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ICD and Outdoor Swimming

Hi all, I’m about to get an ICD fitted in Jul this year. Over the past 10 years I’ve been an active outdoor swimmer sea swimming through the winter without a...

Hi all, I’m about to get an ICD fitted in Jul this year. Over the past 10 years...

Swimmer2025

•3 months ago

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Ticagrelor

I come of these in 2 weeks after taking 2 a day for a year since HA and stent fitted , do i wean myself off ? Like take half a tablet then a quarter as i have...

I come of these in 2 weeks after taking 2 a day for a year since HA and stent fi...

yellow731

•3 months ago

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Myocarditis? Low ejection fraction? Read for reassurance....

I got myocarditis without finding any cause a month or two ago. I have been on a rollercoaster journey. In and out of hospital. My ejection fraction dropped...

I got myocarditis without finding any cause a month or two ago. I have been on a...

dg2024

•3 months ago

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triple bypass

Hi everyone I am having a triple bypass tomorrow and I have to say I am very nervous and anxious .Is life so much better after and can I get back to a full...

Hi everyone I am having a triple bypass tomorrow and I have to say I am very ner...

Cargarth

•3 months ago

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Can anybody who has a dual diagnosis of coronary artery disease and atrial fibrilation share their experience or offer advice ?

In November I had two stents fitted succesfully , underwent a month of cardio rehab with no problems and generally thought I was in pretty good shape. (As good...

In November I had two stents fitted succesfully , underwent a month of cardio re...

albertcamus

•3 months ago

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Fitness Tracker to measure exercise levels and heart rate

Hi - first post! As part of a regular week, I do walking, running, cycling, diy, gardening, golf and swimming and would like to ensure I do the required NHS...

Hi - first post! As part of a regular week, I do walking, running, cycling, diy...

Englishpops

•3 months ago

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living with a new pacemaker

how long does it take to feel confident with a newly implanted pacemaker? 7 weeks and I still feel anxious.

how long does it take to feel confident with a newly implanted pacemaker? 7 week...

HedgehogHatty

•3 months ago

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Constant migraines 😣💔

I have been prescribed sumatriptan 50mg again because of the constant migraines I'm getting there so horrible and last all day and some times 3 days 💔.Does...

I have been prescribed sumatriptan 50mg again because of the constant migraines ...

Yumz199725

•3 months ago

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Introduction

I am a happy retiree. I had a NSTEMI 5 years ago. Received 2 stents but have 80-90% blockages in the septal and diagonal arteries off the LAD. They tell me...

I am a happy retiree. I had a NSTEMI 5 years ago. Received 2 stents but have 80-...

VaniaG

•3 months ago

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My Estimated GFR - eGFR

Some of you may recall when I was on diuretics (Furosemide) last year in an attempt to reduce the lymphatic fluid discharge from the macerated wounds on my...

Some of you may recall when I was on diuretics (Furosemide) last year in an att...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•3 months ago

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Supplementation?

Hello all, I normally write on the thyroid site because I have Hashimotos, but today I am writing to the hearties among us regarding my husband. He has had...

Hello all, I normally write on the thyroid site because I have Hashimotos, but t...

1piglet

•3 months ago

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I'm home! Mitral Valve repair went well. I'm so tired though.

Just an update about my Mitral Valve repair surgery I had on 21st June .Surgery went well but the Bronchitis chest infection I had been fighting for 3 weeks...

Just an update about my Mitral Valve repair surgery I had on 21st June .Surgery ...

Kiki54

•3 months ago

36 Replies

Icd driving

The icd I had put in over 3 years ago gave me a shock in September 2023 .I stopped driving and returned my licence to dvla .I reapplied after 6 months but have...

The icd I had put in over 3 years ago gave me a shock in September 2023 .I stopp...

Rayranson

•3 months ago

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ectopic not sure

so where to begin,I’ve been feeling awful for quite some time now .Been having lots of severe chest pains in the back and down left arm for quite some time...

so where to begin,I’ve been feeling awful for quite some time now .Been having l...

Eddie64

•3 months ago

8 Replies

Clopidogrel

Has anyone else been prescribed Clopidogrel for more than a year after having stents fitted? Everything I've seen suggests it is prescribed for a year, but...

Has anyone else been prescribed Clopidogrel for more than a year after having st...

Davey77

•3 months ago

14 Replies

Ear noise

Hi,almost 4 months after my heart attack and stent fitting I've still got the rather annoying noise or'whooshing' sound in my left ear.Any other experiences on...

Hi,almost 4 months after my heart attack and stent fitting I've still got the ra...

Spurs39

•3 months ago

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Blinkered, or just not bothered?

HiI'm after ...an impartial opinion I guess. My partner had a heart attack 3 months ago, and 2 stents fitted. He's been told by cardio rehab that he's...

