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Smart watch and pacemaker

Hi everyone. Just wondering whether anyone with a pacemaker wears a smart watch as disappointingly it seems like they aren't recommended and I ve had a basic...

Hi everyone. Just wondering whether anyone with a pacemaker wears a smart watch ...

Junehope

•1 year ago

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Enlarged heart

I wonder if anyone has any advice please? I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I have congenital heart disease and have had open heart surgery...

I wonder if anyone has any advice please? I am new to this forum and this is ...

Maple_cakes

•1 year ago

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Myopericarditis patience?

Hi everyone. I'm 11 weeks from my initial admission to hospital with chest pain and raised Troponin (360 at peak). I don't feel really awful but I have pretty...

Hi everyone. I'm 11 weeks from my initial admission to hospital with chest pain...

OpenMind1

•1 year ago

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Hyperaldosteronism

Early in 2022, I was given a Losartan Suppression Test. On the first blood draw, my score was 15; after a single dose of Losartan; two hours later, my score...

Early in 2022, I was given a Losartan Suppression Test. On the first blood draw...

VikingWay

•1 year ago

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Nicorandil and breathlessness

Hi Just been commenced on nicorandil a few days ago, feeling slightly breathless not really usual for me, anyone else had this when commencing this med?

Hi Just been commenced on nicorandil a few days ago, feeling slightly breathles...

Norton

•1 year ago

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Anyone ever taken Propranolol ??

Went to the out of hours GP today as I had a massive panic attack this morning due to my anxiety. He's given me propranolol as he thinks this will help to calm...

Went to the out of hours GP today as I had a massive panic attack this morning d...

Bruno89

•1 year ago

24 Replies

worryd

been feeling terrible all day headache and freezing cold just looking through my phone and come across this notification from my Apple Watch it’s one thing...

been feeling terrible all day headache and freezing cold just looking through my...

Gussy121

•1 year ago

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Joint pain on Edoxaban

Hi there.I was diagnosed with AF 2 months ago and put on Edoxaban. I've started to get joint pains in my hands and knees and was wondering if anyone has had...

Hi there.I was diagnosed with AF 2 months ago and put on Edoxaban. I've started ...

MrsSuzuki

•1 year ago

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Tips for HF

Have any of you lovely people any tips for lifestyle, exercise, diet etc for feeling better. I'm new to this and not been given much guidance. I just feel...

Have any of you lovely people any tips for lifestyle, exercise, diet etc for fee...

Dizzylady305

•1 year ago

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2nd degree heart block mobitz 1 - scared

Hi everyone, I have been told my 24hr ECG has picked up second degree heart block mobitz 1 wenkebach. I have been referred to cardiology and have just now...

Hi everyone, I have been told my 24hr ECG has picked up second degree heart bloc...

Butterfly280

•1 year ago

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I've got my date.

Hello all, I thought I'd let you know how I am getting on. After many many months of waiting I've finally got my op date. I go into hospital on 1st May for...

Hello all, I thought I'd let you know how I am getting on. After many many mont...

Carion

•1 year ago

46 Replies

Mother has calcium score of 470

Hello all, My 76 year old mother recently had a cardiac scan done. Her total coronary calcium score is 470 (ie 75 th - 90th percentile ). It's got both her...

Hello all, My 76 year old mother recently had a cardiac scan done. Her total co...

SophG4

•1 year ago

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UPDATE

Well .. the echocardiogram didn't show what I secretly wished it would show ... ie ... that this whole thing was just a techno-glitch ... instead it said that...

Well .. the echocardiogram didn't show what I secretly wished it would show ... ...

Kuya

•1 year ago

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Stent longevity

I was wondering what can go wrong with a stent after a number of years. For example, if a blockage forms again within the stent can they replace the stent or...

I was wondering what can go wrong with a stent after a number of years. For ex...

bizzy55

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Tildiem retard/diltiazem question

Hi, My cardiologist has taken me off bisoprolol and put me on tildiem retard due to me still getting angina pain on walking despite having two stents. I've...

Hi, My cardiologist has taken me off bisoprolol and put me on tildiem retard du...

LucyBoo21

•1 year ago

4 Replies

BNP and NT-BNP blood tests

Could anyone advise me as to how often both BNP and NT-BNP blood tests should be done for someone with left ventricular systolic dysfunction? My GP requested...

Could anyone advise me as to how often both BNP and NT-BNP blood tests should be...

theminiaturist

•1 year ago

10 Replies

Health screen queries

Hi hope somebody can answer what I hope are simple queries Had an ecg as part of a health screening and it tells me the following, which don't mean a lot to...

