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Almost a result!

Happy to say that after a telephone consultation with my lovely GP she has referred me for a 24 hour monitor to try to pinpoint my palmpitations - which are...

Happy to say that after a telephone consultation with my lovely GP she has refe...

Bartie123

•1 year ago

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Travel insurance

can anyone recommend the best company for travel insurance (it will be 11 weeks post bypass)? Thank you ❤️‍🩹

can anyone recommend the best company for travel insurance (it will be 11 weeks ...

SJX130

•1 year ago

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Heart vs pain

I have lived with chronic spinal pain for well over 20 years and have now run out of options for keeping it under control. I recently saw a new, lovely...

I have lived with chronic spinal pain for well over 20 years and have now run ...

Qualipop

•1 year ago

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recent heart attack

Hello everyone. I had my heart attack three weeks ago this coming Thursday-I was on my narrow boat and actually thought I was having a bizarre panic attack....

Hello everyone. I had my heart attack three weeks ago this coming Thursday-I wa...

themymble

•1 year ago

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Blood Pressure Machines

Hi, I know that home blood pressure machines are inaccurate when measuring whilst in arrhythmia, but does that just refer to the heart rate and not the actual...

Hi, I know that home blood pressure machines are inaccurate when measuring whil...

Hanibal

•1 year ago

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bisoprolol withdrawal

can anyone give any advice on coming off 1.25 bisoprolol? I tried to taper off but got chest pain and faster heart rate so back at full dose as got scared

can anyone give any advice on coming off 1.25 bisoprolol? I tried to taper off b...

Chantelle9788

•1 year ago

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Should my GP have asked for an appointment to be arranged?

Current situation: two stents in RCA in February following unstable angina / 95% blockage in right coronary artery. two previous heart attacks / a stent each...

Current situation: two stents in RCA in February following unstable angina / 95%...

Robbie1964

•1 year ago

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Heart feels tired. Ramipril increase

Hi all Just thought I would ask..... About 5 weeks ago I noticed (particularly after eating) my heart feeling 'sluggish'. What I call 'mud for blood' - I used...

Hi all Just thought I would ask..... About 5 weeks ago I noticed (particularly ...

jimmy-jazz

•1 year ago

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Slightly concerned about cardiac symptoms today

I have an appointment for a CPET on June 2nd, requested by my cardiologist and respiratory consultant due to symptoms on exertion . Friday and today when I was...

I have an appointment for a CPET on June 2nd, requested by my cardiologist and r...

Westie2012

•1 year ago

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Update 3- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Hi guys, just found out other news,I came with the idea to ask GP to give me the 24 EKG did in March. I don’t know if they are allowed or this is the...

Hi guys, just found out other news,I came with the idea to ask GP to give me the...

Razvan_Catalin

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Aorta Acending Aneurysm

Sorry for the long email but feel I need to vent...February went to GP with back and stomach pains . March sent for CT where they picked up an ascending...

Sorry for the long email but feel I need to vent...February went to GP with back...

Safeangel

•1 year ago

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Heart echo

I noticed that on my heart echo results, it notes moderate tricuspid regurgitation and intermediate echo probability of pulmonary hypertension, my PASP was...

I noticed that on my heart echo results, it notes moderate tricuspid regurgitat...

Ascb

•1 year ago

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Dapagliflozin and Thrush

Just taken a pill for thrush, my third attack since starting on dapagliflozin about 18 months ago, annoying but the benefits from taking it far outweigh the...

Just taken a pill for thrush, my third attack since starting on dapagliflozin ab...

Geoff51

Heart Star•1 year ago

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Holiday of a lifetime - can I go?

Hello everyone. I have been offered the chance to go on a family holiday to the Cape Verdi islands and whilst I am not bothered normally about overseas travel...

Hello everyone. I have been offered the chance to go on a family holiday to the...

uzininemm

•1 year ago

23 Replies

Mirtazapine

Hi I've been prescribed mirtazapine for heart related anxiety. Have any of you taken it and put on weight? I'm definitely not eating more than usual but am...

Hi I've been prescribed mirtazapine for heart related anxiety. Have any of you...

Familyk

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Update -Left Heart Hypertrophy/

update,I talked with my cardiologist that found the issue, again she was straight forward. I asked her the question that I wanted, she gave some weak answers...

update,I talked with my cardiologist that found the issue, again she was straigh...

Razvan_Catalin

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Pacemaker + defibrillator

My hf nurse is thinking of a device for me due to Lbbb and hf. Does anyone on here have this device and how is it helping please?

My hf nurse is thinking of a device for me due to Lbbb and hf. Does anyone on he...

