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Concerned wife

Husband just been told he has a slightly enlarged heart and plaque from distal LMS into the ostium LAD with potential flow limiting stenosis. Results have...

Husband just been told he has a slightly enlarged heart and plaque from distal L...

1234robbie

•9 months ago

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CRT-D leads loose

Hi all, just an update on my previous post . I have had my CRT-D in 2 weeks today. Last Thurs my alarm went off. Today I went to the pacing clinic so they...

Hi all, just an update on my previous post . I have had my CRT-D in 2 weeks toda...

Jaskei

•9 months ago

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Missed the Bank Holiday Tea Party

Hope you all enjoyed the bank holiday weekendI missed the party here hosted by Michael, what a great idea ! I have 2 reasons to miss it, only joined here last...

Hope you all enjoyed the bank holiday weekendI missed the party here hosted by M...

JessicaRed

•9 months ago

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Heartattack

My husband has recently had a heart-attack and was fitted with 2 stents some of the medicines he was on gave him a terrible cough the doctor has since...

My husband has recently had a heart-attack and was fitted with 2 stents some of...

Gaga131

•9 months ago

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Tachycardia

Hello, Looking to find out if anyone else has been through similar. Back in March I went out for a cycle and my watch noted a heart rate of 200. Following a...

Hello, Looking to find out if anyone else has been through similar. Back in Ma...

Cookieisland

•9 months ago

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Heart related or not?

I have been having a lot of weird sensations and symptoms I have contacted my specialist nurse help line but I just wanted to ask if you guys feel these...

I have been having a lot of weird sensations and symptoms I have contacted my sp...

Yumz199725

•9 months ago

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Is it just me or there are lots of young people posting about heart failure, Myocarditis and HA?

Has it always been like this? I have been a member for just 2 years. Is there an elephant in the room? Is it normal for 20 year olds to be posting...

Has it always been like this? I have been a member for just 2 years. Is the...

TonyB1972

•9 months ago

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lowered immune system?

hi all. Since my HA 7 weeks ago I have had Covid, a chest infection and now a UTI. I feel that my immune system is weak as prior to the HA I hardly had any any...

hi all. Since my HA 7 weeks ago I have had Covid, a chest infection and now a UT...

Winimops

•9 months ago

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Cardiac rehab

How long have you had to wait for an appointment to get started? I'm on my third week of waiting. Is this normal?I'd love to know what I could expect from my...

How long have you had to wait for an appointment to get started? I'm on my third...

Maradona10

•9 months ago

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Side effects

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced what I presume are side effects from my current post stent tablets. The tablets are aspirin, clopidogrel,...

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced what I presume are side effects fr...

bizzy55

•9 months ago

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Subcutaneous icd

Hi folks,I now have a date in October for a subcutaneous icd. The one with the lead not going in to the heart. As it is being implanted a year after my heart...

Hi folks,I now have a date in October for a subcutaneous icd. The one with the ...

Sprinty_Nige

•9 months ago

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Horac

In reply to Amanda with a father who refused a triple heart bypass and has type 2 diabetes. I had a triple heart bypass in 2017 3 months after my wife...

In reply to Amanda with a father who refused a triple heart bypass and has type ...

horac

•9 months ago

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Waiting for followup

So I had a 24hr holter monitor due to palpitations then an echo cardiogram. The scan I think was due to having a murmur so think they were checking nothing had...

So I had a 24hr holter monitor due to palpitations then an echo cardiogram. The ...

NightOwl8

•9 months ago

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Disappointed

Hi, I had a heart attack just over 18 months ago and I’m on medications for angina, blood pressure, anxiety and insomnia as well as sciatica, I get...

Hi, I had a heart attack just over 18 months ago and I’m on medications for ...

Skykitty1

•9 months ago

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Another A&E visit

Ended up in A&E again 5am woke up with the racing heart again 140 beats per min. Tried calming myself breathing into a bag nothing worked so off again to A&E....

Ended up in A&E again 5am woke up with the racing heart again 140 beats per min....

KIMMY60

•9 months ago

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heart attack

My husband had a second heart attack, was in hospital for five weeks caught sepsis, came home he keeps getting bad diarrhoea, and needing to get up most nights...

My husband had a second heart attack, was in hospital for five weeks caught seps...

Black1938

•9 months ago

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ATORVASTATIN DOUBLED UP TO 80mgs - Help please.

