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intermittent fasting

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has experience of intermittent fasting when you have permanent AF? I’m interested to know if it has reduced symptoms/made...

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has experience of intermittent fasting when yo...

Determined2lose

•1 year ago

6 Replies

Thanks

I joined this forum yesterday and I just wanted to say thank you so much to everybody who has contacted me and for the advice I have been given. I was worried...

I joined this forum yesterday and I just wanted to say thank you so much to ever...

DoggieMum

•1 year ago

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valve surgery

I am booked in for surgery at the beginning of July, hopefully only repair needed on my mitral and tricuspid valves but I also need ablation and another...

I am booked in for surgery at the beginning of July, hopefully only repair neede...

Mightyyellows

•1 year ago

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life insurance

hi all looking for life insurance as my current one runs out in July

Jamied1903

•1 year ago

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Day of my CPET appointment is finally here

The day of my long awaited CPET test is finally here , I need this test doing to see if or what is causing my symptoms whenever I’m rushing around, I’m a bit...

The day of my long awaited CPET test is finally here , I need this test doing to...

Westie2012

•1 year ago

11 Replies

High bp, then not high bp

Hello everyone, I was feeling so ill , liie dying for very long time . Then a chemist say I have high bp. Then she told doctors . And stupidly I say I will...

Hello everyone, I was feeling so ill , liie dying for very long time . Then a c...

Goldengirl69

•1 year ago

14 Replies

CABG next week

I have been in hospital since my collapse last week, and it looks like I will get in for surgery next week!What should I expect... in the hours after the...

I have been in hospital since my collapse last week, and it looks like I will ge...

Gribbin

•1 year ago

8 Replies

4 way heart bypass 18/05/23

Had my operation date above.had all my dressings and stitches removed last friday. My questions are when can i have a bath as feel dirty just using a flannel...

Had my operation date above.had all my dressings and stitches removed last frida...

Aries1969

•1 year ago

1 Reply

Hypertension/Postural Hypotension

Has anyone any experience of dealing with hypertension/postural hypotension please? I seem to be going around in circles. I was on Bisoprolol 1.25mg for...

Has anyone any experience of dealing with hypertension/postural hypotension plea...

Auntielala

•1 year ago

8 Replies

Dapagliflozin (Forxiga, Farxiga). Has anyone been on this drug long term and experienced improvements to heart?

I have recently been to the cardiologist who has stated my ef rate had dropped from 44% to 35-40% which is a small decline but he is hoping over this next...

I have recently been to the cardiologist who has stated my ef rate had dropped f...

theonethatgotaway1

•1 year ago

9 Replies

Leg cramps at night

I'm on my 3rd different statin due to very painful cramps. Currently on 20mcg of Rosuvastatin which has been fairly ok until recently. I'm now getting...

I'm on my 3rd different statin due to very painful cramps. Currently on 20mcg of...

Dossy

•1 year ago

14 Replies

Frustrated and Scared

Since my diagnosis in 2019 I have been taking medication for this condition, but every year in May my heart has gone into arrhythmia in May, each time my dose...

Since my diagnosis in 2019 I have been taking medication for this condition, bu...

DoggieMum

•1 year ago

24 Replies

CT angiogram and GNT

Hi 👋,Great news. After my CV I can now spend a couple of hours gardening without terrible muscle pain and breathlessness. I am still feeling pretty tired so...

Hi 👋,Great news. After my CV I can now spend a couple of hours gardening withou...

Sailblue

•1 year ago

4 Replies

metoprolol and sleep

Hi there, I have been prescribed 25 mg of metoprolol but when I take it I have sleep problems. I find it hard to fall asleep, then I wake up in the middle of...

Hi there, I have been prescribed 25 mg of metoprolol but when I take it I have ...

Delphiniumsblue

•1 year ago

4 Replies

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Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for June 2023

intermittent fasting

Thanks

valve surgery

life insurance

Day of my CPET appointment is finally here

High bp, then not high bp

CABG next week

4 way heart bypass 18/05/23

Hypertension/Postural Hypotension

Dapagliflozin (Forxiga, Farxiga). Has anyone been on this drug long term and experienced improvements to heart?

Leg cramps at night

Frustrated and Scared

CT angiogram and GNT

metoprolol and sleep

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