Liberty43

•1 year ago

9 Replies

How to get taken seriously, health concerns.

Hi, how do I get my gastroenterologist to take my concerns seriously?I am a retired theatre nurse and I have concerns I have ischaemic colitis, yes,rare I...

Hi, how do I get my gastroenterologist to take my concerns seriously?I am a reti...

Windmill6

•1 year ago

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1week post op.

just wanted to touch base to all the very kind people who answered my question and gave me support prior to my surgery. 1week today and am going ok, been...

just wanted to touch base to all the very kind people who answered my question a...

Jennywren2953

•1 year ago

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Swollen and sore legs and ankles +16 lbs weight gain

Hi it's Lucinda, I haven't been online in ages but I was just wondering if anyone can advise me on an issue, I had a blood clot h/a 4 years ago, on medication...

Hi it's Lucinda, I haven't been online in ages but I was just wondering if anyon...

Lucyfrog

•1 year ago

11 Replies

tigacrelor

since stopping ticagrelor after my 12 months post heart attack I cannot believe the difference in my breathing. It was dreadful and I didn’t want to think...

since stopping ticagrelor after my 12 months post heart attack I cannot believ...

Marvin123

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Sleeping too much

I've notice since my cardiac event last year I'm sleeping alot more than I did before. I set an alarm during the week but don't over the weekend and can sleep...

I've notice since my cardiac event last year I'm sleeping alot more than I did b...

Coopergirl52

•1 year ago

4 Replies

CoQ10 Supplement

Good Afternoon, First thing to say I'm not looking for advice, just curious if anyone has come across CoQ10, apparently, some researchers believe that it may...

Good Afternoon, First thing to say I'm not looking for advice, just curious if ...

Hidden

•1 year ago

26 Replies

exercise bike stress echo test

hello I thought they’d tested me as much as they could and came to a diagnosis and treatment (I.e. no treatment left - meds exhausted and surgery not possible...

hello I thought they’d tested me as much as they could and came to a diagnosis ...

Hidden

•1 year ago

44 Replies

Pda anxiety

Can a pda be closed by just monitoring I had one at 4 months old I'm 23now , never had any problems and always played sports and I started freaking out every...

Can a pda be closed by just monitoring I had one at 4 months old I'm 23now , nev...

AnxietyDriven

•1 year ago

11 Replies

Further to aortic stenosis question.

Hi folks once again. When I saw the cardiologist earlier this month 9th May when he told me I should have either open heart surgery or TOVI depending on what...

Hi folks once again. When I saw the cardiologist earlier this month 9th May wh...

YorkiesForlife

•1 year ago

34 Replies

Is it me !!!!!!

Fed up having to log in every time I want to read a post. I’ve given up now as I’ve tried everything.The fix is talking about ‘ square shapes at bottom right...

Fed up having to log in every time I want to read a post. I’ve given up now as I...

Beatle45

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Back pain

I had a heart attack a few days ago and am now back at home recovering. My upper back is still painful ( I had chest and upper back pain during my attack)....

I had a heart attack a few days ago and am now back at home recovering. My upper...

Zerbie

•1 year ago

4 Replies

Low sodium

My husband has non healing ulcers for the past 9 weeksHas had numerous Antibiotics and still very painful and stinging much worse at night Been in hospital for...

My husband has non healing ulcers for the past 9 weeksHas had numerous Antibioti...

Bishop1

•1 year ago

2 Replies

Heart Failure/low sodium

Hi My dad going through a bad time at the moment. He is 89 and for several weeks about 8 as been having headaches fuzzy heads, he calls them dizzyness. He has...

Hi My dad going through a bad time at the moment. He is 89 and for several weeks...

Leythersrus1

•1 year ago

2 Replies

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for May 2023

Almost a result!

Travel insurance

Heart vs pain

recent heart attack

Blood Pressure Machines

bisoprolol withdrawal

Should my GP have asked for an appointment to be arranged?

Heart feels tired. Ramipril increase

Slightly concerned about cardiac symptoms today

Update 3- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

Aorta Acending Aneurysm

Heart echo

Dapagliflozin and Thrush

Holiday of a lifetime - can I go?

Mirtazapine

Update -Left Heart Hypertrophy/

Pacemaker + defibrillator

How to get taken seriously, health concerns.

1week post op.

Swollen and sore legs and ankles +16 lbs weight gain

tigacrelor

Sleeping too much

CoQ10 Supplement

exercise bike stress echo test

Pda anxiety

Further to aortic stenosis question.

Is it me !!!!!!

Back pain

Low sodium

Heart Failure/low sodium

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