Eastwood25

•5 years ago

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Complex stenting

Hi Has anyone on this forum had complex stents done which means 4x stents at the main Y branch at the lad. Normally these 3 blockages is repaired by doing...

Hi Has anyone on this forum had complex stents done which means 4x stents at th...

Bradyblue

•5 years ago

11 Replies

PERICARDITIS: Does anybody have any answers???

I was very ill, in hospital for 2 weeks and off work for 4 months due to pneumonia and PERICARDITIS in 2015. Looking back, the symptoms had started 2/3 months...

I was very ill, in hospital for 2 weeks and off work for 4 months due to pneumon...

FoxyG79

•5 years ago

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Amitryptiline and Heart Rate

Can Amitryptiline cause your heart to beat faster?

ss017

•5 years ago

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weird symptoms

I have been having pain in my upper arms similar to when I had H.A. and 1 stent fitted in Feb 2018,alongside debilitating sweats,I have presented myself to A&E...

I have been having pain in my upper arms similar to when I had H.A. and 1 stent ...

junik53

•5 years ago

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Big Pharma

The term “Big Pharma” crops up regularly. It is very much a conspiracy theory much like “The moon landing was filmed in the Nevada desert” or “Prince Philip...

The term “Big Pharma” crops up regularly. It is very much a conspiracy theory mu...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 years ago

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Heart scan

Still waiting for my ecg results was referred urgent by GP but triage consultant apparently said not urgent appt for nov sent That made me feel more relaxed...

Still waiting for my ecg results was referred urgent by GP but triage consultant...

christina1947

•5 years ago

5 Replies

High Blood Pressure

Hi Guys, Just joined the group as I am suffering from high blood pressure, Got home today and did a 'at home' reading - 161/105 not good eh. Has anyone got any...

Hi Guys, Just joined the group as I am suffering from high blood pressure, Got h...

Mrs-Christmas

•5 years ago

10 Replies

FISH AND CHIPS

im trying to follow a good diet but would fish and chips once a month be a real bad thing. sometimes i just want a change.

im trying to follow a good diet but would fish and chips once a month be a real ...

jon2018

•5 years ago

58 Replies

fed up😭😭

so fed up with feeling like something is wrong..please someone help ive got anxiety,depression and my parents got told when i was small i had asthma im now 22...

so fed up with feeling like something is wrong..please someone help ive got anxi...

Shannon97

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Fishy Friday

Which fish can perform operations? A Sturgeon! What did the fish say when he posted bail? "I'm off the hook!" Why do oysters go to the gym? It's good...

Which fish can perform operations? A Sturgeon! What did the fish say when he ...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 years ago

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Anyone out there with severe fatigue after several heart attacks. Had it now for 5 yrs and is controlling my life. Any tips please.

Fatigue

Doedoe

•5 years ago

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E-Mails and Notifications (2nd time posted)

Can anyone explain this please? Haven't had any new E-Mails from HU for over a Week. Now I have just received 126 all at the same time! Getting E-Mails from...

Can anyone explain this please? Haven't had any new E-Mails from HU for over a W...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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All posts for July 2019

AF and Inherited CHD from father

EP Study - Done

Outpatient Appointments - Part II

Dark Chocolate

Loud music (club / concerts) and replacement heart valves

Warfarin

Hi all

Sunday At Rehab - Having a Laugh!

Advice needed re aortic stenosis

Accuracy of Home BP Monitoring

Tilt Table Test

After heart surgery- breathless and poor sleep

Sensitive Chest wound

Experience with elderly loved one and pacemaker

CBD OIL

Angiogram or CT

Trust me-I'm a patient

Newbie - new diagnosis

Complex stenting

PERICARDITIS: Does anybody have any answers???

Amitryptiline and Heart Rate

weird symptoms

Big Pharma

Heart scan

High Blood Pressure

FISH AND CHIPS

fed up😭😭

Fishy Friday

Anyone out there with severe fatigue after several heart attacks. Had it now for 5 yrs and is controlling my life. Any tips please.

E-Mails and Notifications (2nd time posted)

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