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ectopics before period

hi I’m hoping someone can relate to this but I developed pots after a virus and since then I’ve also been having ectopics but I don’t feel the ectopics are all...

hi I’m hoping someone can relate to this but I developed pots after a virus and ...

Maix

•1 year ago

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CRT-D pacemaker post op

Hi had a CRT-D pacemaker put in last Friday. Just looking other people’s experience of recovery and initial feelings of it. Finding it all a bit daunting,...

Hi had a CRT-D pacemaker put in last Friday. Just looking other people’s experie...

Podgyhobbit

•1 year ago

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heart bigger than it should be

just got my results from a chest X-ray, I had it done because of a very bad chest infection. Fast forward 3 weeks and I got my results chest and lungs are...

just got my results from a chest X-ray, I had it done because of a very bad ches...

Cimmy

•1 year ago

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Post surgery

I'm 5 weeks post bypass surgery. My problem is that recently the soreness and pain in my chest has got worse. Is it possible that I've strained something by...

I'm 5 weeks post bypass surgery. My problem is that recently the soreness and p...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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ORION -4

Wondering has anybody out there being offered the chance to do the clinical trial for a new drug called Inclisiran. It may be the answer to lower LDL...

Wondering has anybody out there being offered the chance to do the clinical tria...

Sizzlerman

•1 year ago

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Stable Angina or Microvascular? Should I ask for further tests?

Hello Was diagnosed with stable angina on Monday after a couple of episodes running (chest pain, clammy, shaky). I've had an ECG today (all clear) and bloods...

Hello Was diagnosed with stable angina on Monday after a couple of episodes run...

MuffinTop99

•1 year ago

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Anxiety

I have had 2 stents put in over a year ago.I am having what I perceived to be pain in the nights in my chest, sometimes stabbing that comes and goes. Sometimes...

I have had 2 stents put in over a year ago.I am having what I perceived to be pa...

ocnnll

•1 year ago

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Hi, 21 year old guy. I just don’t know what to do about this fear of having a heart attack or CAD

I’m a 21 year old man, diagnosed anxiety and depression, hypothyroidism and folate deficiency. I’m obese at 315lbs, 6ft 2. Never smoked. So I’ve posted a few...

I’m a 21 year old man, diagnosed anxiety and depression, hypothyroidism and fola...

Dshadzz07

•1 year ago

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ectopic beats

hi I’m 18 years old and I have always been in perfect health until around 2 years ago when I got covid for the first time, around 7-8 months after having covid...

hi I’m 18 years old and I have always been in perfect health until around 2 year...

Maix

•1 year ago

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Sharp heavy pains in middle of chest

Hi All, Over the past few weeks I have been getting a sharp heavy pain in the middle of my chest, the pain can last upto ten minutes and I get shortness of...

Hi All, Over the past few weeks I have been getting a sharp heavy pain in the mi...

Snakebri

•1 year ago

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Leaking valves

Good evening everyone.I had a mitral valve replaced in 2018 and today, when I went from my routine checks, they found the the tricuspid and aortic valve are...

Good evening everyone.I had a mitral valve replaced in 2018 and today, when I we...

Rosanna75

•1 year ago

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angiogram

after having a ha 20 months ago and 2 stents fitted I’m now suffering considerably pain in between my shoulder blades,chest and and also about half way down...

after having a ha 20 months ago and 2 stents fitted I’m now suffering considera...

Eddie64

•1 year ago

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Black Seed Oil for high blood pressure?

Hi everyone, looking for advice please. I’ve recently been diagnosed with high blood pressure and I fear the GP will want me to take more tablets, on top of...

Hi everyone, looking for advice please. I’ve recently been diagnosed with high b...

Outsidethelines

•1 year ago

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Irregular heart beat

Hi All I have had irregular heart beats for quite sometime The Dr says my ECG shows Bigeminy Does any one have this I am Asymptomatic Having a...

Hi All I have had irregular heart beats for quite sometime The Dr says my EC...

MAISIEMOO21

•1 year ago

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Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)

I wondered if anyone required any medical interventions for heart conditions whilst on holiday abroad and if they used the GHIC card?

I wondered if anyone required any medical interventions for heart conditions whi...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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”Novel” myocardial bridge surgery - article

Hello for anyone interested and / or with a MB, I came across the article below which offers up a “novel” approach to CABG surgery for extensive bridges...

Hello for anyone interested and / or with a MB, I came across the article belo...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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High Cholesterol & PLAC test

Hello, this is all new to me but I am desperate for some advice.I am 44, ex smoker and I don't drink alcohol.I have felt unwell for 3 + years and had numerous...

Hello, this is all new to me but I am desperate for some advice.I am 44, ex smok...

