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just told i now have stage 3 hf

just told that after 7 years quad bi pass that i have stage 3 hf and one of the bi passes has not worked. i also have P.A.D. a the moment i am living in the...

just told that after 7 years quad bi pass that i have stage 3 hf and one of the ...

philip169

•4 years ago

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Looking after your heart in hot weather

Hi all, As temperatures are so high at the moment, I wanted to share a few links about staying safe in hot weather if you're living with a heart condition....

Hi all, As temperatures are so high at the moment, I wanted to share a few lin...

Helen_BHF

•4 years ago

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PIP Telephone Consultation

I have a PIP telephone consultation boooked for Thursday. Just looking to see if anyone has any advice or tips. I was diagnose with HF in December 2019 & sent...

I have a PIP telephone consultation boooked for Thursday. Just looking to see if...

Bepto

•4 years ago

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Stress Echo

I've got a Dobutamine Stress Echo next Monday I've been told not to drive after but does anyone know how long after you cant drive.

I've got a Dobutamine Stress Echo next Monday I've been told not to drive after ...

Padalak6

•4 years ago

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Wind

I am suffering from severe wind is this down to the pills I could be on . I had a stent on the first of June feel fine apart the wind

I am suffering from severe wind is this down to the pills I could be on . I had ...

Siity

•4 years ago

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Hot weather

Hi - l am twelve weeks post 5 x bypass and just been for my surgeons appointment where he was very pleased with my progress and has discharged me to my GP and...

Hi - l am twelve weeks post 5 x bypass and just been for my surgeons appointment...

Spirite

•4 years ago

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Latest visit to cardiologist

Hi all members and kind friends, how are you. I m hear again to disturb you. 2 weeks ago i go to cardiologist with my 70 year old mother because i think he...

Hi all members and kind friends, how are you. I m hear again to disturb you. 2 w...

QasimRaza

•4 years ago

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Magnesium Taurate

Hey guys - after reading a few posts on here, I am looking for advise on magnesium taurate. What MG should I be buying? Any recommendations from suppliers...

Hey guys - after reading a few posts on here, I am looking for advise on magnesi...

MrsK82

•4 years ago

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Exercise and AVR

Hi all, I had my AVR December 2018, mechanical valve fitted. I enjoy long walks and recently started the couch to 5k, all with no issues except feeling great!...

Hi all, I had my AVR December 2018, mechanical valve fitted. I enjoy long walks ...

Stevo1979

•4 years ago

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tired

nearly 3 years since avr but getting very tired everyday espicially in this warm weather does sny1 else feel like this thanks

nearly 3 years since avr but getting very tired everyday espicially in this warm...

mewg

•4 years ago

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MVA - Spasms and Exercise

Good Morning from Singapore (National Day) I wonder if I might ask those with Artery Spasms, MVA, etc etc about exercise. Whilst I am still waiting to be...

Good Morning from Singapore (National Day) I wonder if I might ask those with A...

Smileyian

•4 years ago

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Pains after stents fitted

Got out of hospital 3 weeks ago after having 2 stents fitted. In the last week or so I’ve been getting dull pains in chest, both sides of my neck, groin and...

Got out of hospital 3 weeks ago after having 2 stents fitted. In the last week o...

Smerblue

•4 years ago

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Isosorbide mononitrate XL potential side effects

Hi My partner has been confined to bed for the last few months with exhaustion, chest/back pain and being unable to eat. She was eventually admitted to...

Hi My partner has been confined to bed for the last few months with exhaustion, ...

MrsDoubtfire74

•4 years ago

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High LDL, genetic?

3 months after my heart attack and I had my cholesterol measured. TC was down from 7.2 to 6.1 and LDL was at 4.5(!) I've lost 2 stone but still have another...

3 months after my heart attack and I had my cholesterol measured. TC was down fr...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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A new path - 2 weeks after Aortic Valve and Root Op

Hi all I can't quite believe that 2 weeks ago I'd just left operating theatre. Over the past week I've: - reduced meds down to 4 plus occassional) codeine -...

Hi all I can't quite believe that 2 weeks ago I'd just left operating theatre. ...

StevepH2012

•4 years ago

15 Replies

What more can possibly go wrong!!

Hi all. I just thought I’d come on here and vent if you don’t mind...anyone that has seen my previous posts will know my mum had a heart attack and went into...

Hi all. I just thought I’d come on here and vent if you don’t mind...anyone that...

pennyc02

•4 years ago

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Does this ecg look right?

I have a Kardia 6 lead EKG device. I’m overweight but have no other underlying health issues other than anxiety. From my limited knowledge it looks like lead...

