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A lot is all in the mind

I’ve had a stent and a bout of persistent AF in the last few months,had Cardioversion to sort the At. The Cardiologist asked me to reduce Bisoprolol,so last...

I’ve had a stent and a bout of persistent AF in the last few months,had Cardiove...

Stomeat1

•1 year ago

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Peripheral artery disease, is it associated with cardiac health?

I am going to contact my GP tomorrow, because I think I might have PAD. I get pain in my calves, sometimes but not always, when I walk. I can just leave the...

I am going to contact my GP tomorrow, because I think I might have PAD. I get ...

Whitecarnation

•1 year ago

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Two weeks after PFA ablation

had a PFA ablation almost three weeks ago. First week was ok, the odd ectopic, but now the ectopics / palpitations are happening almost constantly, worse after...

had a PFA ablation almost three weeks ago. First week was ok, the odd ectopic, b...

roberttressell

•1 year ago

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Beta blocker metroprolol & low EF

Sept last year I had 4 stents fitted in 3 arteries 70% blocked , issue identified during routine check( had minimum symptoms, quite active and fit , non smoker...

Sept last year I had 4 stents fitted in 3 arteries 70% blocked , issue identifie...

Sodp

•1 year ago

1 Reply

CO Q10 be careful

Just started taking this supplement a few days ago, was told and read on the internet it helped with statin side effects. I can only speak from my own...

Just started taking this supplement a few days ago, was told and read on the int...

Cmnc

•1 year ago

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Dad Angina Shallow Breathing Sleeping all the time

Hi, my dad had a heart attack two years ago and was diagnosed with angina. He has done well since but I have noticed that he is now sleeping most of the days....

Hi, my dad had a heart attack two years ago and was diagnosed with angina. He ha...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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Medication side effects - numb / tingly fingers

I'm on my third version of beta-blockers to try and reduce the side effect of numb fingers, particularly when driving on my way home from work in the evening....

I'm on my third version of beta-blockers to try and reduce the side effect of nu...

Stopfordian

•1 year ago

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Hearing In Later Life - Part II

Mary and Tom always held hands when they went out shopping. People thought this quite romantic considering they had been together for over fifty years. Mary's...

Mary and Tom always held hands when they went out shopping. People thought this ...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•1 year ago

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TAVI OPERATIONP

I am due to go into St Thomas’ hospital in London on -12 th February this year, apparently for a TAVI AORTIC. VALVE REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, I have not been...

I am due to go into St Thomas’ hospital in London on -12 th February this year...

4138

•1 year ago

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HCM - Symptoms and Treatment

Hello all Only just joined because I want to reach out to someone. Feel like I’m hitting a brick wall. So disclaimers, I have been overweight for most of my...

Hello all Only just joined because I want to reach out to someone. Feel like I’...

J102B

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Myocardial Perfusion Scan issue

I recently had a MPS; however, the consultant said he could not intepret the results as my heart and intestines are too close togeather, thus there is an...

I recently had a MPS; however, the consultant said he could not intepret the res...

Rapidonset

•1 year ago

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micro vascular angina good news!

Hi All, I hope everyone’s doing well! I was walking on the beach with my wife and suffered a crushing chest pain (worse than the pain I had had with my...

Hi All, I hope everyone’s doing well! I was walking on the beach with my wife a...

Bondstreet1

•1 year ago

23 Replies

pemphigoid

I was diagnosed 4 months ago and have been taking prednisolone and fexofenadine. My muscles are very weak and at one point could not walk. I still cannot get...

I was diagnosed 4 months ago and have been taking prednisolone and fexofenadine....

Juliec27

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Statin Chest Pain

after an angiogram last September which showed clear the cardiologist instructed me to come off pre-cautionary nitrates and I was told to stay on 40mg...

after an angiogram last September which showed clear the cardiologist instructed...

Fonzo

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Travel Insurance

Hello everyone, Had stent inserted following heart attack back in Sept 22. Am going on holiday to Morocco with friends this April (23) and have heard it...

Hello everyone, Had stent inserted following heart attack back in Sept 22. Am...

LouiseGardener

•1 year ago

18 Replies

Arm ache

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about aching arm. This had been the first sign of the heart attack I had in 2020. You all sent me advice to get it checked ....

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about aching arm. This had been the first sign of...

Fynndog

•1 year ago

25 Replies

Positional hypertension

Does anyone have the following or knows anything. Have low/normal BP in the morning but it builds quickly during the day. Massive pressure feeling in back...