Rachel_x

•1 year ago

23 Replies

Just joined a gym today

Been thinking for a while about joining a gym so I finally decided to do it haven't been yet I'm going on Thursday i was just wondering what equipment you guys...

Been thinking for a while about joining a gym so I finally decided to do it have...

Yumz199725

•1 year ago

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Triple heart by pass

I had surgery 12 days ago.I want to no if I can sleep on my side as I have not had a proper night's sleep . It is so unnatural for me to try and sleep...

I had surgery 12 days ago.I want to no if I can sleep on my side as I have not h...

Letitia1234

•1 year ago

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micro vascular unstable angina

hi I’ve got unstable angina which didn’t show up on an angiogram as it’s not the main blood vessels. The pain nonetheless is just as bad and of course there’s...

hi I’ve got unstable angina which didn’t show up on an angiogram as it’s not the...

Robinhood9999

•1 year ago

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Stopping medications

Hello everyone! Long story short, last May I had an episode of atrial flutter and I had to do a cardioversion. After that, I was put on bisoprolol and...

Hello everyone! Long story short, last May I had an episode of atrial flutter an...

Laurap18

•1 year ago

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Arrythmia many weeks of worry.

In early november 2022 I had an ecg which diagnosed arrythmia, a GP put me on Apixaban, and arranged an echocardiogram in mid December. On 5th February...

In early november 2022 I had an ecg which diagnosed arrythmia, a GP put me on A...

svenson

•1 year ago

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Pain under arm pit area following by pass surgery.

Hi i am 5 weeks into recovery following double by pass surgery. Recovering fairly well apart from poor sleep and pain or discomfort under and around my right...

Hi i am 5 weeks into recovery following double by pass surgery. Recovering fair...

Richard52

•1 year ago

17 Replies

Electrophysiology study

Hi all, I am scheduled to have an EP study next week (where they insert a catheter into your groin and it goes through your veins into your heart). I feel a...

Hi all, I am scheduled to have an EP study next week (where they insert a cath...

GCWhits

•1 year ago

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Support after cardiac arrest

hi, my dad recently suffered a cardiac arrest. Prior to this, he was suffering with heart palpitations when each time he would go to A&E. they’d do all the...

hi, my dad recently suffered a cardiac arrest. Prior to this, he was suffering w...

Autumn45

•1 year ago

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14 week after TAVI - leg and back pain during excercise !

when I am walking During the last few weeks I have lower back pain/ and or pain in my groin near the entry point for the TAVI / radiating down through the knee...

when I am walking During the last few weeks I have lower back pain/ and or pain ...

Peter-l-h

•1 year ago

1 Reply

3 months since triple heart bypass

it’s 3 months since triple heart bypass, not in very much pain anymore it’s just I don’t feel my old self, I think that I will never get back to how I was...

it’s 3 months since triple heart bypass, not in very much pain anymore it’s just...

E16Pat

•1 year ago

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Suspected unstable angina

Hi everyone.I'm a bit worried about my husband. In the past 6 weeks my husband has been waking up with chest pains,pain down his left side & face,the 1st one...

Hi everyone.I'm a bit worried about my husband. In the past 6 weeks my husband h...

Bell7

•1 year ago

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Chest pain again. Should I be worried?

I am 44. Have LBBB and mild LV dilation. Ejection fraction is 45%. Started Ramipril 1.25mg for 2 weeks and now 2.5mg. All was well and I was able to jog, walk...

I am 44. Have LBBB and mild LV dilation. Ejection fraction is 45%. Started Ramip...

Foxflyer10

•1 year ago

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Second anniversary of HA and hopefully we’ll on the mend

Good reason to celebrate today as it’s two years to the day that my life was saved by those wonderful NHS folks. Suffered a Stemi / widow maker, but 4 stents...

Good reason to celebrate today as it’s two years to the day that my life was sav...

Entabeni

•1 year ago

9 Replies

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for February 2023

ectopics before period

CRT-D pacemaker post op

heart bigger than it should be

Post surgery

ORION -4

Stable Angina or Microvascular? Should I ask for further tests?

Anxiety

Hi, 21 year old guy. I just don’t know what to do about this fear of having a heart attack or CAD

ectopic beats

Sharp heavy pains in middle of chest

Leaking valves

angiogram

Black Seed Oil for high blood pressure?

Irregular heart beat

Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)

”Novel” myocardial bridge surgery - article

High Cholesterol & PLAC test

Just joined a gym today

Triple heart by pass

micro vascular unstable angina

Stopping medications

Arrythmia many weeks of worry.

Pain under arm pit area following by pass surgery.

Electrophysiology study

Support after cardiac arrest

14 week after TAVI - leg and back pain during excercise !

3 months since triple heart bypass

Suspected unstable angina

Chest pain again. Should I be worried?

Second anniversary of HA and hopefully we’ll on the mend

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