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Palpitations Increasing

My 16 year old son has severe Tricuspid Regurgitation, and a slightly enlarged heart due to this. He is however incredibly fit so the surgeons have decided...

My 16 year old son has severe Tricuspid Regurgitation, and a slightly enlarged h...

ALucy

•5 years ago

4 Replies

Recommendation for a heart rate monitor?

Hi I am looking at heart rate monitor or fitness watch for my husband and wondered if anyone could recommend any one in particular under £50? Thanks!

Hi I am looking at heart rate monitor or fitness watch for my husband and wonder...

Cherrybubble

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Bisoprolol

Hello one and all. I am looking for some possible advice. I had a CRT pacemaker fitted 6 weeks ago. One week after the procedure I was started on a low dose of...

Hello one and all. I am looking for some possible advice. I had a CRT pacemaker ...

rimpac2012

•5 years ago

9 Replies

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Stress MRI (CMR)

Good evening, I have a question, before I had a stress echo I had to stop heart meds for a 48 hour period ( beta blockers etc). However, my invite to my...

Good evening, I have a question, before I had a stress echo I had to stop hear...

Hidden

•5 years ago

17 Replies

Reveal monitor

Hi am looking for travel insurance for my mum, she has had a reveal monitor fitted since September, which nothing abnormal has shown up. She would like to go...

Hi am looking for travel insurance for my mum, she has had a reveal monitor fitt...

Turracoo

•5 years ago

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Just joined.....

Stroke & Heart Attack September 2019 - on buckets of pills, but getting better. Just finished 8 weeks of Cardiac Rehab which was excellent - onwards and...

Stroke & Heart Attack September 2019 - on buckets of pills, but getting better. ...

TheBearB55

•5 years ago

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Unexpected heart attack Sunday

Hi I’m a 63 year old female who had a heart attack on Sunday, despite living a fairly healthy life and exercising regularly Been discharged from hospital...

Hi I’m a 63 year old female who had a heart attack on Sunday, despite living a f...

Flitchick

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Hi

Hi I am just wondering if anyone else here has a problem getting blood pressure down and stabilised? I am on 10mg amlodopine and 5 mg ramipril since August. I...

Hi I am just wondering if anyone else here has a problem getting blood pressure ...

Elv28

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Anxious

How do you cope from being very active to chair bound at the moment

Sunday20

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Query re 1st annual review

Am coming up to 1st anniversary of HA in new year & expect to have a medication review with GP & associated blood tests. What blood tests should I expect...

Am coming up to 1st anniversary of HA in new year & expect to have a medication...

45sue

•5 years ago

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Can anyone tell me what to expect from my first cardiologist appointment ?

I’m feeling nervous and it’s at 2pm.

Hidden

•5 years ago

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High BP and perindopril

My dad is 79 and I'm Perindopril 8mg am. Yesterday his BP was 195/65 then 200/65. We called an ambulance and they did ecg which was normal. He also took a 4mg...

My dad is 79 and I'm Perindopril 8mg am. Yesterday his BP was 195/65 then 200/65...

Caitlyn6

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Life insurance for Atrial fibrillation

Hello everyone , I was diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation in January 2019 . I’ve been trying to get life insurance and I’m having problems getting insured. Can...

Hello everyone , I was diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation in January 2019 . I’ve...

PeterH6

•5 years ago

4 Replies

1st Anniversary

I'm coming up to my 1st anniversary (Jan 4th) of my MI and I know I'm due to stop taking my antiplatelet medicine, Clopidogrel. I've been lucky in the sense...

I'm coming up to my 1st anniversary (Jan 4th) of my MI and I know I'm due to sto...

NYA2019

•5 years ago

47 Replies

Cracker Jokes

Instead of jokes scattered through the forum I thought it might be useful to have a dedicated thread. Just add any new joke to the end and attach any comment...

Instead of jokes scattered through the forum I thought it might be useful to hav...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 years ago

50 Replies

Awaiting triple bypass now feel any discomfort is an incident about to happen

Hi everyone, I've only experienced one incident of pain subsequently identified as angina. Now after angiogram last Monday I've been told it is severe and put...

Hi everyone, I've only experienced one incident of pain subsequently identified ...

Huggy123

•5 years ago

10 Replies

The sausage has been vanquished (the secret hidey one, not the sausage that was not a sausage)

A bit embarrassing for Addenbrookes, but a bump they allegedly saw on imaging but didn’t report, later found during my cardiac stress MRI, was looked at by...

A bit embarrassing for Addenbrookes, but a bump they allegedly saw on imaging bu...

Sillyfroggy

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Atrial fibrillation and pulse pressure

Hello, I'm new here! I have occasional episodes of atrial fibrillation and invariably an episode is accompanied by a drop in systolic blood pressure, while the...

