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Doc app

Hi I have doc app tomorrow I see from posts there's a new med I have heart failure Have defib and pacemaker fitted almost 4 years ago had check up about month...

Hi I have doc app tomorrow I see from posts there's a new med I have heart fail...

JIMBOB54

•5 years ago

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Entresto Renal Profile

HI just seen my blood test results Liver Function Test, and Renal Profile Result Satisfactory No Further Action Required So I can have an increase in the...

HI just seen my blood test results Liver Function Test, and Renal Profile Resul...

Prada47

•5 years ago

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Blood pressure

Hi all. I don’t think I can do anything more to reduce my blood pressure . It’s fine in the evening but all ways a bit high in the Morning. 160/90 this...

Hi all. I don’t think I can do anything more to reduce my blood pressure . It’s ...

Malcolm631911

•5 years ago

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18 year old ICD recommended - any similar experiences?

Hi, my 18 year old daughter has just been recommended to have an ICD fitted. Understandably she's pretty devastated right now (though I appreciate that the...

Hi, my 18 year old daughter has just been recommended to have an ICD fitted. Un...

lintin62

•5 years ago

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Is what food you eat really that important?

I personally know veggies, vegans and omnivores and don't see that much difference in how healthy they are, or their life expectancy/quality. Esselsytn...

I personally know veggies, vegans and omnivores and don't see that much differen...

Khonkaen

•5 years ago

26 Replies

Chest pain

Hi everyone, I’m just asking for advice. I have had a fast heart beat for sometime now and have had quite a few ECG’s but nothing irregular shows up on...

Hi everyone, I’m just asking for advice. I have had a fast heart beat for someti...

Polly1960

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Heart Failure Treatment

My husband has been diagnosed with HF, EJ 23%, left side of heart not functioning well due to scar tissue. He suffers from breathlessness, fatigue and lack of...

My husband has been diagnosed with HF, EJ 23%, left side of heart not functionin...

GoalAugust

•5 years ago

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How long does a stent last?

One of my neighbours is not getting much sense out of her GP regarding the amount of time that a stent can last for. Any thoughts?

One of my neighbours is not getting much sense out of her GP regarding the amoun...

Ianc2

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Joke

My dog minton has eaten all my shuttlecocks .....bad minton

Sanpedro2019

•5 years ago

14 Replies

Heart

Has anybody got problems with heart arithimia

Suzieruby

•5 years ago

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Exercise????

For those of us with atherosclerosis ( hardening/calcification) of heart arteries, exercise is often/always? proscribed as part of the treatment along with...

For those of us with atherosclerosis ( hardening/calcification) of heart arterie...

Bazza1234

•5 years ago

7 Replies

pVCs

Would love to hear from anyone who has taken beta blockers for PVCs and got well rid of them Anyone out there Take care xxx

Would love to hear from anyone who has taken beta blockers for PVCs and got well...

christina1947

•5 years ago

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Bypass surgery

Hi All. Just found out today following an agiogram that I need bypass surgery. Suffice to say a bit of a shock that! I have a family and no life insurance (a...

Hi All. Just found out today following an agiogram that I need bypass surgery. S...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Coming off bisoprolol

Coming off bisoproll. Had enough of feeling this way. Dont get any support from gp and 8 weeks still not had cardiology app. Didn't take it last night felt so...

Coming off bisoproll. Had enough of feeling this way. Dont get any support from ...

Jakesterblack

•5 years ago

46 Replies

AcQMap - when will it be more widely available in the UK?

Does anyone know when AcQMap will be more widely available in the UK? Can it be used for accurately mapping any type of arrhythmia?

Does anyone know when AcQMap will be more widely available in the UK? Can it be ...

HowMyHeartSings

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Off Topic - Thomas Cook Scam Alert

It does not take long for the low-lifes to crawl out of their holes these days. In the wake of the Thomas Cook collapse people are receiving calls saying they...

It does not take long for the low-lifes to crawl out of their holes these days. ...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 years ago

6 Replies

Still waiting

Hi, I have not posted for a while as I have been waiting for various tests and their outcomes My ECG was fine, My Echocardiogram was fine and although I have...

