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Pulmonary Hypertension - please, please help, I'm very anxious.

Hi there. I've been diagnosed with mild to moderate pulmonary hypertension. I have no symptoms except for shortness of breath when climbing flights of stairs...

Hi there. I've been diagnosed with mild to moderate pulmonary hypertension. I ha...

puddy68

•6 minutes ago

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OK, I've been on Clopidogrel for blood clots twice in my LAD artery. Why are my pores bleeding every day for the last 2 yrs?

I live in sunny South Florida USA and have worn black long pants & tops to hide the bleeding when out & about for the last 2 yrs. So, I just don't go out...

I live in sunny South Florida USA and have worn black long pants & tops to hide ...

22irish

•7 hours ago

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Echocardiogram

Hi all new to the group :) just a general question why would I be sent for a follow-up echocardiogram when I haven't long had one. 🤔 It will be 3 weeks...

Hi all new to the group :) just a general question why would I be sent for a fo...

Welshie50

•7 hours ago

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Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Hi all, your stories are an inspiration and I feel weak posting this but just want my mind put at rest. It was a shock to be told I have a TAA and have...

Hi all, your stories are an inspiration and I feel weak posting this but just wa...

Milkyuk

•8 hours ago

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Dilated sinus of Valsalva

I am 71 years old and have been dealing with atrial fibrillation for 5 years. I had 2 catheter ablations and a Watchman LAA device installed to help prevent...

I am 71 years old and have been dealing with atrial fibrillation for 5 years. I ...

nmack

•11 hours ago

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Implantable Loop recorder

have one fitted can I drive a car

1935rockvilla

•13 hours ago

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Cholesterol prevention Lequio Inqlisiran offered by GP

Few weeks ago, after my last blood test, I have received a letter from my GP surgery that my cholesterol level was slightly raised (I have diabetes type 2,...

Few weeks ago, after my last blood test, I have received a letter from my GP sur...

Arnika

•13 hours ago

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Pacemaker Needed

I had angina symptoms (light-headed, breathlessness, tight chest) and was referred to my local hospital for a stress test on a tread mill which I had this...

I had angina symptoms (light-headed, breathlessness, tight chest) and was referr...

Dogglebird

•14 hours ago

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Ventricular Tachycardia

May 2022 was travelling home when my apple watch went into alarm high heart rate. Was actually 150 yards from West Cumberland Hospital 1-30 in morning went to...

May 2022 was travelling home when my apple watch went into alarm high heart rate...

Disquodave

•14 hours ago

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Update Myocarditis

Hi everyone, just to update after one month and half diagnosed with Myocarditis, I still feel chest pain and sometimes at my neck. However, I can control my...

Hi everyone, just to update after one month and half diagnosed with Myocarditis,...

Khal1

•18 hours ago

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tiredness after Heart Attack

Hi All, apologies for not being on for some time, I use to use my I-Pad to communicate with but like me it got old and tired, had to wait for a new pc to...

Hi All, apologies for not being on for some time, I use to use my I-Pad to commu...

Carpbait

•18 hours ago

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Paroxysmal AF

Diagnosis from GP yesterday. Sunday visit to A and E showed bloods,thyroid and ECG as normal. Condition had stopped when I was examined.GP felt my pulse was...

Diagnosis from GP yesterday. Sunday visit to A and E showed bloods,thyroid and E...

GreenBrick

•21 hours ago

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Entresto and BP

About 2 hrs. after taking Entresto my bp drops. 2-3 hrs. later it goes back up. Does this happen to any of you? Thank you.

About 2 hrs. after taking Entresto my bp drops. 2-3 hrs. later it goes back up. ...

am1875

•1 day ago

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Flecainide and SVTs/Ectopic Burden

Hello Everyone I wrote a Post here last March as we were worried about the choices being offered to my Husband for the management of his PAF (anticoagulant,...

Hello Everyone I wrote a Post here last March as we were worried about the cho...