Hello, I'm new here! I have occasional episodes of atrial fibrillation and invar...

london2000

•5 years ago

2 Replies

LVH - is it game over?

Hi folks, I've just signed up to BHF as I don't know which way to turn at this second. I've been aware I've got an enlarged heart and high blood pressure, I'm...

Hi folks, I've just signed up to BHF as I don't know which way to turn at this s...

SoNowWhat

•5 years ago

50 Replies

endocarditis issue

I found this site, tried to fill in my profile, it asked what health conditions I want to know about, I wrote Endocarditis,and got this back: Which conditions...

I found this site, tried to fill in my profile, it asked what health conditions ...

jackiesimmonds

•5 years ago

4 Replies

support needed

8 weeks ago, I had a valve replacement because of endocarditis, along with a triple bypass, and also had a series of small emboli strokes. I spent 6 weeks in...

8 weeks ago, I had a valve replacement because of endocarditis, along with a tri...

jackiesimmonds

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Bisoprol 2.5 anyone

Hi everyone been on bisoprol 2.5 for 3 weeks before that on 1.25 I now seem to have at least 3 bowel movements a day. Stops me going out far in case I need the...

Hi everyone been on bisoprol 2.5 for 3 weeks before that on 1.25 I now seem to h...

christina1947

•5 years ago

9 Replies

Scared

Hi all after my angiogram last week being told at least triple bypass and aorta repair replace so been told Docs having a virtual gathering of all the cases on...

Hi all after my angiogram last week being told at least triple bypass and aorta ...

iw51

•5 years ago

5 Replies

Pacemaker implant imminent..

Things progressed quickly this morning, having came in to get my loop downloaded following a nocturnal faint, it has shown up slowing rhythm to around 30...

Things progressed quickly this morning, having came in to get my loop downloaded...

Bigdan

•5 years ago

6 Replies

First consultant cardiologist appointment approaching

So Wednesday will be my first meeting with the cardiologist and I won’t lie about being apprehensive. I’m so very thankful that I’ve persisted with this...

So Wednesday will be my first meeting with the cardiologist and I won’t lie abou...

Hidden

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Headaches

Hi I'm hveng dreadful constant headaches had 3 stent in on August headaches constant at temples back ears on all usual tablets 0fir stents had 2 blood...

Hi I'm hveng dreadful constant headaches had 3 stent in on August headaches c...

Truesta123

•5 years ago

12 Replies

Stomach bleed following heart medication

Hello all, me again - my mother had the very painful arm following the stent procedure. That has (somewhat)settled down after four weeks. On Saturday she...

Hello all, me again - my mother had the very painful arm following the stent pro...

grandehorizontale

•5 years ago

3 Replies

Incessant Coughing while waiting for AVR

My husband (64) had AF and has now been told his aortic valve needs replacing. He is waiting for the operation. My question concerns any solution for the...

My husband (64) had AF and has now been told his aortic valve needs replacing. H...

Catsncrochet

•5 years ago

8 Replies

Terrible coughing while waiting for an aortic valve replacement

My husband (64) had AF and has now been told his aortic valve needs replacing. He is waiting for the operation. My question concerns any solution anyone has...

My husband (64) had AF and has now been told his aortic valve needs replacing. H...

Catsncrochet

•5 years ago

10 Replies

Insomnia Candersartan

Hi, been on 8mg Candersartin for about 5 months, the last 3 weeks I've had trouble sleeping and shortness of breath in 3 hours after taking them in day time....

Hi, been on 8mg Candersartin for about 5 months, the last 3 weeks I've had troub...

Alfies79

•5 years ago

2 Replies

Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for December 2019

Palpitations Increasing

Recommendation for a heart rate monitor?

Bisoprolol

Stress MRI (CMR)

Reveal monitor

Just joined.....

Unexpected heart attack Sunday

Hi

Anxious

Query re 1st annual review

Can anyone tell me what to expect from my first cardiologist appointment ?

High BP and perindopril

Life insurance for Atrial fibrillation

1st Anniversary

Cracker Jokes

Awaiting triple bypass now feel any discomfort is an incident about to happen

The sausage has been vanquished (the secret hidey one, not the sausage that was not a sausage)

Atrial fibrillation and pulse pressure

LVH - is it game over?

endocarditis issue

support needed

Bisoprol 2.5 anyone

Scared

Pacemaker implant imminent..

First consultant cardiologist appointment approaching

Headaches

Stomach bleed following heart medication

Incessant Coughing while waiting for AVR

Terrible coughing while waiting for an aortic valve replacement

Insomnia Candersartan

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