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Advice please

Hi all ... my mum had a heart attack about 5 months ago she was taken to a heart specialist hospital in Basildon all her arteries was clear so no stents needed...

Hi all ... my mum had a heart attack about 5 months ago she was taken to a heart...

Cal-1991

•5 years ago

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Change of medication

Apparently, after 4 years my Bisoprolol Cardicor (Beta-Blocker) is out of stock is there anyone who has replaced this with a similar tablet with no effect....

Apparently, after 4 years my Bisoprolol Cardicor (Beta-Blocker) is out of stock ...

ALFIE1963

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Follow on from LBBB

I was referred back to cardiology last week by my GP. Apparently I was due to undergo a treadmill test. Explained to the cardiologist there about LBBB and...

I was referred back to cardiology last week by my GP. Apparently I was due to u...

michdev

•5 years ago

4 Replies

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Angina

After reading a lot of posts about angina. I always thought that it’s mainly in the chest you get pain am I wrong then. Nhs website says you can get pain in...

After reading a lot of posts about angina. I always thought that it’s mainly in...

Tinker2015

•5 years ago

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Anyone used Valsartan to treat Hypertension? Any side effects.

P.S I'm new here

KeJsi

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Who asks about your condition?

Someone asked if you describe yourself as a sufferer or patient. My question is who to? Nobody, apart from people in hospital waiting rooms are comfortable...

Someone asked if you describe yourself as a sufferer or patient. My question is ...

Inamoment

•5 years ago

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HAVING A TOOTH REMOVED WHILST ON BLOOD THINNERS

I had a stent put in, in July of this year and since then a tooth that I had a filling done to it about two and half years ago is giving me problems. The...

I had a stent put in, in July of this year and since then a tooth that I had a f...

Surreychica_1

•5 years ago

45 Replies

Pace maker implant for heart block. Expectations?

I have suffered with increasing breathlessness when exercising for the past two years or so. Diagnosed with a 2nd degree heart block in July 19 fitted with a...

I have suffered with increasing breathlessness when exercising for the past two ...

JP1146

•5 years ago

6 Replies

I'm done

Morning to you all Like the title says I'm done with feeling like crap all the time its really getting me down now it all started with a run of bad eptopics...

Morning to you all Like the title says I'm done with feeling like crap all the ...

Philc345

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Consultant stopped bisopol

Been put on amiidrine but consultant stopped my bisopol and never told me just wrote to heart nurse, I have congistive heart failure, low blood pressure and...

Been put on amiidrine but consultant stopped my bisopol and never told me just w...

Aprfife

•5 years ago

4 Replies

am new here,just looking for advice

my friend called the paramedics out for myself as she said my lips were blue while i was doing some household stuff although i told her not to they did come...

my friend called the paramedics out for myself as she said my lips were blue whi...

katywooo8

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Rivaroxaban

I had a mitral valve repair in January. All went well and 2 weeks ago I was discharged from my surgeon. He stopped my Riveroxaban and halved my bisoprolol....

I had a mitral valve repair in January. All went well and 2 weeks ago I was dis...

Scratchfire

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Heart failure ????

Hello all, I have had my heart scan last Sunday for Heart failure symptoms and I am waiting on my results how Long does it take. My symptoms are: One leg...

Hello all, I have had my heart scan last Sunday for Heart failure symptoms and I...

FuschiaPink41

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Told it was a panic attack when I was in fact having a heart attack

I had a massive heart attack in may last year my son called an ambulance saying I had severe chest pain they took an hour to arrive then refused to take me to...

I had a massive heart attack in may last year my son called an ambulance saying ...

pillyinkpen

•5 years ago

23 Replies

18 Months on and still struggling emotionally

Hi All In jan 2017 I had a HA and one stent fitted, previously I was really fit and active 52 year old female,running regularly, completed 3 peaks in 21 hours...

Hi All In jan 2017 I had a HA and one stent fitted, previously I was really fit...

Birdsong100

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Blood pressure app

Evening everyone Does anyone have an app on their iPhone which checks your blood pressure? I’ve heard of this app but not sure which is the one where you use...

Evening everyone Does anyone have an app on their iPhone which checks your bloo...

Artery0917

•5 years ago

1 Reply

My Experience of Heart Valve Replacement

I had a bicuspid aortic valve and 'associated aortopathy' (i.e., thin-walled aortic arch), this being a familial defect. Both my paternal grandfather and my...

I had a bicuspid aortic valve and 'associated aortopathy' (i.e., thin-walled aor...

bsa_b31

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Anti Statin Agenda

Being new to statins I decided to search this forum, and HU's Cholesterol one, with the search term of "statin". I have never seen such negativity. What I...