About 12 weeks ago my Advorstatin dose was increased from 40mgs to 80mgs, for my additional "protection". I did my usual research and then started the new...

About 12 weeks ago my Advorstatin dose was increased from 40mgs to 80mgs, for my...

WardijaWardija

•9 months ago

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Does the cold affect your chest

I have recently been finding that when the weather is starting to get colder, it starts to affect my chest and lungs meaning that I have a constant chesty...

I have recently been finding that when the weather is starting to get colder, it...

Musicw

•9 months ago

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Too much pressure at work?

Afternoon all. I had a HA and 2 stents fitted in late March, and returned to work after 6 weeks off on a phased return (ie part time, building up my hours)....

Afternoon all. I had a HA and 2 stents fitted in late March, and returned to wo...

Catnip8

•9 months ago

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sleepless nights and panic attacks

hi everyone. It’s 5months since I’ve had a stent fitted. It’s been a 2 step forward and 1 step back recovery. Recently, 3 times in the last week. I’ve been...

hi everyone. It’s 5months since I’ve had a stent fitted. It’s been a 2 step fo...

Whatjusthapened

•9 months ago

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Heart Attack

My Dad had a heart attack back in April. He refused a triple heart bypass and was sent home with medication.He has had no follow up about his heart but is...

My Dad had a heart attack back in April. He refused a triple heart bypass and wa...

Hidden

•9 months ago

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The Virtual Tea Party Open All Week!

Hello and welcome to Virtual Tea Party! Eat and drink as much as you like because here everything is calorie, carb and fat free. Today is a bank holiday which...

Hello and welcome to Virtual Tea Party! Eat and drink as much as you like becaus...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•9 months ago

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Travel Insurance

I have a diagnosis of Microvascular and angina and take medication for this. I am planning to go to Portugal on holiday and looking for advice about travel...

I have a diagnosis of Microvascular and angina and take medication for this. I a...

Rosehal

•9 months ago

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Hf and lbbb

Hi I'm 37 and just been told I have heart failure I have lbbb which I've had for about two years I need any advice anyone can give me waiting see cardiologist...

Hi I'm 37 and just been told I have heart failure I have lbbb which I've had for...

Maryanns

•9 months ago

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Cointreux

Just been fitted with two lead pacemaker. Diagnosed with Tachy/brady and also put on sotalol beta blockers. Everybody keeps saying I should feel so much better...

Just been fitted with two lead pacemaker. Diagnosed with Tachy/brady and also pu...

Glutenfreecountreux

•9 months ago

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High BP

Good Morning,Currently struggling to stabilise my blood pressure. Just back from A&E after having chest pains & 200+ BP. Taking 10mg Rampril, 50 mg Eplerenone,...

Good Morning,Currently struggling to stabilise my blood pressure. Just back from...

Ben19731

•9 months ago

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Repeat MRI Results Myocarditis

My 18 yr old daughter had Myocarditis in Jan and had a repeat CMRI in June. She received her results; a 3 line letter with no explanation for a non medic,...

My 18 yr old daughter had Myocarditis in Jan and had a repeat CMRI in June. She ...

Sadheart69

•9 months ago

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Opoid issues post op

Hi All Back home post op, whilst in it became clear opioids did not not like me at all!!! Visual disturbances etc. But it was manageable with everything going...

Hi All Back home post op, whilst in it became clear opioids did not not like me...

TriumphLover

•9 months ago

1 Reply

mitral valve

hi I had a quadruple heart bypass 8 half years ago. Last week told I have a problem with mitral valve . Echocardiogram has been booked for 3 weeks time. In the...

hi I had a quadruple heart bypass 8 half years ago. Last week told I have a prob...

Leilavivienne

•9 months ago

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All posts for August 2023

Concerned wife

CRT-D leads loose

Missed the Bank Holiday Tea Party

Heartattack

Tachycardia

Heart related or not?

Is it just me or there are lots of young people posting about heart failure, Myocarditis and HA?

lowered immune system?

Cardiac rehab

Side effects

Subcutaneous icd

Horac

Waiting for followup

Disappointed

Another A&E visit

heart attack

ATORVASTATIN DOUBLED UP TO 80mgs - Help please.

Does the cold affect your chest

Too much pressure at work?

sleepless nights and panic attacks

Heart Attack

The Virtual Tea Party Open All Week!

Travel Insurance

Hf and lbbb

Cointreux

High BP

Repeat MRI Results Myocarditis

Opoid issues post op

mitral valve

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