Peg99

•1 day ago

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Blood Test Kidney

Waiting for a second blood test as last one showed eGFR of 42 and Serum Creatinine level of 140 first one is low second is high.Any of you familiar with this......

Waiting for a second blood test as last one showed eGFR of 42 and Serum Creatini...

Avagra

•1 day ago

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I'm worried, no one to chat with. Pacemaker box change

I posted about my pacemaker box change this Friday 5th. I'm on my second course of antibiotics and now steroids and inhaler. Doctor says op will still go ahead...

I posted about my pacemaker box change this Friday 5th. I'm on my second course ...

Piggy2

•1 day ago

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Medicine reviews by your GP

I am 5 months post up from an aorta valve and ascending aorta replacements. I have been signed off from the local hospital cardiology department review and...

I am 5 months post up from an aorta valve and ascending aorta replacements. I ha...

Freshorangejuice

•2 days ago

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Covid chest tightness.

Hi guys I tested positive for covid 5 days ago after returning from a holiday in Italy and have been from time to time been experiencing shortness of breath...

Hi guys I tested positive for covid 5 days ago after returning from a holiday in...

graemeparsons

•2 days ago

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extremely short left coronary artery with only some calcified plaque that doesn’t appear to be causing and significant narrowing

hi can anyone share their stories of the above ? Anna

annacommander

•2 days ago

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extremely short left main coronary artery

hi can anyone share their experiences with the above please

annacommander

•2 days ago

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16:8 fasting okay couple of year since NSTEMI?

I had a stent put in Jan 22 and have been getting fitter, Been lifting weights a bit in the last year too. I have recently been seeing results with 16:8...

I had a stent put in Jan 22 and have been getting fitter, Been lifting weights ...

sbck1

•2 days ago

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Bisoprolol withdrawal

I have come off a dose of 1.25mg bisoprolol as advised by my cardiologist. I came off a 2.5mg dose after ablation a year ago but was advised to go back on them...

I have come off a dose of 1.25mg bisoprolol as advised by my cardiologist. I cam...

daisy2311

•2 days ago

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Heart Attack Sat

hi, I had a heart attack Sat and stent fitted- still in shock, totally unexpected. Can anyone tell me if they kept experiencing ‘angina attacks’ after...

hi, I had a heart attack Sat and stent fitted- still in shock, totally unexpec...

Tigger999

•2 days ago

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Movements after pacemaker / icd insertion...

Morning all, I'm about to have an icd fitted. At present I haven't been able to find good guidance on movements with my left arm that are deemed OK... Or...

Morning all, I'm about to have an icd fitted. At present I haven't been able to ...

Maradona10

•2 days ago

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Acne on statins

I have noticed that since being put on statins (4 months now and moved from Atorvastatin to Simvastatin) that I have developed acne. I'm 64 and the original...

I have noticed that since being put on statins (4 months now and moved from Ator...

Caringgirl1

•2 days ago

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All posts for July 2024

Pulmonary Hypertension - please, please help, I'm very anxious.

OK, I've been on Clopidogrel for blood clots twice in my LAD artery. Why are my pores bleeding every day for the last 2 yrs?

Echocardiogram

Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Dilated sinus of Valsalva

Implantable Loop recorder

Cholesterol prevention Lequio Inqlisiran offered by GP

Pacemaker Needed

Ventricular Tachycardia

Update Myocarditis

tiredness after Heart Attack

Paroxysmal AF

Entresto and BP

Flecainide and SVTs/Ectopic Burden

Blood Test Kidney

I'm worried, no one to chat with. Pacemaker box change

Medicine reviews by your GP

Covid chest tightness.

extremely short left coronary artery with only some calcified plaque that doesn’t appear to be causing and significant narrowing

extremely short left main coronary artery

16:8 fasting okay couple of year since NSTEMI?

Bisoprolol withdrawal

Heart Attack Sat

Movements after pacemaker / icd insertion...

Acne on statins

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