Hi hope somebody can answer what I hope are simple queries Had an ecg as part of...

normanbyrott

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Post OHS

Not so much a story, just a little advise. When your Surgeon tells you to do nothing for 6 weeks, he means "nothing"! Appart from walking. I haven't had any...

Not so much a story, just a little advise. When your Surgeon tells you to do not...

wmk58

•1 year ago

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poor echo images

just wondering if anyone has any experience of alternative echo imaging. Every time I have an echo the images are poor, so much of the results are visual...

just wondering if anyone has any experience of alternative echo imaging. Every t...

ScoobyDoo71

•1 year ago

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Husband needing bypass surgery update

Firstly can I say an absolutely massive thank you for all your replies on my original post. What a lovely, warm and supportive community. It helped me more...

Firstly can I say an absolutely massive thank you for all your replies on my or...

SJX130

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Breathless & weak from Dilated Left Ventricle and Atrial Fibrillation. Can I change this?

Hello, I was diagnosed with a Dilated Left Ventricle and Atrial Fibrillation in 2014 at 38. I was prescribed Carvedilol 3.125mg twice daily, Ramipril 2.5mg...

Hello, I was diagnosed with a Dilated Left Ventricle and Atrial Fibrillation in ...

FeltPen

•1 year ago

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Looking back

Hey Everyone Mum says you shouldn't look back only forwards but I like to look back to see how far I've come. A year ago I caught the dreaded virus that can't...

Hey Everyone Mum says you shouldn't look back only forwards but I like to look b...

Valentina98

•1 year ago

20 Replies

Cardiologist Vs Surgeon

hello I’m counting the sleeps till I see the surgeon for their decision on whether surgery is an option for me (meds haven’t worked). Very excited. The thing...

hello I’m counting the sleeps till I see the surgeon for their decision on whet...

Hidden

•1 year ago

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Best foods to eat with palpitations

Hey guys. Need advice. What are the best things to eat ?? This morning I had porridge for breakfast, a jacket potato with tuna for lunch & now dinner I'm...

Hey guys. Need advice. What are the best things to eat ?? This morning I had por...

Bruno89

•1 year ago

38 Replies

BP tablets and erection

Hi all. Currently on 5mg ramipril and 10 mg amlodipine . So far not really reducing BP. No real side affects apart from tiredness and more worrying it is...

Hi all. Currently on 5mg ramipril and 10 mg amlodipine . So far not really redu...

Barnstaple

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Open Heart Surgery BBC 2

Anyone else watch this last night Cardiac Surgeon really laid back If I was waiting in the Yorkshire area I would be reassured with her calm manner under...

Anyone else watch this last night Cardiac Surgeon really laid back If I was wai...

Prada47

•1 year ago

42 Replies

FFR Appointment

Hi, I wonder if anyone has experienced anything similar to me. In November 2021 after a few months of angina I had an angiogram which showed a blockage in my...

Hi, I wonder if anyone has experienced anything similar to me. In November 2021...

MB1969

•1 year ago

3 Replies

Changed betablocker but same weird symptoms

Hello! This is my first post. I'm 53, a type 1 diabetic (well controlled) with hiatus hernia (recently diagnosed). Mid December last year I had a planned...

Hello! This is my first post. I'm 53, a type 1 diabetic (well controlled) with...

smoggy99

•1 year ago

26 Replies

CT cardiac angiogram

I had a CT cardiac angiogram in February and have just had the letter with the results and there is one result which is strange as it said “there is also a...

I had a CT cardiac angiogram in February and have just had the letter with the r...

PreciousJasmine

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Busy Morning

Hey Everyone So I had a doctor's appointment this morning for my annual thyroid blood test. (That could be why I'm been feeling off) while the nurse was...

Hey Everyone So I had a doctor's appointment this morning for my annual thyroid ...

Valentina98

•1 year ago

17 Replies

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for April 2023

Smart watch and pacemaker

Enlarged heart

Myopericarditis patience?

Hyperaldosteronism

Nicorandil and breathlessness

Anyone ever taken Propranolol ??

worryd

Joint pain on Edoxaban

Tips for HF

2nd degree heart block mobitz 1 - scared

I've got my date.

Mother has calcium score of 470

UPDATE

Stent longevity

Tildiem retard/diltiazem question

BNP and NT-BNP blood tests

Health screen queries

Post OHS

poor echo images

Husband needing bypass surgery update

Breathless & weak from Dilated Left Ventricle and Atrial Fibrillation. Can I change this?

Looking back

Cardiologist Vs Surgeon

Best foods to eat with palpitations

BP tablets and erection

Open Heart Surgery BBC 2

FFR Appointment

Changed betablocker but same weird symptoms

CT cardiac angiogram

Busy Morning

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