Being new to statins I decided to search this forum, and HU's Cholesterol one, w...

Heythrop51

•5 years ago

125 Replies

Hello, I’m new on here

I had an aortic valve replacement in 2017.It took a long time for me to feel well afterwards and I struggled to work 3 days as a nurse in a busy hospital.last...

I had an aortic valve replacement in 2017.It took a long time for me to feel wel...

Harrysgran

•5 years ago

7 Replies

My Body temperature control switch seems to be broken

Just over 12 months on from my 2 heart attacks and 7 stents. I stuck with my original meds, side effects and all, I thought it was getting better and my body...

Just over 12 months on from my 2 heart attacks and 7 stents. I stuck with my ori...

Mike424u

•5 years ago

2 Replies

CRT-D device

Hi folks, getting a CRT-D fitted soon, has anyone here had it done and how did it change there condition ?

Hi folks, getting a CRT-D fitted soon, has anyone here had it done and how did i...

Bigbrian

•5 years ago

6 Replies

one for the Reynaulds Icy hands brigade

One of my sons worked in the freezers in a large store, shifting lorry loads of frozen turkeys at xmas, etc . He used a set of Flexitog gloves to keep his...

One of my sons worked in the freezers in a large store, shifting lorry loads of ...

Ianc2

•5 years ago

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How do I get better care?

I have coronary artery disease strong family history - high cholesterol- had 3 stents put in 2017 in a midland hospital after which I felt excruciating...

I have coronary artery disease strong family history - high cholesterol- had 3 s...

MyAbu

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Quick question to all

Would you call yourself a patient or a sufferer? I was talking to a friend and she gets migraines and she said she is a migraine sufferer. I ha e PAD a d some...

Would you call yourself a patient or a sufferer? I was talking to a friend and s...

Speakeazi

•5 years ago

8 Replies

hyperlipidaemia - niece with familial hyperlipidaemia

I’d like to know more about this condition so I can support my niece better. She also suffers from Raynards and this gets worse in the cold weather.

I’d like to know more about this condition so I can support my niece better. She...

Chazzyjp

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Bisoprolol 2.5

I am having side effects such as dizziness sweating and not sure if i will make it or cpllapse .Also need to wee there and then i have been taking them in the...

I am having side effects such as dizziness sweating and not sure if i will make ...

Sanpedro2019

•5 years ago

7 Replies

Still adjusting

Hi all , was just wondering if anyone could answer a few questions. Only 11 days in with my icd / pm and I find myself sometimes a bit jittery especially at...

Hi all , was just wondering if anyone could answer a few questions. Only 11 days...

Wmh79

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Hot flushes

I was diagnosed with angina 2 years ago after angiogram showed mild atheroma on 2 arteries. Also have costochondritis. Only prescribed aspirin and ranitidine...

I was diagnosed with angina 2 years ago after angiogram showed mild atheroma on ...

1181958sm

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Blood pressure medication and certain foods

This evening I took my blood pressure and found that it was slightly raised - 134 / 77, okay nothing special about that (my norm is around 125 / 75), but what...

This evening I took my blood pressure and found that it was slightly raised - 13...

MountainGoat52

•5 years ago

19 Replies

MVA seems to be getting worse

suffer from MVA.. noticed over the last couple of weeks it seems to be bothering me a bit more. lying in bed last week i suddenly had noticeable discomfort in...

suffer from MVA.. noticed over the last couple of weeks it seems to be bothering...

Manhattan1

•5 years ago

16 Replies

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for October 2019

Advice please

Change of medication

Follow on from LBBB

Angina

Anyone used Valsartan to treat Hypertension? Any side effects.

Who asks about your condition?

HAVING A TOOTH REMOVED WHILST ON BLOOD THINNERS

Pace maker implant for heart block. Expectations?

I'm done

Consultant stopped bisopol

am new here,just looking for advice

Rivaroxaban

Heart failure ????

Told it was a panic attack when I was in fact having a heart attack

18 Months on and still struggling emotionally

Blood pressure app

My Experience of Heart Valve Replacement

Anti Statin Agenda

Hello, I’m new on here

My Body temperature control switch seems to be broken

CRT-D device

one for the Reynaulds Icy hands brigade

How do I get better care?

Quick question to all

hyperlipidaemia - niece with familial hyperlipidaemia

Bisoprolol 2.5

Still adjusting

Hot flushes

Blood pressure medication and certain foods

MVA seems to be getting worse

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