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Pilates

Hi everyone 27 months since HA& 5 stents! Walk 2-3 miles alternate days, but today decided to go back to Pilates after all this time& found when I got home I...

Hi everyone 27 months since HA& 5 stents! Walk 2-3 miles alternate days, but t...

Maidenhead1

•5 days ago

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Been dizzy

Been to the doctors about Been dizzy and hospital are fitting a 24 hour ecg to me. But my argument is that I Don't feel dizzy every day ,so if they fit it on...

Been to the doctors about Been dizzy and hospital are fitting a 24 hour ecg to m...

Alfie33

•5 days ago

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Poor appetite

My husband is 3 weeks post triple bypass surgery. He still has pain, he is still feeling out of breath when he walks up the stairs. He is off his food and he...

My husband is 3 weeks post triple bypass surgery. He still has pain, he is still...

JazzMiloPoppy

•5 days ago

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Right Side Heart Failure with Pulmonary Hypertension

I would love to hear from anyone with the is condition and how they are finding living with it. Doctors who specialise in this area. My mum was diagnosed at...

I would love to hear from anyone with the is condition and how they are finding ...

Natali999

•5 days ago

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Adrienne Finch

Anyone any experience of Doxazosin for treatment of Hypertension?

H-ar4row

•5 days ago

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Coping With Heat

With pote4ntiaslly the hottest day of the year forecast for some areas around 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. this afternoon I thought it could be useful to reference a...

With pote4ntiaslly the hottest day of the year forecast for some areas around 3:...

MichaelJH

Heart Star•5 days ago

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Study re beta -blockers

This link questions use of beta- blockers in some cases in light of current treatments....

This link questions use of beta- blockers in some cases in light of current trea...

45sue

•5 days ago

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Vascular Ultrasound prior to Angiogram

Just received a couple of letters to make appointments for1. CT scan. (Had one a few weeks ago but I'm thinking cardiologist wants an up to date scan as part...

Just received a couple of letters to make appointments for1. CT scan. (Had one a...

Gooner1947

•5 days ago

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Angiogram

Had a complex agent angiography in September 2022 ( to the LAD) having agreed to be part of the ORBITA 2 trial they were rung by at basildon cardiothoratic...

Had a complex agent angiography in September 2022 ( to the LAD) having agreed to...

annpavitt250448

•5 days ago

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No daily digest

My last digest arrived on 10 August, This has happened before. Can someone please fix this. Thank You

My last digest arrived on 10 August, This has happened before. Can someone pleas...

cateblanchett

•5 days ago

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Not worried about anonymity

As put in yesterday 47 years now Guinness World Record Holder as Longest Surviving Triple Heart Bypass Patient in the World. Put that in on The Guinness...

As put in yesterday 47 years now Guinness World Record Holder as Longest Survi...

Bigscar

•5 days ago

1 Reply

low pulse Heart valve disorder

Good morning I have leak on heart valve diagnosed with this about 20 years ago have echocardiogram every 5 years last couple years started with low pulse...

Good morning I have leak on heart valve diagnosed with this about 20 years ago h...

Summertimeflowers

•5 days ago

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My Longevity after a Triple Bypass.

My reason for my existence for so long after my op I feel was due to me never having a heart attack. I was fantastically fit involved in many sports and only...

My reason for my existence for so long after my op I feel was due to me never ha...

Bigscar

•5 days ago

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Dr won't listen

Hi all I've not been on here for a wee while now,short and sweet,had a HA 2021 2 stents fitted, got my bag of pills and sent on my way,I've not seen anybody...

Hi all I've not been on here for a wee while now,short and sweet,had a HA 2021 2...

emcd8478

•6 days ago

9 Replies

6 year Anniversary

6 years ago tonight at 3am, I had a heart attack. Now 2 stone lighter, medication much reduced and BP even better than it was although very breathless. BP was...

6 years ago tonight at 3am, I had a heart attack. Now 2 stone lighter, medicatio...

Qualipop

•6 days ago

17 Replies

Exercise treadmill stress test results

Hi all, I eventually got my results back from the exercise stress test and apart from some ectopics it all went well and they were happy with my readings which...

Hi all, I eventually got my results back from the exercise stress test and apart...

Taz70

•6 days ago

11 Replies

Stents

I’m having a CAT scan on my Carotid arteries. Has anyone had stents or surgery on these.

I’m having a CAT scan on my Carotid arteries. Has anyone had stents or surgery o...

Tullymore

•6 days ago

6 Replies

Weight losd

Last Friday I started taking "water tablets" and have noticed I've lost about 6lb since then. Is that normal when just starting to use them as prescribed by...