Hi, I have not posted for a while as I have been waiting for various tests and ...

MrsP70

•5 years ago

1 Reply

ANGINA

Can you live long after this diagnosis?

Red18

•5 years ago

27 Replies

Pacemaker

Are pacemakers only for a slow heartbeat only was just wondering what happens if you get a fast heartbeat but cannot take medication for it. Do they treat it...

Are pacemakers only for a slow heartbeat only was just wondering what happens if...

Tinker2015

•5 years ago

5 Replies

SVT “attack”. How long does it take to feel ‘Normal’ again?

On Saturday evening my heart rate went crazy. I wear an Apple Watch so could see it was at over 200BPM. I’d had this happen once before and it had resolved...

On Saturday evening my heart rate went crazy. I wear an Apple Watch so could see...

Mikocat

•5 years ago

11 Replies

Almonds, aspirin and statins - "Apolipoprotein B underlies the causal relationship of circulating blood lipids with coronary heart disease"

For those interested in such things, a couple of publications point to the protein known as ApoB as causative of/correlating with coronary heart disease:...

For those interested in such things, a couple of publications point to the prote...

JonathanH

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Finally a diagnosis

Hello All, I have just been given a diagnosis of Microvascular Ischaemia and Angina, after two years of fighting for a diagnosis. I was advised to seek a...

Hello All, I have just been given a diagnosis of Microvascular Ischaemia and Ang...

iggytiggy

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Long time survivors.

A few months ago I began a thread about long time survivors of stents/bypass/etc. Just wodered if everything is 100% with them and about the journey through...

A few months ago I began a thread about long time survivors of stents/bypass/etc...

Khonkaen

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Trying to stay positive

Morning all, recovering from 5 heart stents and just received the news that after a head MRI (done for dizziness)scan doctors have found a small brain aneurysm...

Morning all, recovering from 5 heart stents and just received the news that afte...

Cutekitten

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Nuclear stress test

Has anyone been diagnosed with a mild profusion defect on a nuclear stress test? If yes did you get any treatment or an angiogram or was it just medical...

Has anyone been diagnosed with a mild profusion defect on a nuclear stress test?...

fergusthegreat

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Embarrassed.

It's four months since my two NSTEMI, stent fitted and all the usual medications taken daily. I have had a tough time accepting what happened to me, as lots of...

It's four months since my two NSTEMI, stent fitted and all the usual medications...

Redsea

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Morning or night

I read in the daily mail that you should take BP medication at night not in the morning has anyone else read this article?

I read in the daily mail that you should take BP medication at night not in the ...

Foxyhole

•5 years ago

16 Replies

Replies Turned Off

In Response to Ticking Ticker I would have replied on the thread !! I must be in a bit slow mode Jif and Cif Help why would someone not like it ?? I...

In Response to Ticking Ticker I would have replied on the thread !! I must be ...

Prada47

•5 years ago

36 Replies

Tiredness and Disinterest in Life

Over the last year I have slowly slipped into a kind of malaise. I have lost interest in life in general and feel to tired and exhausted to get out of bed. I...

Over the last year I have slowly slipped into a kind of malaise. I have lost int...

Hidden

•5 years ago

13 Replies

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for September 2019

Doc app

Entresto Renal Profile

Blood pressure

18 year old ICD recommended - any similar experiences?

Is what food you eat really that important?

Chest pain

Heart Failure Treatment

How long does a stent last?

Joke

Heart

Exercise????

pVCs

Bypass surgery

Coming off bisoprolol

AcQMap - when will it be more widely available in the UK?

Off Topic - Thomas Cook Scam Alert

Still waiting

ANGINA

Pacemaker

SVT “attack”. How long does it take to feel ‘Normal’ again?

Almonds, aspirin and statins - "Apolipoprotein B underlies the causal relationship of circulating blood lipids with coronary heart disease"

Finally a diagnosis

Long time survivors.

Trying to stay positive

Nuclear stress test

Embarrassed.

Morning or night

Replies Turned Off

Tiredness and Disinterest in Life

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