HiI'm after ...an impartial opinion I guess. My partner had a heart attack 3 mon...

Seniormadam

•3 months ago

56 Replies

Angiogram

Good morning everyone firstpost. I have just had an angiogram I now have two narrowed arteries pressure wire test ok, the consultant was rushing between cath...

Good morning everyone firstpost. I have just had an angiogram I now have two nar...

Justme1234

•3 months ago

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Stents / Arrhythmia

I had two stents put in back in November. Ever since I have had mild chest pain and numbness in the arms intermittently while exercising but was told this was...

I had two stents put in back in November. Ever since I have had mild chest pain...

albertcamus

•3 months ago

1 Reply

EF 35% now at 25%

I have been recently diagnosed with a low EF of now 25%. Just awaiting another apppintment.. and been put on meds immediatley. Google is soooo bad and scary...

I have been recently diagnosed with a low EF of now 25%. Just awaiting another a...

LeeSF

•3 months ago

13 Replies

A quick question

Hello My Husband had a triple bypass, and then has had a couple of stents as well, all done whilst we lived in France. Post surgery he had an annual check up...

Hello My Husband had a triple bypass, and then has had a couple of stents as we...

Hidden

•3 months ago

20 Replies

Hot hot hot - is it the meds?

Is it just me or do all the pills you take after a HA make you feel so hot? I sweat buckets with little exertion and more so on warm days obvs. I'm a bloke in...

Is it just me or do all the pills you take after a HA make you feel so hot? I sw...

nicknack999

•3 months ago

9 Replies

Hot weather, footy, barbecues and beer

Ok , so let's be honest. These last few days of glorious heat, I've had barbecues, ice-cream, more ice-cream and cold ,cold beers or cold glasses of white...

Ok , so let's be honest. These last few days of glorious heat, I've had barbecu...

Hidden

•3 months ago

66 Replies

coq10 use for statin muscle pain

Hi , wondering if anyone has experience with taking CoQ10 with a statin as well as blood thinner, specifically Plavix? Prior to having a stent placed in April,...

Hi , wondering if anyone has experience with taking CoQ10 with a statin as well ...

1a2b3

•3 months ago

14 Replies

Open Heart Surgery Ahead…

Born with a bicuspid valve, I guessed this day was coming…just not so soon! I will be 56 when they open my chest on August 15th. I would much rather have the...

Born with a bicuspid valve, I guessed this day was coming…just not so soon! I wi...

Jafib

•3 months ago

20 Replies

Heart rate whilst sleeping

I started taking calcium channel blockers 4 days ago due to my heart rate spiking when standing, showering etc. Last night my Apple Watch shows that my heart...

I started taking calcium channel blockers 4 days ago due to my heart rate spikin...

Connie2372

•3 months ago

19 Replies

running out of Apixaben

I have made a miscalculation going onto this new drug 4 days before they run out and have only 1 tablet left - my pharmasist assures me that they will be...

I have made a miscalculation going onto this new drug 4 days before they run out...

Forgetful

•3 months ago

2 Replies

Ejection Fraction and CABG?

Whats the lowest EF that people here have been operated on please?

Hidden

•3 months ago

6 Replies

Femoral popitial bypass

Has anyone had the above operation. How long were you in hospital. I live on my own with no relatives etc and most of the people in the area are...

Has anyone had the above operation. How long were you in hospital. I live on m...

saturnBond66

•3 months ago

1 Reply

1 month on

Hi everyone I am 1 month in to my recovery from a triple bypass. I think all is going well and I can feel improvement. I do get a lot of pain still in the...

Hi everyone I am 1 month in to my recovery from a triple bypass. I think all ...

Lee1716

•3 months ago

6 Replies

Posts - British Heart Foundation | HealthUnlocked

British Heart Foundation

All posts for June 2024

ICD and Outdoor Swimming

Ticagrelor

Myocarditis? Low ejection fraction? Read for reassurance....

triple bypass

Can anybody who has a dual diagnosis of coronary artery disease and atrial fibrilation share their experience or offer advice ?

Fitness Tracker to measure exercise levels and heart rate

living with a new pacemaker

Constant migraines 😣💔

Introduction

My Estimated GFR - eGFR

Supplementation?

I'm home! Mitral Valve repair went well. I'm so tired though.

Icd driving

ectopic not sure

Clopidogrel

Ear noise

Blinkered, or just not bothered?

Angiogram

Stents / Arrhythmia

EF 35% now at 25%

A quick question

Hot hot hot - is it the meds?

Hot weather, footy, barbecues and beer

coq10 use for statin muscle pain

Open Heart Surgery Ahead…

Heart rate whilst sleeping

running out of Apixaben

Ejection Fraction and CABG?

Femoral popitial bypass

1 month on

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