I have a Kardia 6 lead EKG device. I’m overweight but have no other underlying ...

savampyre07

•4 years ago

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Stent lifespan

Do stents wear out and need replacing ? If so what is the normal life span of a stent ?

Do stents wear out and need replacing ? If so what is the normal life span of a ...

Downhill

•4 years ago

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Amlodipine

I have been taking Amlodipine since March. The doctor at the time said that they would cause swelling of the ankles. Well so far doesn’t appear to be so where...

I have been taking Amlodipine since March. The doctor at the time said that they...

Tinker2015

•4 years ago

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Rami[pril and Bisoprol combined leading to excessive tiredness

Hello all... I had a very successful Angioplasty 2 weeks ago at the Wycombe Hospital and would like to thank the team there again. I had one stent fitted on...

Hello all... I had a very successful Angioplasty 2 weeks ago at the Wycombe Hosp...

mrpetethomas

•4 years ago

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Today 4 years ago

At this time 4 years ago I was on my way to the theatre for my AVR and bypass. Told my valve thank you for the past 4 years and yet again thanked the medical...

At this time 4 years ago I was on my way to the theatre for my AVR and bypass. T...

080311

•4 years ago

17 Replies

Electric Shock Sensation

Electric shock sensation Can anyone relate to a feeling of a powerful ectopic (more than usual) a slight pain but an electric shock sensation / feeling that...

Electric shock sensation Can anyone relate to a feeling of a powerful ectopic (...

Smileyian

•4 years ago

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Angiogram results

Firstly I would like to thank you all for all the good luck messages, this is going to be a bit long Sorry! So I’ve been have problems for a few years with...

Firstly I would like to thank you all for all the good luck messages, this is go...

2stents

•4 years ago

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Heart attack to 10K blog latest - living in the lock-down

Living in the lock-down ...... the latest blog in my 'heart attack to 10K' series....

Living in the lock-down ...... the latest blog in my 'heart attack to 10K' serie...

PeterJemmett

•4 years ago

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HCM worries

Hello! So 27 years old and have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Diagnosed in 2014 and prescribed 5mg bisoprolol. Through the years I’ve had a few minor visits...

Hello! So 27 years old and have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Diagnosed in 2014 ...

Charlieedinburgh

•4 years ago

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Bisoprolol and 'weird feelings'

I have a friend (yes folks, I genuinely do) who had a heart attack and a stent fitted 3 years ago. Amongst other things she was prescribed 2.5mg bisoprolol....

I have a friend (yes folks, I genuinely do) who had a heart attack and a stent f...

IamMe2

•4 years ago

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Hello.

I am new here. I have problem of increased heart beat and chest pain. Doctors have said no issue so far. what do you think I should do?

I am new here. I have problem of increased heart beat and chest pain. Doctors ...

sadevs

•4 years ago

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Pda Anxiety AGAIN

This is chase again im having anxiety about the pda i had when i was 4 months old , ive been in the house for atleast 6 months ive called the ambulance over 40...

This is chase again im having anxiety about the pda i had when i was 4 months ol...

LonerIQ

•4 years ago

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Pacemaker cure for breathlessness??

I have a CRT Pacemaker set at 60 BPM. I like other suffer from low BP after taking my meds - sometimes as low as 90/40 (Apparently most heart meds do this). I...

I have a CRT Pacemaker set at 60 BPM. I like other suffer from low BP after taki...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Heart attack

Hi everyone,so they say i have had a massive heart attack with 100% main artery blocked hence i have been fitted a stent,i feel fine,just worried that there...

Hi everyone,so they say i have had a massive heart attack with 100% main artery ...

Masshere

•4 years ago

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All posts for August 2020

just told i now have stage 3 hf

Looking after your heart in hot weather

PIP Telephone Consultation

Stress Echo

Wind

Hot weather

Latest visit to cardiologist

Magnesium Taurate

Exercise and AVR

tired

MVA - Spasms and Exercise

Pains after stents fitted

Isosorbide mononitrate XL potential side effects

High LDL, genetic?

A new path - 2 weeks after Aortic Valve and Root Op

What more can possibly go wrong!!

Does this ecg look right?

Stent lifespan

Amlodipine

Rami[pril and Bisoprol combined leading to excessive tiredness

Today 4 years ago

Electric Shock Sensation

Angiogram results

Heart attack to 10K blog latest - living in the lock-down

HCM worries

Bisoprolol and 'weird feelings'

Hello.

Pda Anxiety AGAIN

Pacemaker cure for breathlessness??

Heart attack

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