Does anyone have the following or knows anything. Have low/normal BP in the morn...

XASON

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Heart rate low after daily dog walk

Diagnosed with af and now constant ectopic beats, plus in the last two weeks my heart rate has been dropping very low, 43, down to 37 within 20 mins or so...

Diagnosed with af and now constant ectopic beats, plus in the last two weeks my...

24623057

•1 year ago

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Apparently I’m special (wish I wasn’t)

hello now that I am washed, fed and watered I shall share my day trip to A&E. I started a new med Diltiazem 240mg last Saturday per latest cardiologist...

hello now that I am washed, fed and watered I shall share my day trip to A&E. ...

Hidden

•1 year ago

22 Replies

Three Years Today

Good morning firstly thank you for the replies to my post about not seeing a cardiologist since my bypass. I have an appointment next month. Secondly it's 3...

Good morning firstly thank you for the replies to my post about not seeing a car...

ChazBaz

•1 year ago

2 Replies

struggling

I have been on idapamjde for 12 years I was taken of them cold turkey and put on ramipril since then 11 days ago i have a dry cough my blood pressure has...

I have been on idapamjde for 12 years I was taken of them cold turkey and put o...

confused71

•1 year ago

15 Replies

angina

Anyone has more info on vasospastic angina ? Tried Cardizem and nitro patch and did not tolerate both .I had another long attack with several spasms lasting...

Anyone has more info on vasospastic angina ? Tried Cardizem and nitro patch and ...

Maltise

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Hearing In Later Life!

Rosemary and Rob had been married for over 50 years and set in their ways. They muddled along fairly happily but age was now catching up with them. Concerned...

Rosemary and Rob had been married for over 50 years and set in their ways. They ...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•1 year ago

25 Replies

Unexpected A&E visit

After being mainly angina free since August last year had a horrible episode today which 3 doses of nitrate spray didn't resolve. Phoned my orbita trial doc at...

After being mainly angina free since August last year had a horrible episode tod...

annpavitt250448

•1 year ago

9 Replies

Been prescribed Pantoprazole

has anyone had any good results with taking Pantoprazole?

Lcfc85

•1 year ago

9 Replies

A Hospital admission and another failed attempt at a CT Angiogram 😥

Hello All, It's me again. I apologise for posting so regularly in the last few weeks. It's been an eventful week 😕 I was admitted to the hospital on...

Hello All, It's me again. I apologise for posting so regularly in the last few...

IamAli_R

•1 year ago

24 Replies

Paradoxical Embolism

So in September I suffered a heart attack out of the blue - the normal echocardiogram showed that my arteries were clear and healthy and i ended up being in...

So in September I suffered a heart attack out of the blue - the normal echocardi...

Frankie16

•1 year ago

1 Reply

sudden high heart rate

so today im at a training course and looked at my watch as bored lol to notice my heart rate was 112 and before my eyes was gradually increasing to 124 all...

so today im at a training course and looked at my watch as bored lol to notice m...

Ada-eve

•1 year ago

12 Replies

Worry at night

I had a heart attack last April and had three stents fitted. I'm due a check up this April. Over the last couple of weeks I have woken up at night feeling...

I had a heart attack last April and had three stents fitted. I'm due a check up ...

mpa100

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Heartrate spike from 60 to 156 just getting out of bed?

When I get up in the mornings my heartrate spikes several points usually by30 beats to this mornings high of 156. The highest ever. Resting after getting up...

When I get up in the mornings my heartrate spikes several points usually by30 be...

Autumn822

•1 year ago

35 Replies

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for January 2023

A lot is all in the mind

Peripheral artery disease, is it associated with cardiac health?

Two weeks after PFA ablation

Beta blocker metroprolol & low EF

CO Q10 be careful

Dad Angina Shallow Breathing Sleeping all the time

Medication side effects - numb / tingly fingers

Hearing In Later Life - Part II

TAVI OPERATIONP

HCM - Symptoms and Treatment

Myocardial Perfusion Scan issue

micro vascular angina good news!

pemphigoid

Statin Chest Pain

Travel Insurance

Arm ache

Positional hypertension

Heart rate low after daily dog walk

Apparently I’m special (wish I wasn’t)

Three Years Today

struggling

angina

Hearing In Later Life!

Unexpected A&E visit

Been prescribed Pantoprazole

A Hospital admission and another failed attempt at a CT Angiogram 😥

Paradoxical Embolism

sudden high heart rate

Worry at night

Heartrate spike from 60 to 156 just getting out of bed?

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