Last Friday I started taking "water tablets" and have noticed I've lost about 6l...

Gooner1947

•6 days ago

15 Replies

Myocarditis

My partner was diagnosed with Myocarditis in 2018 and still suffers from the legacy it has left behind. It is not like a 24-hour bug you recover from, but a...

My partner was diagnosed with Myocarditis in 2018 and still suffers from the leg...

kipper1958

•6 days ago

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freezing sensation

Had emergency 3 stents a year ago. For over 6 months ago I am experiencing freezing sensations in my upper arms , back and sometimes chest area. This happens...

Had emergency 3 stents a year ago. For over 6 months ago I am experiencing freez...

4cokecansBHF

•6 days ago

1 Reply

Don't accept the first answer

I wrote here a few months ago after I'd had an MPI (Myocardial Perfusion Imaging) scan showing mild damage to the anterior wall of my heart. I was told I had...

I wrote here a few months ago after I'd had an MPI (Myocardial Perfusion Imaging...

Ayecan

•6 days ago

1 Reply

Exercise

Recently diagnosed with aortic stenosis and am awaiting an angiogram. Still get breathless but is now a bit better since put on "water tablets" and...

Recently diagnosed with aortic stenosis and am awaiting an angiogram. Still get ...

Gooner1947

•6 days ago

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Extending My Guinness World Record

My story is on here somewhere I am The Longest Surviving Triple Heart Bypass Patient in the World.When confirmed was 45 years 161 but today however now...

My story is on here somewhere I am The Longest Surviving Triple Heart Bypass Pat...

Bigscar

•6 days ago

19 Replies

Pacemaker

I recently 'passed out' and was taken to A&E before being admitted to a cardiac ward. I was diagnosed with syncope and Bradicardia (spellings?). I have now...

I recently 'passed out' and was taken to A&E before being admitted to a cardiac ...

Malash

•7 days ago

17 Replies

heart nurse

so the heart nurse came to see me Wednesday and said my heart wasn’t pumping as well as it should. So I’ve been taken off Ramipril and put on Losartan and...

so the heart nurse came to see me Wednesday and said my heart wasn’t pumping as ...

Wanheda1

•7 days ago

11 Replies

Bisoprolol help...

So I'm in a real situation. I was put on beta blockers by my GP last year for my panic attacks. They made me worse so I came off them and had rebound fast...

So I'm in a real situation. I was put on beta blockers by my GP last year for my...

Tachyjay

•7 days ago

9 Replies

Recent heart attack

Hello everyone Thank you for letting me join this group . I’m 65. Fit and slim , regular walker and exercised since my early twenties. Had HA just over 3...

Hello everyone Thank you for letting me join this group . I’m 65. Fit and slim...

Strawweddrain

•7 days ago

43 Replies

AR and TR on Doppler

hello. I had three heart tests recently. ECG and 7-day monitor were ‘unremarkable’. The echo was normal with mild AR and TR on Doppler. I looked it up. AR =...

hello. I had three heart tests recently. ECG and 7-day monitor were ‘unremark...

Harefieldfan

•7 days ago

3 Replies

Coming off aspirin after AVR

My cardiac consultant has signed me off aspirin and I'm wondering a) if it's typical and b) how best to do it. I had AVR via OHS two years ago for a...

My cardiac consultant has signed me off aspirin and I'm wondering a) if it's typ...

BicuspidBloke

•7 days ago

11 Replies

Confuse with Myocarditis

Within this week not sure why suddenly got chest pain again. Diagnosed with myocarditis in May 2024. When back for ecg but normal. Any suggestion or advice...

Within this week not sure why suddenly got chest pain again. Diagnosed with myoc...

Khal1

•7 days ago

21 Replies

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All posts for August 2024

Pilates

Been dizzy

Poor appetite

Right Side Heart Failure with Pulmonary Hypertension

Adrienne Finch

Coping With Heat

Study re beta -blockers

Vascular Ultrasound prior to Angiogram

Angiogram

No daily digest

Not worried about anonymity

low pulse Heart valve disorder

My Longevity after a Triple Bypass.

Dr won't listen

6 year Anniversary

Exercise treadmill stress test results

Stents

Weight losd

Myocarditis

freezing sensation

Don't accept the first answer

Exercise

Extending My Guinness World Record

Pacemaker

heart nurse

Bisoprolol help...

Recent heart attack

AR and TR on Doppler

Coming off aspirin after AVR

Confuse with Myocarditis

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